Elke Heidenreich lives in Cologne. She studied German Literature and Theatre Studies and has worked for radio and television. Her most recent award was the Ernst Johann Literature Prize in 2021. She is the author of Der Welt den Rücken (stories, 2001), Passione (A Declaration of Love for Music, 2009), Alles kein Zufall (short stories, 2016) and, most recently, Männer in Kamelhaarmänteln (short stories 2020).