Zwischen Texten. Mittendrin - Abschlusslesung des ASH Masterstudiengangs 'Biographisches und Kreatives Schreiben'

In the organizer's words:

Introducing the ASH Master's program 'Biographical and Creative Writing'

With stories and performance - not without performance

Students and alumni provide insights into final theses and etudes - and not least into the workings of this accredited course, which is unique in Europe and has been offered as a part-time Master's degree program at Alice Salomon University Berlin since 2006, combining pedagogical-didactic, therapeutic-counselling and literary-artistic content into a conglomerate of interdisciplinary and applied science.

Short biographies of the authors

Yuliya Awater has been writing since childhood and today combines her pedagogical experience with her enjoyment of language, writing and international work in child and youth welfare. Through creative and biographical writing, she wants to empower children with experiences of flight and war and open up ways for them to express their experiences, feelings and identity.

Josef Lenerz is a psychotherapist in Berlin and loves prose.

Julia Möller has always been passionate about texts. She used to be an actress in the theater and sometimes in front of the camera. Today she writes and delivers special eulogies. In the future, she would like to work on biographical texts with her fellow human beings.

Sigrid Oberer has been a Berliner by choice for 20 years and works at Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit Assistenzbedarf. Her writing is often politically engaged and close to social issues. During her studies, she* discovered biographical writing with others and auto-ethnographic writing about herself.

Hannah Simon is a social worker and systemic therapist; she currently works with pupils at an inclusive comprehensive school and occasionally leads creative writing groups. She is particularly interested in the combination of creative and therapeutic writing.

Sonja Suntrup was a bookseller and has worked as a teacher for 30 years. Her passion is biographical writing. She leads writing workshops, writing retreats and offers writing journeys. In her courses, she creates writing spaces that enable participants to remember through writing and gain new perspectives.

Anke Werner has been writing fantastical stories since childhood and dreams up magical or dystopian worlds - today mainly to think about complex conflicts and possible solutions.

Mariana Mühlenkamp lives between Portugal, Germany and Hungary. She speaks all three languages and is the mother of three children. After graduating from BKS, she wants to travel through Eastern Europe with a caravan and encourage children to write. Nothing is impossible, not until we set ourselves the limits and the shackles.