Ulrike Almut Sandig was born in Großenhain in 1979 and grew up in Saxony. She has published two books of short stories—Flamingos and Book Against Disappearing—and four volumes of poetry. She often collaborates with filmmakers, composers, sound artists and musicians and has won many prizes, including the Leonce and Lena Prize in 2009 and the Literary Prize of the Federation of German Industries in 2017. She lives in Berline with her family.