Andreas Heidtmann

Andreas Heidtmann, born in 1961 in Hünxe in the Lower Rhine region, grew up between the Ruhr area and Münsterland. He studied piano at the Cologne University of Music and subsequently German studies in Berlin. After working as an editor, he turned to prose. In Leipzig, he founded the literary web portal poetenladen, which later gave rise to the poetenladen publishing house. Heidtmann has published short stories, poetry and novels. His debut novel, Wie wir uns lange Zeit nicht küssten, als ABBA berühmt wurde, appeared in 2020, followed by Plötzlich waren wir sterblich in 2023. His work has received, among other distinctions, the Hermann Hesse Prize and the Lessing Promotion Prize.