Annika Scheffel

Annika Scheffel was born in Hanover in 1983 and studied applied theatre studies in Giessen, spending part of her studies in Bergen, Norway. After completing her studies, she also worked in screenwriting. Her debut novel, “BEN,” was published in 2010, received the promotional award of the Grimmelshausen Prize, and was selected for the SWR bestseller list. Her novel “Hier ist es schön” received the Robert Gernhardt Prize; she was also awarded, among other distinctions, the Phantastik Prize of the City of Wetzlar. After publishing several children’s books, she released her first young adult novel, “Alle Farben von Licht,” in 2024.