Heinz Janisch

Heinz Janisch (born 1960 in Güssing, Burgenland) is an Austrian author and journalist. He studied German and journalism in Vienna and began working for ORF radio in 1982, later serving as an editor of the portrait series “Menschenbilder.” Janisch has published books for children and young people as well as for adults; his work has been translated into numerous languages. His honors include the Austrian State Prize for Children’s Poetry, the Austrian Arts Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, the Austrian Children’s and Young Adult Book Prize, the Bologna Ragazzi Award, and the Grand Prize of the German Academy for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. In 2024, he received the Christine Nöstlinger Prize and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.