Sandra Gugic

Sandra Gugić (born 1976 in Vienna) is an Austrian author of Serbian origin. Before pursuing literary studies, she worked as an assistant on theatre productions, including at Vienna’s Burgtheater, and as a freelance graphic designer. She studied Language Arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig. Her debut novel, “Astronauten,” was published by C. H. Beck in 2015 and received, among other distinctions, the Reinhard Priessnitz Prize. Her other works include the novel “Zorn und Stille” (2020), the poetry collection “Protokolle der Gegenwart” (2019), and the essay “Flüstern” (2022). In 2012, she won the Open Mike.