Judith Schalansky

Judith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer, book designer and publisher.

Work Her book Atlas of Remote Islands won first prize in the Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" competition (German: Die schönsten deutschen Bücher) in 2009. In 2012, she won the same prize for The Giraffe’s Neck. Schalansky has degrees in both art history and communication design. Since 2013, she has been the general editor of the Naturkunden series, published by Matthes & Seitz.

Personal life Schalansky was born in Greifswald. She lives in Berlin with her partner, actress Bettina Hoppe.

The asteroid 95247 Schalansky was named after her in 2011.

Awards and honors

2007: Silbermedaille des Art Directors Club Deutschland for Fraktur mon Amour 2007: Type Directors Club's Award for Typographic Excellence for Fraktur mon Amour 2009: First Prize, Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" for Atlas der abgelegenen Inseln 2012: First Prize, Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" for Der Hals der Giraffe 2015: Droste Prize 2018: Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize for Verzeichnis einiger Verluste 2020: 2020: Nicolas Born Prize 2021: Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2021: Gutenberg Prize of the City of Leipzig 2022: Carl-Amery-Literaturpreis 2024: Royal Society of Literature International Writer 2025: Lessing Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg