Katja Oskamp

Katja Oskamp (born 20 February 1970 in Leipzig) is a German writer. She won the 2023 Dublin Literary Award.

Personal life and education Oskamp was born 20 February 1970 in Leipzig, Germany and grew up in Berlin. She studied theatre at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig (1989–1991) and literature at the German Institute for Literature (1999–2002). In 2007, she published her first novel, Die Staubfängerin, which won her the Anna Seghers Prize.

In 2019, Oskamp published Marzahn, Mon Amour, a novel about the elderly citizens of Berlin, based on the author's own observations as a practising chiropodist in the Marzahn district, after deciding to change her career. It was her first work to be translated into English.

Awards +Awards for Oskamp's writing Year Title Award Result Ref. 2004 Halbschwimmer Rauris Literature Prize Winner