Nora Wagener

Nora Wagener (born 1989) is a Luxembourgish short story writer, novelist, children's writer and playwright who writes mainly in German. She has won many awards including the 2017 Prix Servais for Larven (Larvae), a collection of short stories, which was judged to be the most significant literary work published in Luxembourg in 2016.

Biography Born in Luxembourg City on 21 March 1989, she was brought up in Mersch. After matriculating from the Lycée Robert-Schuman in 2008, she studied creative literature and journalism at the University of Hildesheim, Germany, graduating in 2012. The following year, she received a diploma in Luxembourg language and culture from Luxembourg's Institut National des Langues.

Wagener appeared at the 6th EU-China International Literary Festival in a panel discussion with Marie Gamillscheg from Austria and Lu Min from China. Wagener described herself as obsessed with people, "Humans are the most fascinating thing in the world. I´m a huge fan, so to speak".