Anja Kampmann holds an MFA in poetry and fiction from the German Literature Institute and was a writer in residence at the International Writing Program in Iowa City in 2010. A recipient of the Irseer Pegasus Writers Award, Kampmann has published her work in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Akzente, Federlesen, Eisfischen, Privataufnahme, and Neue Rundschau. She is a regular contributor to Deutschlandfunk radio.