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Sophie Reyer

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Sophie Reyer

Author

Sophie Anna Reyer is an Austrian author of multiple theater pieces and publications. She was born in Vienna, Austria. Reyer discovered her various profound talents in the arts at a young age as a child prodigy. She is a writer of theater pieces (S. Fischer) and novels (emons) and was shortlisted for the Austrian Book Award in 2019 and 2021.

In 2010, Reyer received both a Master of Arts in Composition/Music Theater and a diploma in Scenic Writing at uniT. In 2018, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Language Arts and a degree in Screenwriting (KHM Cologne).

Her most important prizes include the Literature Promotion Prize of the City of Graz and the Manuscript Promotion Prize. In 2009, she wrote the theatre texts vogelglück, baumleberliebe, hundpfarrer, and Anna und der Wulian (Anna and the Wulian) (publisher: S. Fischer-Verlag), followed by Fee Fleder oder fliegen lernen mit Drachen, Unsichtbare Sterne, and Erster Schnee (S. Fischer). In 2019 and 2020, she was on the shortlist for the Austrian Book Prize with her novels Mutter brennt and 1431.

Reyer is a lecturer at Pädagogische Hochschule Baden.

Publications (selection)

Reyer's poems have been printed in various literary journals and anthologies. Her texts have been translated into Serbian, Polish, and Spanish.

• geh dichte. Lyrikband. Mit Illustrationen von Monika Migl et al. Landeck, 2005. ISBN 978-3-901735-17-2
• Vertrocknete Vögel. Leykam, Graz, 2008. ISBN 978-3-7011-7639-7
• Vogelglück. Verlag S. Fischer, 2010
• Baby blue eyes. Ritter, Klagenfurt, Graz, Wien, 2008. ISBN 978-3-85415-431-0
• Flug (Spuren). Gedichte. Edition Keiper, Graz, 2012. ISBN 978-3-85415-494-5
• Marias. Ein Nekrolog. Ritter Literatur, Klagenfurt, 2013. ISBN 978-3-85415-494-5
• Die Erfahrung. SuKuLTuR, Berlin, 2013
• Wortspielhalle. Multimediaprojekt, together with A. J. Weigoni, 2014
• Anna und der Wulian. Kindertheater. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main, 2014
• Käfersucht. Verlag S. Fischer, 2012. UA: Theater im Keller Graz, 2018
• Insektizid. Roman. Leykam, Graz, 2014. ISBN 978-3-7011-7897-1
• Trip Trap Tropf. Verlag S. Fischer, 2016. UA: Konzerthaus Wien, 2016
• Unsichtbare Sterne. Verlag S. Fischer, 2016. UA: Schlosstheater Maßbach, 2018
• Die Geschichte des kleinen Kadi. Libretto. Musikverein Wien, 2018
• Schneewittchenpsychose . UA: Dschungel Wien, 2010
• Simon und die Zitterschrecke. Mit Illustrationen von Birgit Scholin. edition lex liszt 12, Oberwart, 2015. ISBN 978-3-99016-081-7
• Schläferin. Erzählung. Edition Atelier, Wien, 2016. ISBN 978-3-903005-18-1
• Schnee schlafen. Gedichte. Reihe "edition pen", Bd. 63, Löcker Verlag, Wien, 2017. ISBN 978-3-85409-851-5
• Schildkrötentage. Roman. Czernin Verlag, Vienna, 2017. ISBN 978-3-7076-0615-7
• Im Monat der Seidenraupe. Eine lyrische Entpuppung. edition lex liszt 12, Oberwart, 2017. ISBN 978-3-99016-128-9
• Siri Silberstern. Feenzauber für die Prinzessin. G&G Verlag, Wien, 2019. ISBN 978-3-7074-2142-2 (2nd edition 2021)
• Das stumme Tal. Emons Verlag, Köln, 2019. ISBN 978-3-7408-0813-6
• Performanz und Biomacht. Textstrategien im gesellschaftlichen Feld. Passagen Verlag, Wien, 2018. ISBN 978-3-7092-0275-3
• 111 Wiener Orte und ihre Legenden. Emons Verlag, 2019. 3rd edition 2023. ISBN 978-3-7408-1533-2
• Mutter brennt. Edition Keiper, Graz, 2019. ISBN 978-3-903144-85-9
• 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer. G&G Verlag, Wien, 2021. ISBN 978-3-7074-2347-1 (2nd edition 2024)
• Schräg gegen Wälder gelehnt. Gedichte. Shoebox House Verlag, Hamburg, 2019. ISBN 978-3-941120-36-5
• BioMachtBäume. Passagen Verlag, Wien, 2019. ISBN 978-3-7092-0364-4
• Vezas Wege. Ein biographischer Roman. Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg, 2020. ISBN 978-3-9519842-0-9
• Corona. Ein Chor. Reihe "vers libre", Bd. 1, hrsg. von Alexandra Bernhardt. Edition Melos, Wien, 2020. ISBN 978-3-9519842-4-7
• Clara und ihre Morde. Emons Verlag, Köln, 2021. ISBN 978-3-7408-1245-4
• Erster Schnee. UA: Junges Theater Landestheater Linz, 2021
• Dramatisierung von Die Verwandlung von Franz Kafka
• Fee Fleders fantastische Reise oder Fliegen lernen mit Drachen. Verlag S. Fischer, 2020. UA: Junges Schauspiel Düsseldorf, 2021
• Traumspielen. UA: Stadttheater Gießen, 2021
• Die Riesin. Tiroler DramatikerInnenfestival, 2022
• Die Königsbraut und das fremde Kind (frei nach E.T.A. Hoffmann). Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau, 2021. ISBN 978-3-451-03371-1
• Die Wilderin. Emons Verlag, Köln, 2022. ISBN 978-3-7408-1617-9
• Dem Meister auf der Spur and Ein Interview mit Wolfgang Hohlbein, with Dieter Winkler and Wolfgang Liemberger. In 40 Jahre Der Hexer. Das Jubiläumsbuch. Bastei Lübbe, Köln, 2024. ISBN 978-3-7577-0089-8
• 1431. Roman. Czernin Verlag, Wien, 2021. ISBN 978-3-7076-0726-0
• Ein Schrei. Meiner. Roman. Czernin Verlag, Wien, 2022. ISBN 978-3-7076-0774-1
• Nach den Gesichtern. Edition Melos, Wien, 2023. ISBN 978-3-9505384-9-6
• 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer nach Jules Vernes. Badische Landesbühne, 2023
• Sisi oder an meinen Haaren möcht ich sterben. UA: Theater im Keller Graz, 2024
• Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten nach den Brüdern Grimm, with Peter Staatsmann. UA: Zimmertheater Rottweil, 2024
• Hexensommer. Eine Dissoziation in drei Leben. Edition Keiper, Graz, 2024. ISBN 978-3-903575-11-

Prizes and Scholarships (selection)

• 2007: Literature Promotion Prize of the City of Graz
• 2008: Prize of the Styrian Regional Health Insurance Fund, Scholarship of the City of Graz, Scholarship of the Province of Styria
• 2009: Scholarship stay on the island of Hombroich, Manuskripte-Förderungspreis of the City of Graz, Austrian Start Scholarship
• 2013: Winner at Nah dran – promotion of children's theater plays
• 2013: KUNO Essay Prize for Reference Universe
• 2014: Lime Lab for the project Wortspielhalle, with Andrascz Jaromir Weigoni, Graz
• 2017: Award of Excellence for her doctoral thesis Performanz und Biomacht (Performance and Biopower)
• 2018: Residency at the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
• 2023: Theater Scholarship of the Deutschen Literaturfonds for Bremer Stadtmusikanten (Town Musicians of Bremen)

All articles

Learning How to Mourn a Burning World

I remember asking, “Why does the sky look like this?” I was eight. It was summer. The sun hung low and swollen, copper-colored, too heavy to lift itself back into blue. The air smelled wrong, sharp...

Dying in Times of Biopower and the Politics of Grief

I still remember: What is under the stone? I asked. Back then, as a child. At the cemetery. A body, they said. And why the candles? For the dead. Oh, I see. I nodded, buried my hands in my jacket pockets...

Unveiling the Monstrous Feminine

The figure of the monstrous feminine has captivated human imagination for centuries, with representations of powerful and threatening women appearing in myths, folklore, and cultural...

Welcome in Trans-Future Wonderland

In an age where technology, medicine, and culture increasingly blur the lines between biology and identity, the concept of gender is undergoing profound transformation. From ancient traditions honouring...

Creative Writing Is Not Just Talent, It’s a Learnable Skill

What are some common beginner mistakes in creative writing? When I talk about creative writing, I like to distinguish between two areas: one is dealing with text, the other is dealing with textual criticism.

Will Robots Ever Truly Think Like Us? – The Battle of Logic and Memory

"Think logically!" How often did you hear that in school? And admittedly, some of us probably rolled our eyes at that sentence even at the age of eight. Because, as we all know from an early age...

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