Andreas Steinhöfel was born in Battenberg, Germany in 1962. After initially pursuing a teaching degree in biology and English, he studied English and media studies at the University of Marburg. He now works as a translator and critic and writes screen plays. Yet he is most known as the author of numerous, award-winning books for children and young adults.

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Awards:

• 1999 & 2002 Nominated for the German Young Adult Literature Prize
• Recipient of the Erich Kästner Stipend (twice) awarded by the Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung of Berlin
• 1999 & 2002 IBBY Honor Award (as author and translator)
• 1999 Buxtehuder Bulle
• 2000 “Hans im Glück” Prize of the City of Limburg for David Tage, Mona Nächte [David Days, Mona Nights]
• 2000 Jury Prize of Young Readers (Vienna)
• 2005 German Young Adult Literature Prize for Die Kurzhosengang (translator)
• 2008 Corine for Rico, Oscar and the Shadow Spooks
• 2009 Erich Kästner Award for Literature for his oeuvre