Heinz Janisch studied German Literature and Journalism in Vienna. He is a novelist, playwright and radio presenter. He has been presented with many awards including the Bologna Ragazzi Award and the Austrian Children’s Book Prize. He lives in Vienna.

Photo: © Heinz Janisch

Awards:

• 1998 Austrian Promotional Prize for Children‘s and Youth Literature
• 1999 LUCHS for Ich schenk' dir einen Ton aus meinem Saxophon [I’ll Give You a Tone from My Saxophone]
• 2006 Shortlist Austrian State Prize for Children and Youth Literature
• 2006 Bologna Ragazzi Award 2006 for Rote Wangen [Red Cheeks]
• 2006 LesePeter August for Ein Haus am Meer [A House by the Sea]
• 2006: Nomination for the German Youth Literature Award for Rote Wangen [Red Cheeks]