Meral Eileen Ziegler (*1993 in Berlin) creates and explores literature, art and media. Ziegler is a writer for print and stage, TV and feature film formats, curates and mediates art and literature in different contexts and forms, and moderates various events. Her work and publications have been awarded grants and prizes, including the Literaturförderpreis der Stadt Konstanz for her first book, the youth book nouvelle „Feier dich!”, she was shortlisted for the NRW Literaturförderpreis with her text collection „CON TEXT“ and her podcast „Coole und normale Sachen” (bildundtonfabrik) entered the top 5 of the German podcast charts (Spotify).
Ziegler completed her bachelor’s degree in literature, art and media studies in University of Konstanz and Vienna, and her master’s degree in art education and cultural management at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf after stays in Leipzig and San Francisco.

„I used my residency at the Künstler*dorf Schöppingen to reflect on, research, and develop my novel project entitled NOKTA. The exchange with the other fellows, as well as the space and time in the secluded, rural area, enabled me to engage intensively with my project, to write without pressure, and to view the text from a wide variety of perspectives. The conversations helped me to further develop the text and immerse myself in the artistic process.“