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Participants of the International English Writing Group
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Gerlinde Hacker
Writer, literature activist, project manager, president of ≠igfem
Based in: Vienna, Austria
Know more: www.gerlindehacker.com
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Eva Surma
Writer, president of Styrian ≠igfem
Based in: South of Graz, Austria
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Verena Mermer
Poet, novelist
Based in: Vienna, Austria
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Susanne Darabas​
Writer (poetry, prose, essays), editor, translator, project manager
Based in: Munich, Germany
Know more: www.darabas.de
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Barbara Korun
Poet
From: Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Dr. Behnaz Amani
Former political prisoner of Iran’s recent revolt “Woman, Life, Freedom”. Poet, critic, teacher, human rights activist
Know more: https://jacket2.org/commentary/behnaz-amani-peril-iran
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Sanneke van Hassel
Literary writer
Based in: Rotterdam, Holland
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Augusta Laar
Writer, visual artist and musician
Based in: Munich and Vienna
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Birgit Kempker
Researches: word, image, sound, space, idea, concept and awareness. Teacher and mentor
Based in: Basel, Switzerland
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Nora Nadjarian
Based in: Cyprus​
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Vera Linder
Poet and translator
From: Italy
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Arpi Voskanyan
From: Armenia
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Evita Arakelian
Poet, performer, masters student in Creative Writing
Based in: London, UK
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Mehak Gupta
Writer, communication designer
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​Christine Yohannes
Poet, playwright and overall writer mainly in English
From: Ethiopia
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Kholoud Charaf
Syrian writer, poet, activist
Status: Living in exile since 2018, currently holding an IG scholarship in Vienna
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Fleur Speet
Writer
Based in: Amsterdam, Netherlands