World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Enis Maci

エニス・マチ

Enis Maci

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1993-00-00 (Gelsenkirchen)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Gelsenkirchen → Leipzig → London → Mannheim → Bamberg

Career

Occupations
essayist, playwright
Active Years
2010-2025
Affiliations
Nationaltheater Mannheim Hausautorin, Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia
Nominations
Nominated for Osnabrücker Dramatikerpreis

Education

Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig
Literarisches Schreiben
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation: 2015
Country: Germany
London School of Economics
Kultursoziologie
Degree: Master of Science
Year of Graduation: 2017
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Literaturpreis Ruhr
2020
Work: Eiscafé Europa
Organization: Literaturbüro Ruhr
Result: winner
Literaturpreis „Text & Sprache“
2019
Organization: Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft
Result: winner
Max Frisch-Förderpreis
2022
Organization: Stadt Zürich
Result: winner
Hans-Gratzer-Stipendium
2017
Work: Mitwisser
Organization: Schauspielhaus Wien
Result: winner
Förderpreis des Literaturbüros Ruhr
2010
Organization: Literaturbüro Ruhr
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Eiscafé Europa

2018 Essays

Essays covering Wikipedia discussions, Albanian family myths, identitarian movements, youth in Gelsenkirchen, and obscure poets.

migrationidentitymediamyths

Mitwisser

2018 Drama

Combines ancient tragedy with current criminal cases, focusing on the bystanders rather than perpetrators and victims.

crimecomplicityancient tragedy
Adaptations
  • [Theater] Mitwisser / Pedro Martins Beja (2018)
  • [Theater] Mitwisser / Nick Hartnagel (2019)

Wunde R

2020 Drama

Commissioned play for Münchner Kammerspiele.

individualityhistory
Adaptations
  • [Theater] Wunde R / Felix Rothenhäusler (2020)

Autos

2019 Drama

Journey on the guest worker route.

migrationlabor
Adaptations
  • [Hörspiel] Autos / Giuseppe Maio (2019)

Bibliography

  • Eiscafé Europa
  • Lebendfallen
  • Mitwisser
  • Autos
  • Bataillon
  • Wunde R
  • Filamentous Magic Carpets
  • Wunder
  • Karl May (drama)
  • Karl May (essay-biography)
  • Pando
  • Kein Tier. So Wild.

Adaptations

  • Autos (radio adaptation)
  • Kein Tier. So Wild. (film screenplay)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
multimedial use of media informationwild riff style
Recurring Motifs
migration experienceidentityglobalizationhistorical consciousness

Legacy

Recognized as a young author writing about individuality in 21st-century global history with contemporaneity and historical awareness, recipient of numerous literary prizes.

Trivia

  • Works often influenced by Albanian family background.