CLAUDIUS NIESSEN（克劳迪尤斯 • 尼森）
Managing Director
German Creative Writing Program
GERMANY

Claudius Niessen is an author and host of his own literature radio show „Hardcover“. He works as managing director of the German Creative Writing Program based in Leipzig (Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig). He is a regular speaker and workshops host at universities and cultural institutions around the globe.

Claudius Niessens background is in journalism and cultural management. He studied Creative Writing at Leipzig University and Public Administration at Speyer University, was a reporter for public broadcasting and worked as a curator for literary festivals such as the international literature festival in Berlin or Krautgarden in New York.