Lea Sauer studies at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig and works on her PhD in French Literary Studies at the University of Siegen. She was short-listed for the New Voices Award of the International PEN-foundation, fellow of the 20th Literature Class in Klagenfurt and attendee of the 4+1 Festival of young authors in Leipzig.
She publishes, amongst others, in POET, Narr Magazin, Edition Onepage, SuKultur, BBC Radio, and BLOCK Magazin.