Çağla Arıbal
Çağla Arıbal is a Berlin-based writer, poet and lecturer, originally from Turkey, with degrees in English and Comparative Literature. Her work has been published and anthologised internationally in First Page, Textur, Stadtsprachen and more. In 2023, she won a fiction prize from the Oxford Review of Books. She has performed at international literary festivals, including Runokuu in Helsinki and Haus für Poesie in Berlin, and has translated for theater productions. Since 2020, she has taught writing and literature at European institutions and universities. Her work, translated into German, Czech and French, has been supported by residencies and grants in Finland, the Czech Republic and the U.S. She is currently working on a novel set in Berlin and Istanbul, as well as a poetry collection.
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