Sebastian Polmans, born in 1982, studied liberal arts and music at the Universities of Siegen, Hildesheim and Rome. Published in manuskripte, Style and the family tunes, [K]améleon and Am Erker. He was co-editor of the literary magazine BELLA triste. He received the audience award at the Open Mike competition in 2010, in 2011 he was awarded the Jürgen Ponto Prize.
