Heike Geißler was born in
Riesa,
Bezirk Dresden,
East Germany, on 5 April 1977. She grew up in
Riesa and
Karl-Marx-Stadt/
Chemnitz. In 2001, she received the "Förderpreis" (sponsorship award) of the Alfred Döblin Prize for her novel
Rosa, which was published the following year. Her novel
Saisonarbeit (2014) was published as
Seasonal Associate by
Semiotext(e) in English translation by
Katy Derbyshire in 2018 to critical acclaim. She lives in
Leipzig. ==Awards (selection)==