Simone Augustin also Simone Roßkamp (born 23 November 1976 in Heinsberg) is a German journalist and author.[1]

Simone Augustin
Born
Simone Roßkamp

(1976-11-23) 23 November 1976 (age 47)
Heinsberg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Journalist and author
Years active1999–present
WebsitePortrait of Simone Augustin (in German)

Biography

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After leaving the high school in 1996 she studied theater, film and television studies, German and History of Art at the University of Cologne with a final thesis on Quentin Tarantinos award-winning film Pulp Fiction. She went through various internships and volunteer positions, among others, the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger,[2] the Kulturzeit, the WDR, the Deutsche Welle or Scholz & Friends in Berlin.

In 1999 she took part in the Young Poetry Series Junge Lyrik[3] in the Martin Werhand Verlag with lyrical texts.[4] Published poems were recited as part of a reading series by various authors in various German cities, such as Bonn, Heinsberg,[5] Münster or Essen, among other things, in 2000 with a reading at the University of Cologne.[6]

After completing her master's degree in the cathedral city of the Rhine, she moved personally and professionally as a journalist for Berlin.

The article Armutsgürtel Berlin-Mitte (88acht for the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg – Das Stadtradio), written in 2004[7] was awarded the Axel-Springer-Preis in the category radio in May 2005 in the presence of Friede Springer and Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner.[8]

In 2005 Simone Augustin belonged to the 2nd year of the graduates of the EMS Electronic Media School in Berlin.

Her contributions as a freelance journalist were published since 2001 in numerous press organs such as the Film-Dienst,[9] the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, The taz[10] or the rbb in Berlin.[11]

Simone Augustin is now working as a journalist and freelance writer based in Berlin.

Awards

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  • 2005: Axel-Springer-Preis in the category Radio[12]
  • 2018: Deutscher Preis für Denkmalschutz, in the category Journalistenpreis[13]
  • 2018: Medienpreis der Bundesarchitektenkammer "Architektur bleibt"[14]
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References

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  1. ^ Biographical details of Simone Augustin/Simone Roßkamp in: Junge Lyrik, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 1999, ISBN 3-9806390-1-0, P. 553.
  2. ^ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger – Das Hochschul-Team
  3. ^ Junge Lyrik-Reihe: 750 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, 2002
  4. ^ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 23. July 2004.
  5. ^ Lesung Junge Lyrik – Simone Roßkamp und Bernhard Krebs, AZ Heinsberg Stadt und Land Nr. 258 – Samstag, 6. November 1999
  6. ^ Junge Lyriker lesen an der Universität, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger – Nr. 164 – Dienstag, 18 Juli 2000
  7. ^ Beitrag: Armutsgürtel Berlin-Mitte in: Journalistenpreise
  8. ^ Die Axel Springer Preisträger in: Hamburger Abendblatt
  9. ^ Film-Dienst, Band 59, Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen, Katholische Filmkommission für Deutschland, 2006, Seite 721
  10. ^ taz
  11. ^ Live-Talk mit Margot Käßmann
  12. ^ verdi.de
  13. ^ Preisträgerin Simone Augustin in DNK
  14. ^ Sonderpreis für Simone Augustin in BauNetz