Thorsten Nesch (born December 21, 1968) is a German author who lives in

Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 Alberta municipal censuses, 2023 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

, Canada. 2008 Nesch's first novel ''Joyride Ost'' was nominated for (as Best German YA Debut) and the

Landshuter Jugendbuchpreis Landshuter Jugendbuchpreis (Landshut Youth Book Prize) is a Bavarian literary prize. The prize has been awarded since 2009, although there was a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners 2009 Nominated titles # Michael Gerard B ...

. 2012 the book won the . Nesch received national and international literary grants and was Writer in Residence in H.A.L.D. (Denmark) and in

Hausach Hausach (; ) is a city in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Hausach was founded in the 13th century, below Husen Castle. In the 14th century, it became a possession of the County of Fürstenberg, who gave the t ...

(Hausacher LeseLenz). During the LeseLenz residency he also taught YA fiction writing at the University of Education,

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( ; ; ; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, third-largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart a ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nesch, Thorsten 1968 births Canadian writers of young adult literature Writers from Lethbridge German emigrants to Canada Living people