Maria Anspach

Maria Anspach (22 April 1933 in Berlin - 3 February 2021 in Siegen) was a German writer, cabaret artist and journalist. She won the 2002 "Vo:pa", Literature Prize of the Volksbank Siegerland.
After training as a bookseller, Maria Anspach worked as a freelance journalist in Siegen, since 1958. In 1980 she worked as an editor at the "Westfälische Rundschau."
Maria Anspach became known through appearances on "WDR Cologne" ("Six Authors from NRW") and "Deutschlandfunk" ("Ghost Calendar").