Silke Scheuermann received the prestigious Leonce-und-Lena-Preis in 2001 for her debut collection Der Tag an dem die Möwen zweistimmig sangen (The Day on which the Sea Gulls Sang in Two Parts).  She was quickly recognised as the promising talent of the young generation of German writers. Nor has there been any lack of subsequent prizes and words of praise. Alongside her collections of poetry Der zärtlichste Punkt im All (The Most Tender Place in the Universe, 2004) and Über Nacht ist es Winter (Winter has Come Overnight, 2007) she has also published the collection of short stories Reiche Mädchen (Rich Girls, 2005) and the much-praised novel Die Stunde zwischen Hund und Wolf (The Hour between Dog and Wolf, 2007).