Our contributors
The team managing LeipGlo.com or producing our content embody the glocal spirit of this webzine. They are mostly volunteers. All are based in increasingly cosmopolitan Leipzig or have a strong connection to the city, and also international experience. They sport diverse nationalities, backgrounds and interests. They’ll be regularly taking on topics they’re passionate about from their own unique, hybridized perspectives – combining the local and international (global) elements they’ve gathered along their own trajectories. Expect opinion pieces, reviews and other event- or show-specific posts, poetry and short stories, and tips on how to navigate daily life as a world citizen and Leipzig resident.
We hold monthly editorial meetings at Basislager Coworking, our operations hub. Readers will be invited to some of them, to meet our contributors and brainstorm story ideas.
Managing Team
Ana Beatriz Ribeiro: Founder/Business
Heiner Uebbing: Editorial
Lisa Renner: Marketing
Maeshelle West-Davies: Open Mic
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Hannah Sapunor-Davis: Editing
Matthew Campbell: Editing
Jorge Serrano Paul: IT/Covid.Leipglo.com
Writers
Clemetine Butler-Gallie
Where are you from and what do you do?
Growing up in a small village in England, I spent my days dreaming of ‘elsewhere’. I am an independent curator with a focus on artistic presentation that connect us to ‘elsewhere’.
What do you do for LeipGlo?
My writing focus is on the cultural scene in the city. I write the Curated Monthly column and when something really intrigues me, I’ll write an exhibition review or interview the people behind it.
What are your hobbies?
I try not to differentiate my time between what’s pleasure and what’s work. Somehow they must merge into one.
What are you in search of?
I don’t know yet, i’ll get back to you!
Nils Müller
Woher kommst du und was machst du?
Geboren in Leipzig lebe ich schreibend hier.
Was machst du für LeipGlo?
Ich helfe den Menschen Leipzig über seine Künstler näher zu bringen.
Was sind deine Hobbies?
Die Erholung in der Gartenarbeit.
Was suchst du?
Den Stein der Weisen in einem Haufen Sand.
Prof. Helena Flam
Where are you from and what do you do?
I’m a nomad who got stuck in Leipzig as a professor of sociology.
What do you do for LeipGlo?
I cite from my mind’s travelling logs.
What are your hobbies?
Exploring. Sightseeing. I’m a great consumer of fiction, and like good art exhibits, an occasional concert, film and biking.
What are you in search of?
I think I stopped looking.
Harald Köpping Athanasopoulos
Where are you from and what do you do?
Born and raised in Leipzig, I work with migrants and refugees at an adult education centre.
What do you do for LeipGlo?
I love Leipzig so I write articles about our city. Occasionally I’ll also write on other stuff like politics, space or the weather.
What are your hobbies?
Scuba diving, star gazing, reading and spending time with my family.
What are you in search of?
I’m always happy to meet people with challenging views to have fun conversations with.
Chrissy Orlowski
Where are you from and what do you do?
I am a cultural analyst, and I’m from southern Ontario in the land of maple syrup, hockey, moose, and bears.
What do you do for LeipGlo?
I encourage others to check it out, and I also enjoy writing about food, drinks, and the cultures involved.
What are your hobbies?
Watching Star Trek: TNG, lots of other sci-fi, and Gilmore Girls. I also read sci-fi and some other genres. I love to cook and bake – yes, I’m learning how to make German desserts.
What are you in search of?
Creating incredible memories.
Kapuczino
A cosmopolitan butterfly that feels at home where people are friendly and coffee is strong. As a person with a wide range of interests and a low attention span, he succumbs to the charm of novelty all too readily. Literature, film, photography and politics on Mondays, playing dead and g(r)ooming dogs on Tuesdays. Hand him a beer and he’ll talk about football, tell him a lie and he’ll tell you two.
Holly Doran
Where are you from and what do you do?
I am originally from Ireland but grew up in England. Sadly, I’ve lost my charming Irish accent but retained what really matters: my Brexit-proof passport. Nowadays, I work as a Market Research Analyst for ProVeg, an NGO looking to reduce the consumption of animal products by 50% by 2040.
What do you do for LeipGlo?
I write articles about my off-the-beaten track adventures, as well as the odd article full of praise for cities or establishments that do a swell job, as they say across the pond, of catering for food-obsessed vegans like myself.
What are your hobbies?
Running, cycling, exploring, reading history books, finding humour in as many things as possible, drinking IPA and putting marmite on everything.
What are you in search of?
Decent plant-based cheese and more cool shit from “zu verschenken” boxes to add to my ever-growing collection.
Alfred Weis
Where are you from and what do you do?
Born in Germany (Cologne area), transplanted to the U.S during early teenage years, returning to Germany in my early thirties. Currently working freelance, mostly as an English trainer for firms or for local colleges / universities. I sometimes do translation work as well.
What do you do for LeipGlo?
I recently joined LeipGlo and have been writing articles on sports. Future articles might include fields outside of sports as well.
What are you hobbies?
I like outdoor activities, mixing up tennis with an occasional game of golf. I also like my music, meeting people, traveling and reading.
What are you in search of?
Too many things to really list them all! “Peace within myself” is one of them.
Lito Seizani
Where are you from and what do you do?
Translator-writer from Athens, currently working in Leipzig.
What do you do for LeipGlo?
Enjoy writing about culture (books, art, films) and travel.
What are your hobbies?
Reading literature, writing poetry, visiting museums, learning languages.
What are you in search of?
The “ideal bench!”
Adam Carrington
Adam Carrington is a writer of literary fiction, journalism, and creative non-fiction. He has been in Leipzig working on his first novel, Happy Moon, and has a degree in Journalism from Edinburgh Napier University. He plays guitar in Glasgow-based indie band, Glassbooks, and used to host the Pizza Lab Open Mic in Leipzig.
Svetlana Lavochkina
Where are you from and what do you do?
A Ukrainian with a 20-year track record in Germany, native Russian speaker writing in English and translating Ukrainian poetry. I walk the classical borderline between a teacher and a writer.
What do you do for LeipGlo?
I do all sorts of multilingual literary acrobatic mischief, ranging from a stanza to judging a quadrilingual contest.
What are your hobbies?
An ardent baker of crazy cakes.
What are you in search of?
Perfect poetry (border)lines.
Photography
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App Development
Ye-Absira Misikire: Frontend
Philipp Ludwig: Backend
Business Development Assistance
Daniel Leon: Job Fairs, Job Pages
Taylor Harvey: Strategy and Organization
Laura Sarquiz-Martin: Instagram
Aine Freeman (Sponsored Posts)
Thuy Tran: Sales
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