Poet in Residence
Theodor Fontane and Kurt Tucholsky already made the Prussian royal seat Rheinsberg accessible in their literature. Since 1995, the poets in residence have continued this tradition and have placed Rheinsberg on the intellectual map of Germany.
Our new Poets in Residence for 2026
We are delighted to announce that we have secured the participation of writer Ricarda Messner and writer Domenico Müllensiefen as our two new Poets in Residence for a three-month residency in Rheinsberg this year. Domenico Müllensiefen will be in Rheinsberg from May until the end of July 2026, while Ms. Messner will be here from August until the end of October.
Ricarda Messner (born 1989) is the co-founder and editor of Flaneur magazine, which dedicates each issue to a street in a different city. Her debut novel, *Wo der Name wohnt* (Suhrkamp), was published by her, for which she received the Alfred Döblin Scholarship and the Fulda Literature Prize. She lives in Berlin.
Domenico Müllensiefen was born in Magdeburg in 1987. At the age of 16, he began an apprenticeship at Deutsche Telekom. He then worked as a technician in Leipzig. From 2011, he studied and earned a Master's degree at the German Institute for Literature. He lives in Leipzig as a freelance writer. His debut novel, *Aus unseren Feuern* (From Our Fires), was awarded, among other prizes, the Uwe Johnson Prize for emerging writers. His new novel, *Manchmal muss man sich entscheiden* (Sometimes You Have to Decide), will be published by Kanon Verlag in Berlin in February 2026.
Scholarship for literature
»Poet in Residence«
Every year the museum awards the scholarship "poet in residence in Rheinsberg" to two authors. The authors find inspiration and peace for writing in a beautifully located apartment with a view of the castle park. The museum's own edition "Rheinsberger Bogen" presents the texts of the poets in residence in first publications.
