Background
Dorothea Macheiner grew up in Steinbach am Attersee.
Dorothea Macheiner grew up in Steinbach am Attersee.
She studied theology and German philology.
Several travels led her to the Mediterranean, Sardinia and Tunisia. In 1979, she participated at the literature award Ingeborg-Bachmann-Wettbewerb in Klagenfurt. She lives in Salzburg and Vienna.
Dorothea Macheiner writes novels, essays, poetry, drama and radio plays.
She received several subsidies for literature from the Austrian government and the city of Salzburg.
She is member of the writers" associations Grazer Autorenversammlung and IG Autorinnen Autoren.