Fabienne Rink is a journalist and translator of German and French literature who was born and raised in Germany close to Cologne. She received her BA in Journalism from TU Dortmund University and worked as a journalist for WDR (West German Broadcasting Company) and in PR for “Theater Dortmund”. Fabienne is currently pursuing an MFA in Literary Translation at the University of Iowa and an MA in Literary and Cultural Studies at TU Dortmund University. She is also a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Rhetoric. Her interests include US-culture, immigration, media studies, music, and theatre.