born in Garsten, Upper Austria in 1942, Grill is a freelance writer living in Freiburg im Breisgau and since 2017 back in Linz. In 2017 she was awarded the OÖ-Landeskulturpreis für Literatur. Published by Residenz Verlag: "Vanitas oder Hofstätters Begierden" (2005, nominated for Deutscher Buchpreis), "Der Sammler" (2006, awarded the Otto-Stoessl-Preis), "Wilma" (new edition 2007), "Das römische Licht" (2008), "Das Antwerpener Testament" (2011), "Der Sohn des Knochenzählers" (2013) and most recently "Der Begabte" (The Talent) (2019).