born in Vienna, Bryla grew up in Vienna and Warsaw. She studied economics in Vienna and subsequently attended the Deutsches Literaturinstitut in Leipzig, where in 2015 she co-founded the literary magazine and author network PS-Politisch Schreiben. She was editor of the monthly magazine an.schläge and has been awarded the STARTStipendium (2013) and the Exil Preis für Prosa (2018). In 2020 her highly acclaimed debut novel "Roter Affe" (Red Monkey) was published. 2022 her second novel "Die Eistaucher" (The Ice Divers) has been published. www.kaskabryla.com