She has lived in Hamburg, Cologne, Rome,[2] Tübingen, and Stuttgart.

Prior to becoming a full-time writer Diechmann worked as a high school teacher.

[1] She is a recipient of the 1990 Literature Prize of the City of Hamburg.

In 1997, she received the Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf scholarship.

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