Eva Strittmatter (née Braun; 8 February 1930 – 3 January 2011) was a German writer of poetry, prose, and children's literature.

[1] Her books of poems sold millions of copies, reportedly making her the most successful German poet of the second half of the 20th century.

The marriage with Erwin Strittmatter enabled her to relinquish her maiden name, Eva Braun.

[1][5] The marriage to Strittmatter initially overshadowed her own work as a writer, which did not unfold until she reached the age of 40.

[citation needed] Strittmatter was awarded the Heinrich Heine prize of the Ministry for culture of the GDR in 1975.