Sandra Pixberg is a cultural scientist and writer. She has been publishing both novels and non-fiction since 2007. Her books cover a wide range of topics – a biography of the Enlightenment pastor Picht, a whodunit crime novel, seven travel guides, and a historical novel.

Born in Essen, she initially worked as a journalist in Bremen after completing her studies. In 2002, she moved to Rügen. Since then, she has been preparing historical material for information boards in museums and public spaces, writing editorial texts, editing manuscripts by other authors, and teaching creative writing in workshops. In 2017, she was a scholarship holder in the artist's apartment of the city of Soltau. In 2018/2019, she participated in the MV state scholarship program MENTORING Kunst. Her historical novel set on Rügen, Das Orakel von Jasmund (The Oracle of Jasmund), which takes place on the chalk coast during the Romantic era, was published by Mitteldeutscher Verlag in 2022. In 2024, she wrote portraits of important women in the state for the Ministry of Culture at www.frauen-in-mv.de.

Sandra Pixberg lives with her family in Altefähr on the island of Rügen.