Deborah Karl-Brandt (born Deborah Barbara Karl, November 26, 1981, Siegen, NRW, Germany), freelance author and lecturer at the Volkshochschule Rhein-Sieg. Published in German, French, British, Canadian, American, and Ghanaian periodicals. Produced a chapbook, Der Geruch von Harz (2023) and a book, Wild Rabbit Moon (2026). Won top prizes in the Pula Film Festival Haiku Contest (2021) and the WHA Star Haiku Contest (2025). Received Touchstone Award nominations (2023, 2024); Confluence Fellow (2025–2026); Haiku Dialogue guest editor since 2023; and listed among the European Top 100 most creative haiku authors (2019, 2021–2024). Lives in Sinzig, Germany.