Valerie studied metropolitan culture and holds a master's degree in literature and art history. She has worked on theatre projects as a production assistant and assistant director, is part of the feminist magazine SNACK in Berlin and works for the German Translator’s Fund. In rural Brandenburg, she co-founded Anger Projects, a collective, that started the small festival Open Anger. Her focus is on the intersections of urban and rural life, as well as literary analysis and (feminist) poetry.