Alex Jahnke
Alex Jahnke (born April 6, 1969 in Arnsberg , Westphalia ) is a German writer of fantastic non-fiction books and novels .
life and work
After graduating from high school, Jahnke studied experimental physics in Paderborn . Today he works as a system administrator. He is married and lives in Burgwald (Waldeck-Frankenberg district). He works online under the pseudonym Cynx . He is interested in network politics and was a member of the Chaos Computer Club Germany. He has been in the fandom of the German fantastic scene since the 1980s, and is particularly active in steampunk . In 2008 he and Johanna Sievers founded the steampunk group Clockworker, of which he is editor-in-chief.
Publications
- Steampunk - short & geek - O'Reilly, Cologne (2013) ISBN 978-3868993677 - awarded the German Fantasy Prize 2013 in the category Best Non-Fiction Book
- News from Neuschwabenland - Red Drache Edition, Remda-Teichel (2014) ISBN 978-3939459774
- The great Steampanoptikum - Edition Roter Drache, Remda-Teichel (2015) ISBN 978-3939459880 - awarded the German Fantastic Prize 2016 in the category of best non-fiction book
- Greetings from Neuschwabenland - Red Dragon Edition, Remda-Teichel (2016) ISBN 978-3939459941
- We ride! - Fantastic authors for Karl May - Edition Roter Drache, Remda-Teichel (2017) ISBN 978-3946425328
Web links
- official homepage
- Literature by and about Alex Jahnke in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cynx - a Fanbiografie in Fandom Observer 259; accessed on August 5, 2016
- ↑ TRB 311: Internet control, Syria, Anonymous surfing, Threema, @Cynx ; Podcast at RBB -Online; accessed on August 5, 2016
- ↑ Computer under steam in the Frankfurter Rundschau ; accessed on August 5, 2016
- ^ Winner of the German Fantastic Prize 2013 ; accessed on August 5, 2016
- ↑ German Fantastic Prize 2016: The winners . In: German Fantastic Prize . October 22, 2016 ( wordpress.com [accessed October 30, 2017]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jahnke, Alex |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cynx (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arnsberg |