Ellen Norten

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Ellen Norten (born May 30, 1957 in Gelsenkirchen ) is a German journalist , author and editor .

Life

Ellen Norten first learned the profession of pharmaceutical technical assistant. After graduating from high school at the Cologne College , she studied biology at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and completed her studies with a doctoral thesis on parasites in insects.

After completing her studies, she found a field of activity in science journalism, initially with the Deutschlandfunk program “ Forschung aktuell” , later also with other public radio and television broadcasters, where she reported on the latest advances in research. From the mid-1990s she worked mainly for WDR, both for the show Globus and for Hobbythek , with the latter also as a co-presenter in front of the camera. During this time a dozen non-fiction books and guides were written.

From 2001 to 2010 Ellen Norten was a permanent editor at Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich. Here she was responsible for the programs IQ - Science and Research on Bayern2 and for B5 from science and technology , and she also interviewed scientists in the television program alpha-Forum on the BR-alpha channel (now ARD-alpha ).

In 2010 she quit her job and began to travel the world with her current husband in a motorhome. The result of these trips was the travel book How I see the world , published in 2015 under the pseudonym Conni Mainzelmann . On the side, Ellen Norten writes short stories that have been published in various magazines and anthologies, and is also the editor of anthologies. She also writes reviews, especially for Kultura-extra, participates in poetry slams and won first place at the Berlin Science Slam in October 2017.

Until his death in 2003, Ellen Norten was married to the writer and small publisher Hubert Katzmarz , whose writing and publishing work she accompanied. As the widow of Hubert Katzmarz, she looks after his literary estate, in 2013 she published her deceased husband's complete works. In 2018 Daedalos was also published 1994–2002. A literary journey through the “Story Reader für Fantastik” , which she published together with Michael Siefener .

Publications

Non-fiction

  • “Miracle tree Niem - medicine, cosmetics, plant protection from nature”, ed. by Jean Pütz , VGS-Verlag Cologne 1996, ISBN 978-3-802513220 .
  • "Genetic engineering in everyday life", with Angela Lindner, VGS-Verlag Cologne 1997, ISBN 978-3-802513503 .
  • “Neem India's Miraculous Healing Plant”, Ellen Norten, Inner Traditions Verlag 2000, Vermont / USA, licensed translation of “Wunderbaum Niem”, ISBN 978-0-892818372 .

counselor

  • "Garden and balcony", Jean Pütz, Ellen Norten, Vladimir Rydl, VGS-Verlag Cologne 1995, ISBN 978-3-802562006 .
  • "Gut and Po", Jean Pütz, Christine Niklas, Ellen Norten, VGS-Verlag Cologne 1996, ISBN 978-3-802562013 .
  • "The Hobbythek cat book", Ellen Norten, Jean Pütz, VGS-Verlag Cologne 1997, ISBN 978-3802562075 .
  • "Essig und Öl", Jean Pütz, Ellen Norten, Cordula Werner, VGS-Verlag Cologne 1997, ISBN 978-3-802562099 .
  • "Yoghurt, Quark and Cheese", Jean Pütz, Ellen Norten, VGS-Verlag Cologne 1998, ISBN 978-3-802562136 .
  • “All about hair”, Jean Pütz, Ellen Norten, Monika Pohl, VGS-Verlag Cologne 1999, ISBN 978-3-802562167 .
  • “Healthy through the year with the Hobbythek. Jubilee Volume ", Jean Pütz, Ellen Norten, VGS-Verlag Cologne 1999, ISBN 978-3-802562181 .
  • "Healthy living", Jean Pütz, Sabine Fricke, Ellen Norten, Vladimir Rydl, VGS-Verlag Cologne 2000, ISBN 978-3-802562204 .
  • "Mouth, nose, ears", Jean Pütz, Ellen Norten, VGS-Verlag Cologne 2001, ISBN 978-3-802562235 .
  • "Liebeslust und Liebesleid", Jean Pütz, Sabine Fricke, Ellen Norten, VGS-Verlag Cologne 2002, ISBN 978-3-802562273 .

Editing

  • Ellen Norten (Ed.): "Shadow play - Hubert Katzmarz's collected works, first part", AndroSF 23, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2013, ISBN 978-3-942533-42-3 .
  • Ellen Norten (Ed.): "Nightmare - Hubert Katzmarz's collected works, second part", AndroSF 24, publisher p.machinery, Murnau 2013, ISBN 978-3-942533-43-0 .
  • Ellen Norten (Ed.): “The alien dances Kasatschok. SF and Fantastik from a cheerful universe “, AndroSF 61, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2017, ISBN 978-3-95765-083-2 .
  • Ellen Norten (Ed.): “The alien dances polka. New SF and Fantastik from a cheerful universe “, AndroSF 95, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2018, ISBN 978-3-95765-141-9 .
  • Ellen Norten, Michael Siefener (eds.): Daedalos 1994–2002. A literary journey through the "Story Reader für Fantastik" , Verlag p.machinery, Winnert 2018, ISBN 978-3-95765-148-8 .

Travel book

Contributions to anthologies

  • "The long march of the skyscrapers", in: Andromeda Nachrichten No. 235, SFCD, Dillingen (Saar) 2011, ISSN  0934-3318 (also in: Zwielicht Classic 12 , Ed. Michael Schmidt, vss-Verlag 2017, ISBN 978-1790374502 ).
  • “The day on which the world evaporated”, in: “Abschied von Bleiwenheim”, Ed. Andreas Fieberg, AndroSF 36, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2013, ISBN 978-3-942533-73-7 .
  • "The spirit under the pointed hat", in: Andromeda Nachrichten No. 247, SFCD, Dillingen (Saar) 2014, ISSN  0934-3318 .
  • “Leberwurstbrötchen”, in: “From 18!”, Ed. Michael Schmidt, Saphir im Stahl, Erik Schreiber Verlag, Bickenbach 2015, ISBN 978-3-94394-853-0 .
  • "The Bone", in: Zwielicht No. 7, Ed. Michael Schmidt, Saphir im Stahl, Erik Schreiber Verlag, Bickenbach 2015, ISBN 978-3-943948486 .
  • "Paco", in: Zwielicht No. 8, Ed. Michael Schmidt, Saphir im Stahl, Erik Schreiber Verlag, Bickenbach 2016, ISBN 978-3-943948639 .
  • "Das Puppenhaus", in: "Main thing healthy", Ed. Ralf Boldt, AndroSF 57, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2016, ISBN 978-3-95765-057-3 .
  • "Horrorthek", in: Zwielicht No. 9, ed. Achim Hildebrand, Michael Schmidt, vss-Verlag 2016, ISBN 978-3-961270170 .
  • “Sum, Sum, Sum”, in: “The Alien Dances Kasachok. SF and Fantastik from a cheerful universe “, AndroSF 61, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2017, ISBN 978-3957650832 .
  • “The victory of the couch potatoes”, in: “The last tower before no man's land” (Fantasy Guide Vol. 3, edited by Michael Schmidt), publisher p.machinery, Murnau 2017, ISBN 978-3-957651044 .
  • "The magic veil", in: AGAINST INFINITELY. Fantastic Stories No. 13, ed. Michael J. Awe, Andreas Fieberg, Joachim Pack, AndroSF 93, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2018, ISBN 978-3-95765-124-2 .
  • "Der Kran", in: "Inspiration - Die Digitale Welten des Andreas Schwietzke", Ed. Marianne Labisch, Besides the series 25, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2018, ISBN 978-3-957651372 .
  • “Adventure in the supermarket”, in: “The alien dances polka. New SF and Fantastik from a cheerful universe “, AndroSF 95, Verlag p.machinery, Murnau 2018, ISBN 978-3-957651419 .
  • "The singing veil" in: Twilight No. 12, Ed. Achim Hildebrand, Michael Schmidt, 2018, ISBN 978-1790374502 .

Fantastic miniatures

  • "The birth of the parasite", in: Fantastic miniatures Volume 28, ed. by Thomas Le Blanc , Fantastic Library Wetzlar 2018
  • "Azathoths Ball", in: Fantastic Miniatures Volume 30, ed. by Thomas Le Blanc, Fantastic Library Wetzlar 2018
  • "The clock strikes one", in: Fantastic miniatures Volume 30, ed. by Thomas Le Blanc, Fantastic Library Wetzlar 2018
  • "Dracula's Geisterbahn", in: Fantastic miniatures Volume 31, ed. by Thomas Le Blanc, Fantastic Library Wetzlar 2018
  • "The Potato King", in: Fantastic Miniatures Volume 33, ed. by Thomas Le Blanc, Fantastic Library Wetzlar 2018
  • “Last solution underground car park”, in: Fantastic miniatures Volume 34, ed. by Thomas Le Blanc, Fantastic Library Wetzlar 2019
  • "Gute Reise", in: Fantastic Miniatures Volume 37, ed. by Thomas Le Blanc, Fantastic Library Wetzlar 2019
  • “And there are angels”, in: Fantastic Miniatures Volume 39, ed. by Thomas Le Blanc, Fantastic Library Wetzlar 2019

Interviews

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Profile of Ellen Norten on Kultura-extra
  2. ↑ My sweet parasite , Science Slam, Berlin, October 18, 2017 (YouTube)
personal data
SURNAME Norten, Ellen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mainzelmann, Conni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist, author and editor
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Gelsenkirchen