Erich Sedlak

Erich Sedlak (born January 8, 1947 in Vienna ; † May 17, 2018 there ) was an Austrian author and publisher .

Career

Sedlak spent his school days with the school brothers in Strebersdorf in Vienna. He then worked as a paper wholesaler in Wiener Neustadt . In 1972 he had first contact with the Wiener Neustädter authors Jeannie Ebner , Albert Janetschek, Peter Schuster , Peter Zumpf , Gotthard Fellerer . Sedlak is a co-founder of the “Wiener Neustädter Kreis”. Since 1995 he has worked exclusively as a writer and editor.

Sedlak writes satires, novels, thrillers, poems, plays, screenplays, radio plays, fairy tales, cabaret texts, short stories and essays. He works for radio (radio plays, radio stories, poetry broadcasts, cabaret broadcasts) and television (TV plays, scripts, cabaret broadcasts). Sedlak was the initiator and director of the Lower Austrian PEN Club's DVD series "Autorportrait" (70 DVDs) and editor of the PEN anthologies "Süchtig" (Residenzverlag) and "Literaturlandschaft" (Lower Austria Pressehaus). He is a member of the international and Austrian PEN -Club, Austrian writers' association, IG authors, cultural network Lower Austria and the literary group "podium". Sedlak has been Secretary General since 1994 and has been President of the Austrian PEN Regional Center in Lower Austria since 2004. He publishes in numerous anthologies and literary journals.

Sedlak is married and has two children from his first marriage. He lives in Wiener Neustadt as a freelance writer.

Publications

• 1970 Because what are words? Poetry
• 1973 individual fates. Satirical poems, (Graphic: Gotthard Fellerer)
• 1975 Ordinance. Bundesheer-Roman, (Verlag Fasching, Vienna); 2nd edition 1978, title graphic: Bernhard. H. Scratchy
• 1982 Schlaraffenland GesmbH. Satires, (Januskopf series of authors, Wiener Neustadt), 2nd edition 1984, graphic: Bernhard H. Kratzig
• 1986 Happy times. Satires, (Januskopf series of authors, Wiener Neustadt)
• 1988 Die Mayfliege Max. Fairy tales for children and adults, (merbod-Verlag, Wiener Neustadt), graphic: Bernhard Hollemann
• 1990 Fear in disguise. Roman, (merbod-Verlag, Wiener Neustadt)
• 1996 game, set & win! Laughing tennis, (NP-Buchverlag, St. Pölten), graphic: Reini Buchacher
• 1997 special edition (1000 copies) game, set & win! for the pharmaceutical companies Hofmann La Roche and Bio-Chemie
• 1997 Don't panic. Satires, (NP-Buchverlag, St.Pölten); 2nd edition 1998, title graphic: Bernhard H. Kratzig
• 1997 Editor of the PEN anthology "Literaturlandschaft" (NP-Buchverlag, St. Pölten)
• 1999 The Little Killer ABC. Satires, (Literature Edition Lower Austria, St. Pölten), graphic: Bernhard Hollemann
• 1999 Much loved sauna. Heat and sweat stories, (Va bene publishing house, Vienna), title graphic: Bruno Haberzettl
• 2000 Author portrait Erich Sedlak, DVD of the NÖ PEN Club, (video artconcept)
• 2001 Save yourself who can! Good night and bad morning stories, (merbod-Verlag, Wiener Neustadt)
• 2001 Satirical Highlights, VHS, (Video artconcept)
• In 2002 my field burns up. Poems, (Literature Edition Lower Austria, St. Pölten), graphic: Bernhard Hollemann
• 2004 Icarus or The Fragility of Wings. Roman, (Verlag Va bene, Vienna)
• 2007 travel time. Prose and Poetry, (author portrait No. 28 of the PODIUM)
• 2007 editor of the PEN anthology "süchtig" (Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten)
• 2008 emergency landing in the land of milk and honey. Satires, (Verlag Roesner, Mödling), title graphic: Bernhard H. Kratzig
• 2009 Editor of the DVD series "Author portrait of the Lower Austria PEN Club" (70 portraits)
• 2010 All just rumors? Satires, audio book, (Verlag federfrei, Upper Austria), title graphics: Bernhard H. Kratzig
• 2011 Thomas and the Club of the Crystal Cave - The Maronibande. Youth thriller, (Verlag federfrei, Upper Austria)
• 2013 All over the place - humor and satire. eBook, (Verlag epubli, Berlin)
• 2016 Follow the tracks into the darkness. Roman, (Brighton-Verlag, Worms)
• 2017 the red pentagram. Detective novel, (Verlag federfrei, Upper Austria)

Stage works

• 1979 “Galgenzeit” premier in the Katzelsdorf Castle by the “Wiener Neustädter Volksbühne”; (Prize of the Austrian Drama Competition 1980);
• 1982 “The Despicable One” premiered in the TV-Theater, Vienna, ORF, ZDF, SRG;
• 1985 “Happy Times” premiered in Herbert Lederer's theaters in Salzburg and Vienna, (Austrian state scholarship for drama);
• 1989 “AEIOU” historical review, Wiener Neustadt, Reckturm;
• 1990 “Pavillon der Mäuse” premier at the Theater experiment, Vienna;
• 1992 "Come to Bremen with me" (based on a novel by P.Schusters) premiered at the Wr. Neustadt
• 1994 "Der Neustädter - the rebirths of an all-time loyal" premiere in the Wr.Neustadt theater
• 1996 “Black Minidramas” premiered in the Theater Szenario, Vienna;
• 1997 "Why Mama?" a. UA Free Theater, Germany (winner of the Europe-wide drama competition)
• 1998 “A steep career”, UA Theater Greifenburg, Carinthia;
• 2002 “Schmunzelcocktail” premier at the Theater am Schwedenplatz, Vienna;
• 2003 “Hopelessly cheerful” satirical program in the Theater-Forum Schwechat;
• 2004 "Dramoletten" Wiener Literaturhaus (First Viennese Reading Theater)
• 2009 “Completely normal Austrians” premier “Theater an der Sill” in Innsbruck
• 2009 “The Despicable One” repetition of the TV theater piece on ORF 2
• 2010 "Almost normal Austrians" Forum Theater Schwechat (with Christa Urbanek)
• 2010 "Die Arche Novak" UA Stadttheater Kaufbeuren (BRD)
• 2010 "Die Arche Novak" premiere in the State Theater Oldenburg (BRD)
• 2011 “A steep career” Theater St. Anna / Aigen
• 2012 "Night duty in the Grand Hotel" premier in Wiener Neustadt
• 2015 "The Second Deluge" premiered in Wiener Neustadt
• 2016 "The Second Deluge" Old Monastery, Hainburg
• 2016 "Completely normal everyday citizens" Stadttheater Langenfeld (FRG)
• 2017 "Die Arche Novak" Theater frei-wild, Molln (Upper Austria)

Awards

• 1975 Literature grant from the Province of Lower Austria
• 1979 Literature Prize from the Chamber of Labor for Lower Austria
• 1980 Prize at the Austrian Drama Competition
• 1981 Acknowledgment Prize for Literature from the Province of Lower Austria
• 1984 Prize for Literature from the City of Wiener Neustadt
• 1985 Dramatist Prize from the Federal Ministry for Education and Art
• 1986 Silver city coat of arms pin for literature of the city of Wiener Neustadt
• 1987 Promotion Prize for Literature from the Province of Lower Austria
• 1988 Roman publishing award from the Federal Ministry for Education and Art
• 1995 Culture Prize of the City of Wiener Neustadt
• 1996 "Golden CD" for lyrics on CD "Magic Christmas" (Magic-sound)
• 1998 1st prize in the Europe-wide drama competition - Free Theater (FRG)
• 2004 1st prize in the literary competition "vinum et litterae"
• 2014 Golden city coat of arms pin for literature of the city of Wiener Neustadt

Web links

• Literature by and about Erich Sedlak in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Erich Sedlak
• Erich Sedlak at Kulturnetznetz Niederösterreich
• Short biography and information on Erich Sedlak's work at Literaturport

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mein District.at: Writer Erich Sedlak deceased - Wiener Neustadt - mein District.at. In: mein district.at. 2018, accessed June 27, 2018 .