Herbert Fleck

Herbert Fleck (* 1941 in Vienna ) is an Austrian writer .

Life

Herbert Fleck finished in 1968 to study at the University of Vienna with the promotion of Dr. phil. He then worked for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation in Vienna for the satirical program Der Watschenmann and various other departments. In 1973 he moved to Studio Salzburg (employee for current service, feature, literature, head of cultural broadcast) and began his literary work, including readings in Austria and Germany. He is the author of novels, short stories, plays and radio plays. In 1980 he moved to Styria and returned to journalism, where he worked until 2006.

honors and awards

1976 literature scholarship from Salzburg
1978 Participation in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in Klagenfurt
1978/79 Austrian State Scholarship for Literature
1980 Book award from the Federal Ministry for Education and Art
1980 Theodor Körner Prize
2009 Funding of the Plus Ultra project by the City of Graz Cultural Office
2011 Textase writing competition, selection for the shortlist
2011 Creatives Alter CH Foundation, invitation to the writing week in St. Moritz, readings at the Zurich Literature Week, St. Moritz
2012 Funding of the Plus Ultra project by the City of Graz Cultural Office
2014 Creatives Alter CH Foundation: Invitation to a writing week in St. Moritz, readings at the Literaturhaus Zürich, St. Moritz
2019 artist in residence Nairs / Scuol 4.2 - 30.4. Switzerland
2019 shortlist Bad Godesberg literature competition
2019 shortlist Seume Literature Prize
2020 artist in residence Nairs / Scuol 14.2. - 31.3. 2020

Publications

The importance of the Viennese daily press for the formation of a public opinion about the armed forces of the 2nd republic . Vienna.
1979 Carl and the skeleton ( one-man piece ), first performance as part of the Rauris Literature Days.
1980 The city. Novel . Leykam, Graz, ISBN 3-7011-7113-0 .
1982 The way to the border. 9 stories . Leykam, Graz, ISBN 3-7011-7138-6 .

As an employee

Harald Seuter (Ed.): The pen, a sword. Literature and Politics in Austria . Leykam, Graz 1981, ISBN 3-7011-7125-4 .
Christoph Wilhelm Aigner (Ed.): No beautiful country ... 50 Austrian authors on town and country . Edition Graphia, Salzburg 1981, ISBN 3-900350-02-7 .
Anthology Land of the Austrian Writers' Association 2012/2013
Ed. Barbara Ter Nedden, Anthologie Am Früh Morgen. KID Verlag, Bonn 2019, ISBN 978-3-947759-36-1
Barbara Ter-Nedden, Daniela Chmelik, Sven Armin Domann, Klaus Gottheiner, Marc Lunghuß: Early morning anthology . KID Verlag, Bonn 2019, ISBN 978-3-947759-36-1 .
Anthology "Our Carinthia" 2020, Drava Verlag.

Web links

Literature by and about Herbert Fleck in the catalog of the German National Library

personal data
SURNAME	Fleck, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian writer
DATE OF BIRTH	1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna