Janna Ruth

Janna Ruth (born January 15, 1986 in Berlin ) is a German author , translator and lives in Wellington , New Zealand .

life and work

Janna Ruth studied Geological Sciences at the Free University of Berlin (graduation in 2008) and Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury , Christchurch, New Zealand (graduation in 2012).

She mainly writes in the field of fantasy and science fiction. In 2016 she won the Ueberreuter Verlag's supersensual writing competition . Her debut Tanz der Feuerblüten was published there in 2017. In the same year, her self-publishing debut, Im Bann der ertanzten Schuhe , was released, with which she was awarded the Seraph Fantastikpreis in the category “Best Independent Title” in 2018 . In addition to novels, Janna Ruth has published numerous short stories in German and English in various anthologies and translated several novels from English.

Janna Ruth is a founding member of the Märchenspinnerei authors' collective and on the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors.

Awards and nominations

• 2016: Winner of the Ueberreuter Verlag uebersinnlich writing competition.
• 2018: Shortlist nomination for the German Fantastic Prize for Once Upon a Time ... very different .
• 2018: Best independent title at the Fantastik-Literaturpreis Seraph for Under the Spell of Dancing Shoes .
• 2019: Shortlist nomination for the German Fantastic Prize for the short story Unter der Erde .

Published works (excerpt)

Novels & short stories

• Fire Blossom Dance . Ueberreuter Verlag GmbH, 2017, ISBN 978-3-7641-9188-7
• The Vampire worn-out shoes . Self-published, 2017, ISBN 978-3-96111-467-2
• Once upon a time ... very different (editor). Machandelverlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-95959-075-4
• The Lord of the Wild Hunt . Self-published, 2020, ISBN 978-3-7394-8139-5
• The Wylde Hunt . Machandelverlag, 2020, ISBN 978-3-9595-9168-3

Ashuan series

• Shadow games (Ashuan 1.1). eBook series, 2018, ISBN 978-3-7394-2989-2
• Wolf blood (Ashuan 1.2). eBook series, 2018, ISBN 978-3-7394-3339-4
• The Metamorphosis (Ashuan 1.3). eBook series, 2018, ISBN 978-3-7394-3846-7
• Happy New Year (Ashuan 1.4). eBook series, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7394-3946-4
• The Words of Magic (Ashuan anthology 1). Self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-3-96443-453-1
• Witch Mania (Ashuan 1.5). eBook series, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7394-4258-7
• Greed (Ashuan 1.6). eBook series, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7394-5062-9
• The Signs of Power (Ashuan Season 1). Self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7394-6206-6
• Hunting season (Ashuan 2.1). eBook series, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7394-6523-4
• Stormy times (Ashuan 2.2). eBook series, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7394-7738-1
• The Pathways of Magic (Ashuan anthology 2). Self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-3-9644-3808-9
• The source of magic (Ashuan anthology 2). Self-published, 2020, ISBN 978-3-9669-8237-5
• Welcome to hell! (Ashuan 2.3). eBook series, 2020, ISBN 978-3-7394-9116-5
• Spider venom and spider brood (Ashuan 2.4). eBook series, 2020 ISBN 978-3-7521-0078-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ LinkedIn profile LinkedIn profile of the author, accessed December 12, 2019.
2. ↑ about sensual writing contest Ueberreuter Verlag, Accessed on December 12 of 2019.
3. ↑ Fantastic Academy website of the Fantastic Academy, accessed December 12, 2019.
4. ↑ Overview publications and translations website of the author, accessed on December 12, 2019.
5. ↑ Märchenspinnerei website of the fairytale spinning mill, accessed on October 27, 2019.
6. ↑ Wellington Branch website Authors.org.nz, Accessed on December 12 of 2019.
7. ↑ DPP 2018 German Fantastic Prize, accessed December 12, 2019
8. ↑ DPP 2019 German Fantastic Prize, accessed on December 12, 2019.

Web links

• Literature by and about Janna Ruth in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website
• PAN profile of Janna Ruth