Joachim B. Schmidt

Joachim Beat Schmidt (* 1981 in Thusis ) is a Swiss journalist and writer .

Life

Schmidt grew up as the son of a farmer on Heinzenberg in Cazis and trained as a qualified structural draftsman . He worked as a journalist, farmhand, gardener, dry mason, waiter, assistant cook, dairy worker and receptionist. In 2010 he won the writing competition “Grosse Sehnsuchtschrift” by Blick am Abend and Thalia , in which almost 3,500 people took part, with the short story Stoffel Waits . The short story was published in spring 2011 in an anthology published by the Landverlag. In 2013 he published the novel Near the Coast in Landverlag. Schmidt was sent to the Solothurn Literature Days in 2013invited. In late autumn 2014 his second novel Am Tisch A Soldier was published and in May 2017 his third novel Moosflüstern was also published by Landverlag.

He lives and works as a journalist, author and tourist guide in Reykjavík , Iceland .

Awards

• 1st place in the writing competition "Great Desire to Write", 2010, with the short story Stoffel Waits
• 3rd place in the writing competition by Schreibszene, 2011, with the short story Welcome to the jungle, baby!
• 2019 Pro Helvetia work grant
• 2016 UBS grant

Works

• Moss Whispers: Roman. Landverlag, Langnau 2017, ISBN 978-3-905980-32-5 .
• A soldier sits at the table: Roman. Landverlag, Langnau 2014, ISBN 978-3-905980-24-0 .
• Near the coast: Roman. Landverlag, Langnau 2013, ISBN 978-3-905980-13-4 .
• Stoffel is waiting. In: So that's longing: anthology. Landverlag, Langnau 2011, ISBN 978-3-905980-01-1 .

Web links

• Website by Joachim Beat Schmidt

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Author's page ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (obsolete), Landverlag website, accessed April 28, 2013. 
2. ↑ joachimschmidt.ch
3. ↑ ^{a b} Gerhard Schriebl: Joachim Schmidt wins 15,000 francs! In: Blick am Abend . March 24, 2010, updated January 13, 2012, accessed April 28, 2013.
4. ↑ Review: Julian Reich: Icelandic romanticism looks different. ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 196 kB) In: Bündner Tagblatt . April 10, 2013, p. 16. 
5. ↑ Interview: Carlo Bernasconi: Laughing Icelanders. ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 442 kB) In: Swiss book trade. 2013, Issue 2 (January 24, 2013), p. 21. 
6. ↑ Joachim B. Schmidt ( Memento of the original from April 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the program of the Solothurn Literature Days 2013.  
7. ↑ Review: Esther Krättli: Definitely recommendable
8. ↑ Short Stories Competition 2011 ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Writing scene website, accessed April 28, 2013.