Murderous sisters

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Murderous Sisters e. V.
purpose Association for the promotion of German-language crime literature written by women
Chair: Carola Christiansen
Establishment date: February 3, 1996, since April 2012 as a registered association
Number of members: > 610
Seat : Berlin
Website: www.moerderische-schwestern.eu

The German-speaking association Murderous Sisters e. V. is a non-profit association with the aim of promoting culture and German-language crime literature written by women. Members are authors, readers, bookwomen (all with a penchant for crime fiction ) and specialists in criminological, legal, medical, psychological and journalistic fields. Murderous Sisters is considered to be the largest European non-profit association of German-speaking crime authors. The more than 550 members are listed by name on the official website of the network. They come mainly from Germany , Austria and Switzerland , but also from Australia , Great Britain , Italy , Portugal , Sweden , Ireland and the USA .

activity

Authors support the organization through various activities, including a .:

  • Trademark of the Murderous Sisters e. V. has been the so-called "Ladies Crime Night" since 2007, a special reading format where excerpts from their publications are presented to the audience by several crime writers - against the clock / shortest reading.
  • a one-year mentoring program between experienced crime writers and beginners,
  • a scholarship worth 1500 euros, with which the Murderous Sisters have sponsored an author's crime project selected by a jury every year since 2014,
  • the Golden Auguste , an award that is given every three years to people who have made a name for themselves in women's crime fiction.
  • regional groups, so-called regional groups, within which personal exchange and training courses as well as readings take place on site,
  • an annual general meeting with seminars, lectures and public readings as well as an internal party,
  • maintaining contacts with public institutes and scientists,
  • the official website showing new member releases, and
  • The Murderous Sisters e. V. actively support the following political campaigns on the subject of the book market: network authors' rights (co-initiators), fair book market, be social-link local, European copyright campaign, favorite book campaign, 100 thousand poets for change and fair publisher.

history

The German-speaking section of Sisters in Crime , the German Chapter - Murderous Sisters, was founded in 1996. In 2007, the German Chapter broke away from the American organization and has since been called Murderous Sisters - Association of German-Speaking Crime Authors . The Murderous Sisters have been a registered association since 2012.

Presidents and Vice-Presidents

  • 1996–1997 Anneli von Könemann (President)
  • 1997–1999 Karin Tränkner (President), Andrea C. Busch (Vice President)
  • 1999–2001 Almuth Heuner (President), Andrea C. Busch (Vice President)
  • 2001–2005 Susanne Mischke (President), Jutta Motz (Vice President)
  • 2005–2007 Beatrix M. Kramlovsky (President), Jutta Motz (Vice President)
  • 2007–2008 Gesine Schulz (President), Ulla Lessmann (1st Vice-President), Martina K. Schneiders (2nd Vice-President)
  • 2008–2010 Ulla Lessmann (President), Martina K. Schneiders (1st Vice President), Sabine Klewe (2nd Vice President)
  • 2010–2011 Alexa Stein (President), Annette Petersen (1st Vice President), Regine Kölpin (2nd Vice President), Sarah S. Michelis (Treasurer)
  • 2011–2012 Alexa Stein (President), Annette Petersen (1st Vice-President), Christiane Dieckerhoff (2nd Vice-President), Sarah S. Michelis (Treasurer)
  • 2012–2013 Gisa Pauly (President), Annette Petersen (1st Vice-President), Christiane Dieckerhoff (2nd Vice-President), Sarah S. Michelis (Treasurer)
  • 2013–2014 Sabine Klewe (President), Anja Marschall (1st Vice-President), Christiane Dieckerhoff (2nd Vice-President), Sarah S. Michelis (Treasurer)
  • 2014–2016 Janet Clark (President), Anja Marschall (1st Vice-President), Alice Spogis (2nd Vice-President), Sarah S. Michelis (Treasurer)
  • 2016–2018 Janet Clark (President), Anja Marschall (1st Vice-President), Anja Rieser (2nd Vice-President), Sarah Naomi Masur (Treasurer)
  • 2018–2019 Carola Christiansen (President), Dorothea Böhme (1st Vice-President), Deborah Emrath (2nd Vice-President), Mareike Fröhlich (Treasurer)
  • since 2019 Carola Christiansen (President), Yvonne Wüstel (1st Vice President), Deborah Emrath (2nd Vice President), Mareike Fröhlich (Treasurer)

Scholarship holders of the Mörderische Schwestern e. V.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ According to the general assembly of the Murderous Sisters on November 2, 2019 in Güstrow; see also Twenty Years of Murderous Sisters 1996–2016. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu, accessed on November 12, 2019, with the indication: "around 600".
  2. ↑ Martina Kasprzak: Golden pen for Kramm Konowalow: A murderous sister. In: svz.de. Zeitungsverlag Schwerin GmbH & Co. KG , July 4, 2017, accessed on March 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b crime writers: What we do - Murderous sisters. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .
  4. ^ Crime writers: Our mentoring program - Murderous Sisters. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .
  5. ^ Crime writers: Our work grant - Murderous sisters. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .
  6. ↑ be social - link local. (No longer available online.) In: link-local.jetzt. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018 ; accessed on March 2, 2018 .
  7. ↑ ACTION FAVORITE BOOK ... is only available signed in your bookstore. In: aktion-lieblingsbuch.de. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Crime writers: Current Projects - Murderous Sisters. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .
  9. ^ Crime writers: History - Murderous Sisters. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  10. ^ Crime writers: Contact persons - Murderous sisters. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Crime writers: About us. Contact women - murderous sisters. (No longer available online.) In: moerderische-schwestern.eu. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019 ; accessed on June 19, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Crime writers: About us. Contact women - murderous sisters. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu. Retrieved June 19, 2019 .
  13. ↑ DIE STIPENDIATIN 2018. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu, accessed on August 9, 2019.
  14. ↑ ++ Press release ++ Murderous Sisters award a scholarship to Tatjana Marti. In: moerderische-schwestern.eu, June 13, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019.