Maja Nielsen

Maja Nielsen (born March 25, 1964 in Hamburg ) is the author of the audio and non-fiction series Adventure, Maja Nielsen tells .

Life

Maja Nielsen completed her acting studies at the University of Music and Theater , Hamburg . She later took on theater engagements in Hamburg, Munich , Stuttgart , Tübingen and Kassel . She got into writing adventure stories through her two sons. In 1998 Maja Nielsen began working as a radio author and published her first children's books. Her stories and radio plays first appeared on children's radio ( HR , WDR , BR , MDR ).

Since 2006 Maja Nielsen has been concentrating on the children's non-fiction series “Adventure! Maja Nielsen tells ”( Gerstenberg Verlag , Hildesheim), which now comprises 22 volumes (status 02/2014). A secret of her success: Maja Nielsen takes children and their questions seriously. Another ingredient of her recipe for success is the close contact between the author and her audience. Over 150 readings per year are impressive proof of this. Maja Nielsen is a welcome guest at all major literary festivals such as LitCologne, the Munich Book Show or the Seiteneinsteiger Festival. In 2013, the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels named Maja Nielsen “Reading Artist of the Year 2013”.

Maja Nielsen has two sons and lives in Rosbach vd Höhe .

Works

Maja Nielsen puts her readers right in the middle of the topics she deals with. Embedded in excitingly told reports, she uses “knowledge boxes” in her non-fiction book series “Adventure! Maja Nielsen tells "precisely researched information" as it were to her readers. The author acts as a bridge between her audience and present-day and historical people who accompany the respective knowledge adventure as experts. The range of topics on offer is wide, ranging from “Soccer Heroes” and “ Columbus ” to “ Marie Curie ” and “ Charles Darwin ” to “ Genghis Khan ” and “ Cosmonauts ”.

With its innovative concept, it not only convinced readers of all ages, but also the specialist audience. Maja Nielsen received a nomination for the German Youth Literature Prize and numerous awards, including the 2008 Children's and Youth Non-fiction Prize from the Association for Reading Promotion for the non-fiction series “Adventure! Maja Nielsen tells ”.

Numerous volumes in the “Adventure! Maja Nielsen tells “are also available as an audio book. For this purpose, the Auditorix audio book seal of the Initiative Hören eV was awarded several times - most recently in October 2013 for “Columbus - seafarers, explorers, adventurers”. For the audio book edition of “ Wikinger . In July 2013 Maja Nielsen received the “CD of the Month” award from the Listening Foundation .

In addition to the award-winning non-fiction and audio book series “Adventure! Maja Nielsen tells ”, Maja Nielsen has written several novels for young people about the“ Adventure Team ”. In 2013, " Feldpost für Pauline" was published, a novel aimed at a reading public from the age of 12 and set during the First World War . For the audio book of the same name published in 2009, the Filmstiftung NRW and the city of Wuppertal awarded Maja Nielsen the German Children's Radio Play Prize . In 2014 the novel was published as a theatrical version and premiered on December 20, 2014 at the Studiobühne Bayreuth under the direction of Marieluise Müller.

Non-fiction

(Published by Gerstenberg Verlag , Hildesheim)

Football Heroes - The Road to the World Cup, 2014, ISBN 978-3-8369-4881-4 .
Columbus - Navigator, Explorer, Adventurer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8369-4878-4 .
Volcanoes - Fire and Ashes over Pompeii, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8369-4874-6 .
Vikings - Great Voyage with the Northmen, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8369-4876-0 .
Vampires - The True Story of Count Dracula, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8369-4871-5 .
Pioneers of the skies - The dream of flying, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8369-4850-0 .
Napoleon - The Dream of Power and Freedom, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8369-4849-4 .
Tutankhamun - The Forgotten Royal Tomb, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8369-4869-2 .
Titanic - Discovery on the Seabed, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8369-4846-3 .
Magellan - In the footsteps of the circumnavigator, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8369-4847-0 .
Marie Curie - The Discovery of Radioactivity, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8369-4848-7 .
James Cook - The Search for Paradise, 2009, ISBN 978-3-8369-4845-6 .
Charles Darwin - A Researcher Changes the World, 2009, ISBN 978-3-8369-4844-9 .
Dinosaurs - Journey to the Primeval Giants, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8369-4843-2 .
Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey - Among the Wild Great Apes, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8369-4842-5 .
The Sunken Pirate Ship - Henry Morgan and the Oxford, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8369-4841-8 .
Scott and Amundsen - The Race to the South Pole, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8067-4838-3 .
Indians - Sitting Bull, Red Cloud and His Heirs, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8369-4840-1 .
Genghis Khan - The Secret History of the Steppe Fighter, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8067-4835-2 .
Cosmonauts - Into space with 20 million horsepower, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8067-4836-9 .
David Livingstone - The Secret of the Nile Springs, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8067-4839-0 .
Mount Everest - Searching for Traces in Icy Heights, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8067-4834-5 .

Audio books

Soccer heroes - the way to the World Cup. JUMBO Verlag Hamburg, 2014, ISBN 978-3-8337-3252-2 .
Columbus - sailor, explorer, adventurer. JUMBO Verlag Hamburg, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8337-3079-5 .
Volcanoes - fire and ashes over Pompeii. JUMBO Verlag, Hamburg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8337-2968-3 .
Vikings - on a long journey with the Northmen. JUMBO Verlag, Hamburg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8337-2967-6 .
Pioneers of the skies. The dream of flying. JUMBO Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-8337-2846-4 .
Vampires. The true story of Count Dracula. JUMBO Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-8337-2779-5 .
Napoleon - The dream of power and freedom. JUMBO Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-8337-2755-9 .
Field post for Pauline. Patmos Verlag / Sauerländer, Mannheim, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8398-4557-8 .
Titanic - discovery on the ocean floor. headroom Verlag , Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-934887-90-9 .
James Cook - The Search for Paradise. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-934887-89-3 .
Charles Darwin - A researcher changes the world. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-934887-78-7 .
Dinosaurs - journey into the realm of primeval times. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-934887-80-0 .
Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey - Among the great apes. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-934887-72-5 .
Indians - Sitting Bull, Red Cloud and their heirs. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-934887-69-5 .
Magellan - On the trail of the circumnavigator. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-934887-81-7 .
David Livingstone - The Secret of the Nile Springs. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-934887-64-3 .
Tutankhamun - The forgotten royal tomb. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-934887-51-1 .
Cosmonauts - Into space with 20 million horsepower. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-934887-52-X .
The Sunken Pirate Ship - Henry Morgan and the Oxford. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-934887-73-2 .
Genghis Khan - The Secret Story of the Steppe Fighter. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-934887-50-3 .
In the polar bear kingdom. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-934887-83-X .
Mount Everest - search for traces in icy heights. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-934887-35-X .
Scott and Amundsen - The Race to the South Pole. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-934887-63-5 .
Jack London - The Last Gold Rush. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-934887-82-1 .
Takla Makan - treasures under glowing sand. headroom Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-934887-84-8 .

Youth novels

(Published by Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim )

Crime scene Eden 1919, 2018, ISBN 978-3-8369-5681-9 .
Field Post for Pauline, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8369-5775-5 .

(Published by Erika Klopp Verlag, Hamburg )

The Adventure Team - The Secret of the Pirate Island, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7817-1411-3 .
The Adventure Team - The Mystery of the Black Mummy, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7817-1412-0 .
The Adventure Team - The Legacy of the Great Hunters, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7817-1413-7 .

Children's books

(Published by Middelhauve Verlag, Munich)

Fridolin and Friederike, 2001, ISBN 3-7876-9733-0 .

Awards and nominations

2019 FRIEDOLIN , Youth Literature Prize of the Global Ethic Foundation , for Tatort Eden 1919
10/2013 Auditorix audio book seal 2013/2014 of the Initiative Hören eV for "Columbus - sailors, explorers, adventurers"
07/2013 “CD of the month” award from the Listening Foundation for “Vikings. With the Northmen on a long journey "
03/2013 Award “Reading Artist of the Year” by the “Reading Promotion” working group in the German Book Trade Association
10/2012 Auditorix Audiobook Seal 2012/2013 by Initiative Hören eV for “Pioneers of the Air. The dream of flying"
02/2011 Inclusion in the Deutschlandfunk best list "Books for young readers" February 2011 with "Marie Curie - The discovery of radioactivity"
2010 Hörkulino nomination 2010 for Charles Darwin - A researcher changes the world
2009 German Children's Radio Play Prize 2009 for field post for Pauline
03/2009 audio book best list from hr2 Kultur for Charles Darwin - A researcher is changing the world
2008 Children's and youth non-fiction award 2008 of the Association for Reading Promotion eV for the non-fiction book series Adventure & Knowledge
2009 Nominated 2009 Science Book of the Year for Charles Darwin - A Researcher Changes the World
2008 2008 Science Book of the Year nomination for Jane Goodall & Dian Fossey. Among wild apes
2007 Shortlist of the 2007 German Youth Literature Prize for Mount Everest. Searching for traces in icy heights "
2007 Deutschlandfunk. The best 7 books for young readers: January / February: Cosmonauts. Into space with 20 million horsepower
IfaK, Institute for Applied Children's Media Research, University of the Media, Stuttgart
2005 CD of the month February 2005: Mount Everest. Searching for traces in icy heights
2007 CD of the month January 2007: David Livingstone. Lost in Africa
2005/2006 The Adventure & Knowledge series was nominated for the German Audio Book Prize.

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personal data
SURNAME	Nielsen, Maja
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German author
DATE OF BIRTH	March 25, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamburg