Markolf Hoffmann

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Markolf Hoffmann (* 1975 in Braunschweig ) is a German author whose first novel Nebelriss was published in 2004 by Wilhelm Heyne . He now writes for various publishers.

Life

Born in Braunschweig, Markolf Hoffmann grew up in Scheer on the Danube. He attended the Liebfrauenschule in Sigmaringen . He then studied German at the Free University of Berlin . He finished his studies in 2006 with a Magister Artium . Hoffmann began to write short stories and scripts for short films at an early age. He also filmed some of these scripts, directing them himself. His first novel Nebelriss was published in 2004.

In 2010 he took part in the literary experiment Hinterland published by Karla Schmidt , an anthology published by Wurdack , for which 20 authors wrote science fiction stories based on music by David Bowie . Hoffmann has also been writing books for children and young people since 2012.

In 2013 Hoffmann founded the e-book publisher Das Beben together with other authors, booksellers and publishers .

Publications

Age of Change

Single novels

  • In Poseidon's arms. (Narration) in the anthology Matrixfeuer. Phönix Verlag, Erkrath 2003.
  • A masterful meal. (Short story) in the anthology of Tolkien's Creatures. Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 2004.
  • Rebels in green. (Short story) in the anthology Liber Vampirorum - resurrected. Midas Verlag, Berlin 2005.
  • The shards of St. Helen. (Short story) in the anthology Arkham. A travel guide , Basilisk Verlag, Reichelsheim 2006.
  • The marble diver. (Short story) in the anthology Photosynthesis, Pahino Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2006.
  • Forebrain posterior. (Anthology, together with Boris Koch and Christian von Aster), Berlin, 2007, ISBN 978-3-935901-13-0 .
  • Triptych. In: Karla Schmidt (Ed.): Hinterland. 20 stories inspired by the music of David Bowie . Wurdack, Nittendorf 2010, ISBN 978-3-938065-69-3 .
  • The whisper between the branches. (Stories). Shayol, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-926126-98-6 .
  • Ines opens the door. (Youth novel), Ueberreuter , Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-8000-5675-0 .
  • Ratio Glimm - Das Superhirn , Ueberreuter , Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-7641-5014-3

Achievements and Awards

  • In 1992 Hoffmann was with the story But said he did not represent anything in the final round of the competition of the Regensburg Writers' Group International (RSGI).
  • In 1995 he won first prize in the literature competition of the FDA Baden-Württemberg with the story of Haktar's silence .
  • In 1996 he received the Scheffel Prize for excellent performance in German as part of his Abitur in Sigmaringen / Baden-Württemberg .
  • In 1998 Hoffmann was represented in the selection program of the International Youth Film Festival up-and-coming with the film Schnitt Fehler , whose screenplay he had written and also directed.
  • Also in 1998 he was represented with the short story The Little Breakfast Self-mutilation in the final selection of the competition of the literary forum kubischu in Hattingen / North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • In 1999 he received a scholarship from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) for a one-year study visit to London with a research focus on British literature of the 1990s .

Forebrain posterior room

Since March 2005, Markolf Hoffmann has been organizing a monthly series of events in the Berlin Z-Bar together with the authors Boris Koch and Christian von Aster under the title “Frontal Brain Room”. Guest authors can also be heard regularly. In 2007 the three authors also published an anthology with texts from this series of events.

particularities

Hoffmann has developed an online concept for his romantic tale “The Age of Change” and publishes “appetizers” and stories about the novels on a specially created website. His readings are usually supported musically: the sound artist Michael Carmone has designed accompanying music for some chapters of Hoffmann's works, and the author often plays his own compositions on the piano.

This and that

Hoffmann was a composer, pianist and singer in the Gothic parody band Wolfgang Schergen in 2002 and 2003 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ute Korn-Amann: "Markolf Hoffmann writes adventures for children". In: Schwäbische Zeitung, April 2, 2014
  2. ↑ Press information from the publishing house Das Beben . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 14, 2014 ; accessed on September 14, 2014 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.verlagdasbeben.de

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personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Markolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig