Mary Cronos

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Mary Cronos (born March 29, 1987 in Rüdersdorf near Berlin ) is the pseudonym of a German artist, entrepreneur and author. Her real name is Maria Schucklies .

As a writer, she primarily writes in the genres of fantasy and crime . Her podcast formats Carpe Artes and In Flagranti are broadcast with changing guests every first Saturday of the month on Radioplanet Berlin. She works as a photographer (primarily in the LARP and cosplay area ), illustrator and cover designer under the Colors of Cronos label . Since 2013 she has also been involved in the charity project Mission: Change for charitable purposes.

life and work

Cronos studied Protestant theology at the Humboldt University in Berlin and the University of Greifswald . She graduated with an exam in 2015. Since 2013 she has been working as a freelance artist in the fields of photography , design and illustration . She is represented as an author by the Langenbuch & Weiß literature agency .

In 2019, Cronos and her colleague Sabrina Schuh launched the Fakriro project , which supports independent authors in the presentation of their works. B. through exhibition stands, book signing sessions or virtual events. In the course of the corona pandemic , the first Fakriro online fair took place in 2020 as a replacement program for the Leipzig Book Fair , which was no longer available .

Cronos' debut, the high fantasy series Nafishur , was self- published from 2015 . Since then, Cronos has published numerous novels. Her publishing debut, the mystery novel Houston Hall - Shadows of the Past was published by Droemer Knaur in 2018 and was nominated for the German Fantasy Prize in the category 'Best Novel' in 2019 . There he reached the shortlist of the best five titles.

Mary Cronos has been a member of the Selfpublisher Association since autumn 2019 and part of the Phantastik authors network PAN since spring 2020 .

Others

In November 2019 Cronos was a guest at Neo Magazine Royale by Jan Böhmermann as part of the satire show Let monitor you . It was parodied there by Oliver Kalkofe , among others .

Awards and nominations

  • German Fantastic Prize: Best Novel (Shortlist)

Works

Novels
Further publications
  • How to start a podcast online (almost) . The Selfpublisher, 15/2019.
  • Put in the right light - the author's portrait . Tolino Media Blog, May 27, 2020.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Colors of Cronos website by Mary Cronos, accessed on August 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ Mission Change Agency website , accessed August 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Agency Langenbuch & Weiß: Profile of Mary Cronos , accessed on August 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Orbanism: Interview with Mary Cronos , February 19, 2020, Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Fakriro Projects , Fakriro website, accessed on August 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Ralf Drescher: Author nominated for book prize: Mary Cronos is now planning a crime thriller in a pastor's milieu. In: Berlin Week. November 2, 2019, accessed August 18, 2020 .
  7. ↑ ZDF press portal: "Let yourself be monitored! - the PRISM IS A DANCER Show" on ZDF. November 25, 2019, accessed August 20, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Special: The German Fantastic Prize 2019. In: Corona Magazine. Verlag in Farb und Bunt, September 2019, accessed on August 18, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Cronos, Mary
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schucklies, Maria (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author, artist and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Rüdersdorf near Berlin