Matthias Matting
Matthias Matting (pseudonym Brandon Q. Morris , * 28. August 1966 in Luckenwalde , county Luckenwalde , Potsdam district ) is a German physicist , journalist and author .
Life
After completing his physics studies at the TU Dresden , Matting became an editor at a specialist publisher for computer magazines in Munich. In the following years he worked a. a. as editor for Computer Bild , Wirtschaftswoche , Focus and Heise-Verlag . In addition, he regularly published specialist books on various technical subjects and several fiction novels. Matting operates web portals for self-publishers and offers seminars for authors. From February 2015 to December 2017 he was chairman of the board of the German Self-Publishers Association , which he co-founded. He has also worked as a science fiction author under the pseudonym Brandon Q. Morris since 2017 .
Awards
- In 2011 Matthias Matting was one of the first winners of the derneuebuchpreis.de (dnbp), endowed with a total of 20,000 euros, in the non-fiction category for travel to Fukushima , which is supported by Tagesspiegel , epubli and Zeit online .
- Skoutz Award 2019 in the Science Fiction category together with Cliff Allister for the novel Helium-3 .
- Fantastic Literature Prize Seraph 2020 - nomination longlist "Best Independent Title" for the novel The Triton Disaster .
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- Matthias Matting: New trend self-publishing - bestseller without a publisher , Focus, October 14, 2011
- Matthias Matting: Self Publishing: Publishing in the Parallel World , ZEIT Online, May 5, 2014
- The Sunday Talk: Matthias Matting: A healthy market without monopolies is just as important for self-publishers as it is for publishers , Interview by U. Faure with Matthias Matting, Book Market , January 24, 2016
Books (selection)
- Your own internet server. Franzis Verlag, Poing 2003, ISBN 978-3-7723-6084-8 .
- Trip to Fukushima. epubli , 2011, ISBN 978-3-8442-0688-3 .
- The Self-Publisher-Yearbook 2014. Monsenstein and Vannerdat , Edition Octopus, Münster 2014, ISBN 978-3-95645-476-9 .
- Apple watch book. riva , 2015, ISBN 978-3-86883-765-0 .
- Cosmos and universe - explained in 60 seconds. riva, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-86883-829-9 .
As Brandon Q Morris
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Ice moon series
- Enceladus. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2017, ISBN 978-3-945796-92-4 .
- Titanium. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-945796-93-1 .
- Io. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-945796-94-8 .
- Enceladus - the return. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-945796-95-5 .
- Jupiter. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-945796-99-3 .
- The Hole. , Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-96357-000-1 .
- The crack. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-96357-001-8 .
- Silent Sun Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-96357-002-5 .
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Proxima range :
- Proxima Rising. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-96357-015-5 .
- Proxima Dying. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-96357-016-2 .
- Proxima Dreaming. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-96357-017-9 .
- Helium-3 (with Cliff Allister). Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-96357-069-8 .
- Clouds of Venus (with Ashton McLee). Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-96357-003-2 .
- The downfall of the universe. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-96357-120-6 .
- The Triton disaster. Belle Epoque (Self-Publishing), Dettenhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-96357-004-9 .
Audio books
- Mars Nation 1 (as Brandon Q. Morris), Audible Studios, 2018.
- Mars Nation 2 (as Brandon Q. Morris), Audible Studios, 2019.
- Mars Nation 3 (as Brandon Q. Morris), Audible Studios, 2019.
Web links
- Literature by and about Matthias Matting in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Matthias Matting in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about Matthias Matting in the catalog of the German National Library
- Employee portrait as editor at Focus
- Employee portrait at Heise / Telepolis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Board election 2017. In: buchreport . December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Fritz Greiler: Passauer weekly: best-selling author of Passau on the Leipzig Book Fair. March 16, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017 .
- ^ The winners have been selected , Börsenblatt , October 6, 2011
- ↑ Book award for FOCUS editor Matthias Matting: Excellent format experiment , Focus, October 6, 2011
- ↑ https://skoutz.de/skoutz-award-2019-hier-sind-die-preistraeger/
- ↑ https://www.boersenblatt.net/2020-01-08-artikel-literaturpreis_fuer_phantastik_in_drei_ Klassen-seraph-longlist_2020.1789534.html /
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SURNAME | Matting, Matthias |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Luckenwalde , county Luckenwalde , district of Potsdam , East Germany |