Melanie Vogltanz
Melanie Vogltanz (born October 12, 1992 in Vienna ) is an Austrian writer and translator.
life and work
Melanie Vogltanz studied German Philology and English at the University of Vienna .
She mainly writes in the field of dark fantasy and science fiction . In addition to her novels and short stories, she has published numerous short stories in various anthologies and translated several novels from English. In 2020 she made it onto the shortlist for three of the most important prizes in the fantastic scene. These were the Seraph Fantastic Literature Prize , the Kurd-Laßwitz Prize and the German Science Fiction Prize .
Works
- Novels and short stories
- Ararat - The Sin Flood . Verlag Ohneohren, 2014, ISBN 978-3903006126 , paperback edition 2018, ISBN 978-3-903006-11-9 .
- Maleficus . (= Black Blood 1.) Papierverzierer Verlag in cooperation with Lucifer Verlag, 2014, new edition 2016, ISBN 978-3-95962-320-9 .
- Mortalitas . (= Black Blood 2.) Papierverzierer Verlag, 2015, new edition 2016, ISBN 978-3-95962-321-6 .
- Munditia . (= Black Blood 3.) Papierverzierer Verlag, 2015, new edition 2016, ISBN 978-3-95962-322-3 .
- Raven son . eBook, SP, 2016.
- Aurora: Nox 1.1. eBook series, 2016.
- Aurora: Nox 1.2. eBook series, 2016.
- Aurora: Nox 1.3. eBook series, 2016.
- as MM Vogltanz: round of sacrifices . Verlag Ohneohren, 2017 (eBook), 2018 as paperback, ISBN 978-3-90300-686-7 .
- Wolf will. (= Black Blood 4.) Papierverzierer Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-95962-333-9 .
- Wolf rage . (= Black Blood 5.) Papierverzierer Verlag, 2018, ISBN 978-3-95962-335-3 .
- Wolf mania . (= Black Blood 6.) Papierverzierer Verlag, 2018, ISBN 978-3-95962-337-7 .
- Shape Me . Verlag Ohneohren, 2019, ISBN 978-3-903296-22-0 (Ebook), paperback, ISBN 978-3-903296-23-7
- Black moon light . Self-published, 2019, paperback, ISBN 978-3749485024
- Story collections
- On dark wings: raven-black stories . 2015. ISBN 978-1-5170-8869-9 .
Awards and nominations
- Encouragement Award of the European Science Fiction Society 2016
- Nomination for the German Fantasy Prize 2016 for Aurora as best series
- 8th place on the Fantastik best list for Wolfswille in April 2018
- Longlist nomination for the German Fantasy Prize 2018 for the short story PET from the anthology Das Dimensionstor .
- 7th place at the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis 2018 for the short story PET from the anthology Das Dimensionstor .
- Tip of the month July 2018 for the short story PET from the anthology Das Dimensionstor by SF-Lit.de.
- 2nd place on the Phantastik best list for Wolfswahn in January 2019 (In the months before, 4th and 3rd place)
- 4th place at the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis 2020 for the novel Shape Me .
- Shortlist nomination for the 2020 Seraph Literature Prize for the novel Black Moon Light .
- Shortlist nomination for the German Science Fiction Prize 2020 for the novel Shape Me .
Web links
- Literature by and about Melanie Vogltanz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Melanie Vogl dance in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Official website
- PAN profile of Melanie Vogltanz
Individual evidence
- ↑ Publishing information about the author
- ↑ Winners ESFS Awards 2016
- ↑ Report on the award of the DPP 2017
- ↑ Fantastic leaderboard April 2018
- ↑ Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis 2018, category best story ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ SF-LIT.de, Tip of the Month July
- ↑ Fantastic Leaderboard January 2019
- ↑ Homepage of the Kurd-Laßwitz-Prize 2020
- ^ News from the Fantastic Academy
- ↑ News of the German Science Fiction Prize
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogltanz, Melanie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |