Nora Bendzko

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Nora Bendzko (* 1994 in Munich ) is a German writer , singer and editor .

life and work

Nora Bendzko was born in Munich and is studying German Philology at the University of Vienna . Since the age of 12 she took singing lessons in jazz , rhythm and soul and classical singing with different singing teachers, u. a. with Annette Neuffer and Franz Garlik .

From 2015 she was the singer of the metal band Avem, in December 2019 she announced her departure from the band. She is still active in the power metal band Nightmarcher.

As a writer, she mainly devotes herself to pitch-black stories and the gloomy adaptations of classic fairy tales. Her self- published series of novels Galgenmärchen was nominated for the Seraph Fantastic Literature Prize in 2018 and 2019 , each in the category of Best Independent Title . Her first novel will be published by Verlag Droemer Knaur in 2020 . She has also published several short stories in anthologies.

Nora Bendzko works as an editor and translator , e. B. for Dead Soft Verlag and Hawkify Books. She is also a member of the Nornennetz , an association of German fantastic authors .

Awards and nominations

  • 2017: Nomination for Best Short Story at the German Fantastic Prize for Wolf Addiction (Top 5)
  • 2018: Nomination for Best Independent Title at the Fantastic Literature Prize Seraph for Child Robbers (Top 3)
  • 2019: Fantastik best list with witch's pay (6th place in March and 9th place in April)
  • 2019: Nomination for Best Independent Title at the Fantastik Literature Prize Seraph for Hexensold (Top 3)

Works

Novels and short stories
Short stories and essays
  • The hyper-real escapist , in: Fantastic! , Vol. 63, 7/2016.
  • Brood of bears (Gallows Tale 3), Amazon KDP (Ebook), 2017.
  • The Frankenstein Paradox, in: The impossible murder and other fantastic criminal cases, CONTE-Verlag, St. Ingbert, 2019, ISBN 978-3956021862 .
  • Invidia and The Eyes of Chaos , in: Seitenweise. Shortest Stories, Art Script Phantastik Verlag, Salach, 2019, ISBN 978-3945045435 .
  • The snow whispers my name, in: Durch Eiswüsten und Flammenmeere: A fairytale anthology , Drachenmond Verlag, Hürth, 2019, ISBN 978-3959918725 .
  • The abyss lies in the eyes, in: Harvest Night - Dark Folklore , Epubli, 2019, ISBN 978-3750240483 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nora Bendzko: About me. In: Nora Bendzko - author, singer & editor. February 28, 2016, accessed January 4, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Andreas Schüler: Pfaffenhofen: Musical dreams. In: Donaukurier. April 22, 2013, accessed January 4, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Nora Bendzko: I'm leaving my band Avem. In: Nora Bendzko - author, singer & editor. December 4, 2019, accessed January 4, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Matthias Matting: And when are you writing your bestseller? In: FOCUS Online. Retrieved January 4, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b Premiere for self-publishers: Fantastic Academy publishes Seraph shortlist. In: Börsenblatt. February 28, 2018, accessed January 4, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Nora Bendzko: About me. In: Nora Bendzko - author, singer & editor. February 28, 2016, accessed January 4, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Presentation of the author: Nora Bendzko. In: Nornennetz. July 31, 2019, accessed January 4, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Fantastik Best List April 2019. April 5, 2019, accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Fantastic leaderboard March 2019. March 1st, 2019, accessed on January 4th, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Prize winner SERAPH 2019. In: Phantastische Akademie e. V. Accessed January 4, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Bendzko, Nora
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, singer and editor
DATE OF BIRTH 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich