Olaf Buettner

Olaf Büttner (* 1956 in Wilhelmshaven ) is a German writer. He is the author of numerous novels and short stories for adults and young people. His work also appears in anthologies of major publishers and in school reading books. Since 2006 he has been a columnist for the Wilhelmshavener Zeitung .

Publications

• Upwind , poems
• Mixed feelings , short stories, Thaleia Verlag Saarbrücken, 1995
• Blueprint , Roman, Thaleia Verlag Saarbrücken, 1996
• Nordwind , Roman, Thaleia Verlag Saarbrücken, 1998
• Greed for happiness , short stories, Thaleia Verlag Saarbrücken, 2001
• Sommersturm , Roman, Patmos Verlag Sauerländer, Düsseldorf 2004 (translated into Lithuanian)
• As if I can fly , Roman, Patmos Verlag Sauerländer, 2005
• Sleep, my boy, sleep in , Patmos Verlag Sauerländer, 2006 (translated into Lithuanian)
• Death in the harbor , Patmos Verlag, Sauerland Thriller, 2007
• The last party , Patmos Verlag, Sauerland Thriller, 2008
• Decision on the beach , Patmos Verlag, Sauerland Thriller, 2009
• The boy from the waves , novel, Patmos Verlag, Sauerländer Shorts, 2009
• The Last Party , paperback edition, Arena Verlag Würzburg, 2009
• Filmriss , paperback edition, Ravensburger Verlag, 2010
• Until one dies , paperback edition, Ravensburger Verlag, 2013
• As if I can fly , paperback edition, Ravensburger Verlag 2014
• Friesenschwindel , Coastal Crime, Emons Verlag, 2017
• Friesen-Guru , Coastal Crime, Emons Verlag, 2018
• Shards woman , Thriller, dp Digital Publishers, eBook and paperback, 2018
• The kick to friendship, Mildenberger Verlag, school reading book from grade 5
• Gone online, Mildenberger Verlag, school reading book from grade 5

Translations

• 2008 Summer storm in Lithuanian: Vasaros Sumaistis
• 2008 Sleep, my boy, fall asleep in Lithuanian: Mik, mano vaike, miegok

Awards

• 1998 Selected participant in the “Seminar for Young Adult Authors” of the Bertelsmann Foundation in Munich
• 2000 Selected participant in the training for screenwriters at the Medienakadenmie Ludwigshafen
• 2005 Sommersturm best German-language romance novel of the previous year "DeLia 2005", DeLiA
• 2006 Inclusion in the literary calendar “Spectrum of Spirit” published by Husum Verlag
• 2007 scholarship from the state of Lower Saxony for the work on "The Last Party"
• 2007 Death in the harbor of one of the 3 best crime novels for people over 14 (book culture crime jury)
• 2008 The last party of one of the 3 best crime novels for people aged 14 and over (book culture crime jury)
• 2009 The last party nomination for the Hans-Jürgen-Martin-Preis as best youth thriller

Büttner has received invitations to international literary festivals and literary fairs such as “ Erlanger Poetenfest ”, “Seitenweise” Braunschweig literary festival, “European youth book fair” Saarbrücken, “buch” Basel, “Tatort Eifel” crime festival, “Mord am Hellwig” crime festival, “East Frisian crime days”.

Web links

• Literature by and about Olaf Büttner in the catalog of the German National Library