periplaneta
periplaneta is an independent publisher and media group that has been in existence since autumn 2007 and is based in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg . The managing director is Marion Alexa Müller.
Name and logo
Periplaneta is a Greco-Latin term and means “around the planet”. The name for the independent publishing house was based on the genus of the flighty cockroach (scientific name Periplaneta), a reminder of their survival strategy and ability to adapt despite adverse circumstances. The Periplaneta Americana ( American cockroach ) is the mascot of Periplaneta.
program
In addition to books, the publisher also publishes e-books , music CDs and audio books . In addition, the publisher's own studio and label Silbenstreif produces poetry clips, podcasts , video trailers and the audio books. Many publications appear as multimedia or cross-media products, e.g. B. as books with CD or DVD
Before setting up the publishing house, the founders had been running the “Vision & Wahn” reading stage since June 2004 . "Vision & Wahn" has been taking place on the first Monday of every month since 2010 in the premises of the publisher's own literature café.
In addition to young authors who made their novel debut with Periplaneta , the publisher also published works by well-known authors such as Christian von Aster , Michael Fuchs-Gamböck , Michael Eichhammer and artists from music and film such as the singer Holly Loose ( last instance ), Alexander “Lex “Wohnhaas ( Megaherz ), Carsten Klatte or the actor and director René Sydow .
Other authors of the publishing house are u. a .: Thomas Manegold , Thommi Baake , Thomas Sabottka , Moritz Neumeier , Hank Zerbolesch , Pit Pikus, Mark Uriona, Clint Lukas , Konrad Endler , Lea Streisand .
Since 2010, Periplaneta or one of its sub-labels has also released music albums. There were u. a. Realized album productions with the songwriter Christoph Theußl , the pianist and singer Lisa Morgenstern and the folk band “The Sycamore Tree”.
- Edition Periplaneta (novels, short stories)
- Dragonfly Edition (all-age fantasy, children's books)
- Edition Totengraeber (crime thriller, psychological thriller)
- Edition MundWerk (slampoetry, cabaret, stage literature)
- Edition Reimzwang (poetry)
- Edition Blickpunkt (biographies, non-fiction book)
- Edition subculture (scene literature, independent and music)
Principles
It is expressly one of the principles of the publisher that there is no narrowly defined program focus. The publisher has a wide range of topics. In addition to fiction (Edition Periplaneta), he also has various other editions: "Drachenfliege" (children's books, fantasy, fairy tales), "Reimzwang" (poetry), "Totengraeber" (crime novels, thriller) and "Mundwerk" (comedy, cabaret, Slam).
An imprint is the Edition Subkultur, founded in January 2013, which primarily publishes literature and music from different youth cultures .
Periplaneta supports the idea of the action alliance for fair publishers .
"Creative center"
Since May 2009 the publishing house has had a “creative center”, which houses the office space and a literature café with a bookshop. Literary events, exhibitions or musical performances take place there. The venue is also open to non-publishing authors and artists.
Web links
- Periplaneta - publisher's website
- Edition MundWerk
- Edition subculture
- Syllable Strip Studio
- Reading stage Vision & Wahn
Coordinates: 52 ° 33 ′ 14.4 " N , 13 ° 24 ′ 28" E