Saskia Heintz

Saskia Heintz (* 1966 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German publishing director, editor and translator.

Life

Saskia Heintz studied theater studies , modern German literature , philosophy , psychology and book studies in Berlin and Munich. First she worked at various theaters as a dramaturge and assistant director, then she moved to a theater publisher as a lecturer and worked as an agent for literature and art books.

Until 2004 she was a lecturer in book studies at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich .

In 1996 she moved to Carl Hanser Verlag as a press officer and editor , where she set up the children's and youth book publisher together with Friedbert Stohner. She has been running the publishing house since 2014.

Heintz is considered to be the discoverer of several authors whom she helped achieve on the German market and internationally. a. Adam Baron, Michael Gerard Bauer , Clay Carmichael, Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli, Gabriele Clima, Eva Eland, Rolf-Bernhard Essig , Holly Goldberg Sloan, Alan Gratz, John Green , Katherine Hannigan , Lene Kaaberbol, Jacqueline Kelly , Christine Knödler, Wolfgang Korn , Karla Kuskin, Nina LaCour, Mathilda Masters, Bart Moeyaert , Sally Nicholls , Raquel Palacio , Dirk Pope, Julya Rabinowich , Sabina Radeva, Rainbow Rowell , Martin Schäuble , Silke Schlichtmann, Claudia Schreiber , Neal Shusterman, Janne Teller and Lauren Wolk .

Saskia Heintz works as an editor and translator from English and Dutch.

From 2011 to 2013 she was on the jury for the literary scholarships of the City of Munich.

Editorships

• 2003 Men don't know pain. Stories about jealousy (with Friedrich Ani , Martin Brinkmann , Zoran Drvenkar , Fridolin Schley , Andreas Steinhöfel , Udo Wachtveitl and others), Carl Hanser Verlag. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-20193-4

Translations

• 2002: Caroline Heens: My dog ​​Oskar . u. a. Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-20114-9
• 2007: Antoinette Portis: This is not a box! . Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-20909-1
• 2008: Karla Kuskin: The orchestra is getting dressed . Illustration Marc Simont. Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-23109-2
• 2009: Tom Schamp: Otto drives a car . Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-23316-4
• 2013: James Flora: The cow that once had to sneeze . Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-24158-9
• 2014: Tom Schamp: 1,2,3 - count! . Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-24642-3
• 2016: Lauren Child: Will he stay forever now? . Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-25297-4
• 2019: Eva Eland: Instructions for use against sadness . Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-26210-2
• 2020: Eva Eland: Instructions for being happy . Carl Hanser Publishing House. Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-26610-0

Awards

• 2009: Prize of the German Record Critics (for the translation of the audio version of Das Orchester dresses by Karla Kuskin at cbj audio)
• 2013: The most beautiful books of the year, DIE ZEIT (for the translation of The Cow That Had To Sneeze by James Flora)
• 2016: VerlagsLUCHS from DIE ZEIT, as the publishing director of the Hanser Kinder- und Jugendbuchverlag

Web links

• Directory of lecturers at the Ludwig Maximilians University
• AVJ directory of children's and youth book publishers
• Jury members literary grants from the City of Munich
• Award ceremony Buxtehuder Bulle 2012 - John Green thanks his editor Saskia Heintz
• Award ceremony of the German Youth Literature Prize 2013 - John Green thanks his editor Saskia Heinz
• Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel dated September 23, 2014 - on the change in publishing management
• Book report from September 23, 2014
• NDR Kultur from February 20, 2015 in conversation with Saskia Heintz
• Hanser children's and young people's book: Ulrich Störiko-Blume is retiring, Saskia Heintz takes over
• Book market from June 22nd, 2018: Hanser celebrated the 25th anniversary of its children's and youth book publisher [1]