Stefan Melneczuk

Stefan Melneczuk (born October 31, 1970 in Hattingen ) is a German journalist and writer .

Life

Stefan Melneczuk grew up in his native Hattingen and began writing fantastic stories in his youth. After his school education he studied modern history , literature and political science at the Ruhr University in Bochum . He then completed training as an editor at the Westdeutsche Zeitung (WZ) in Wuppertal and Düsseldorf. From 1999 to 2014 he worked for WZ as an editor and was part of the local editorial team in Wuppertal.

Since 1985 he has been writing short stories and novels with a focus on fantasy , often combining the genres of science fiction , fantasy , horror , crime and thriller . In addition to his own books, he regularly publishes articles in magazines and anthologies . Melneczuk is a member of the Federal Association of Young Authors (BVjA) and is committed to promoting reading in schools.

Stefan Melneczuk lives in Hattingen.

Awards

• 1987: Invitation to the meeting of young authors in Berlin
• 1993: Hattinger Prize for Young Literature at the Hattinger Literature Days
• 1997: Award at the Ruhr-Futur competition at the Ruhr University Bochum

Works

• Lost. In: Berliner Festspiele (Ed.), Peter Grosz (Red.): Untitled anthology. Meeting of young authors '87. Anrich Verlag, Kevelaer 1988, ISBN 3-89106-059-9 , p. 97 ff.
• Shadowland. Scary stories. Klaus Bielefeld Verlag , Friedland 1998, ISBN 3-932325-52-4 .
  • New edition: Shadowland. 32 black stories. Blitz-Verlag, Windeck 2013, ISBN 978-3-89840-376-4 .
• Elaine. Novel. Klaus Bielefeld Verlag, Friedland 1999, ISBN 3-932325-84-2 .
• Absurd. Scary stories. VirPriV Verlag , Bad Oeynhausen 2002, ISBN 3-935327-19-6 .
• Torture stake. Summer of the Indians. Novel. VirPriV Verlag, Fuchstal 2007, ISBN 978-3-935327-26-8 .
  • Revised new edition: Torture Stake. Summer of the Indians. Thriller. Blitz-Verlag, Windeck 2010, ISBN 978-3-89840-295-8 .
  • Again revised new edition: Torture stake. Summer of the Indians. Thriller. Blitz-Verlag, Windeck 2012, ISBN 978-3-89840-011-4 .
• Witching hours before Halloween. Blitz-Verlag, Windeck 2009, ISBN 978-3-89840-284-2 .
• Raven city. The other end. Blitz-Verlag, Windeck 2011, ISBN 978-3-89840-313-9 .
  • Revised new edition: Rabenstadt. The other end. Thriller. Blitz-Verlag, Windeck 2012, ISBN 978-3-89840-019-0 .
• Wallenstein. Blitz-Verlag, Windeck 2014, ISBN 978-3-89840-409-9 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Stefan Melneczuk in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Stefan Melneczuk
• Information about Stefan Melneczuk on the online platform Phantastik-Couch.de
• WZ TV: A day in the life of a WZ editor  - video portrait by Stefan Melneczuk on wz-newsline.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} See information on Stefan Melneczuk on the online platform Phantastik-Couch.de ; accessed on May 15, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} cf. information on Stefan Melneczuk in Kubischu - Kulturinitiative Hattingen Ruhr ; accessed on May 15, 2014.