Katja Brandis
Katja Brandis (* 1970 ; actually Sylvia Englert ) is a German journalist and writer. Since 1996 she has published over 70 books under two different pseudonyms and her real name, some of them together with other authors, including mainly children's and youth literature , but also non-fiction and novels for adults.
With her novel And nobody will know you she came in 2014 a. a. in second place at the Landshut Youth Book Prize . The volumes of her youth book series Woodwalkers and Seawalkers were all placed on the Spiegel bestseller list (youth book).
Life
Brandis grew up in the Rhine-Main area , where he studied American, German and English. After many years of writing in the "quiet little room", she joined the Frankfurt writers' circle during her studies , which accompanied the creation of her first novel The Treason of the Fire Guild . She chose the pseudonym “Brandis” in honor of her favorite writer, Nikolai von Michalewsky , who also publishes under a pseudonym (Mark Brandis) . Today she lives with her husband and son near Munich and works as an author.
Works
As Katja Brandis
Battle for Daresh (TB edition Piper / Carlsen 2005)
- The Treason of the Fire Guild ( Ueberreuter 2002)
- The Prophet of the Phoenix (Ueberreuter 2003)
- The reputation of the emerald garden (Ueberreuter 2004)
Fire blossom
- Fire blossom (Ueberreuter 2005)
- In the realm of cloud drinkers (Ueberreuter 2006)
- The moon oracle (Ueberreuter 2008)
Dolphin team
- The secret of the "Antares" (Ueberreuter 2004)
- Lost in the Bermuda Triangle (Ueberreuter 2005)
- Sharky's wave (Ueberreuter 2006)
- Part 1: Carag's transformation ( Arena Verlag 2016)
- Part 2: Dangerous friendship (Arena Verlag 2017)
- Part 3: Holly's Secret (Arena Verlag 2017)
- Part 4: Alien Wilderness (Arena Verlag 2018)
- Part 5: Enemy Traces (Arena Verlag 2018)
- Part 6: Day of Vengeance (Arena Verlag 2019)
- & Friends: Fatty Companions (Arena Verlag 2020; special edition, will be published in September)
- Dangerous characters (Arena Verlag 2019)
- Rescue for Shari (Arena Verlag 2020)
- Wild waves (Arena Verlag, 2020)
Khyona
- Under the spell of the silver falcon (Arena Verlag 2018)
- The power of the ice dragons (Arena Verlag 2019)
Single novels
- The Seeker (Otherworld Verlag 2007)
- Cheetah Summer ( Ueberreuter 2009, new edition by Arena Verlag 2020)
- The Elephant Temple (Ueberreuter 2010)
- Koala dreams (Ueberreuter 2011)
- Call of the Deep ( Beltz & Gelberg 2011), with Hans-Peter Ziemek
- Dragonfly catcher ( Piper Verlag 2012)
- Shadow of the Jungle (Beltz & Gelberg 2012), with Hans-Peter Ziemek
- And nobody will know you (Beltz & Gelberg 2013)
- Vulkanjäger (Beltz & Gelberg 2014)
- Floaters (Beltz & Gelberg 2015)
- Freestyler (Beltz & Gelberg 2016)
- White Zone - Last Chance (Beltz & Gelberg 2017)
As Sylvia Englert
"Just ask the mouse" series by cbj (Munich)
- Seas & Oceans (2007)
- Universe (2008, new edition under Stars and Planets by Carlsen Verlag 2019)
- Whales and Dolphins (2009, new edition by Carlsen Verlag 2019)
- Weather and Climate (2009)
- Our Earth (2010)
- Volcanoes & Earthquakes (2011, new edition by Carlsen Verlag 2019)
- Ships (2012)
Children's books and children's non-fiction books
- Café Andromeda - A fantastic journey through modern physics ( Campus 2003), with Stefan Jäger
- Princess Vivi and the wild robber ( ArsEdition 2008), with Isabel Abedi and Bettina Nutz (illustrations)
- Pit and the stubborn alarm clock (ArsEdition 2009), with Thorsten Saleina (illustrations)
- Raphael comes to school (ArsEdition 2009), with Regina Altegoer (illustrations), new edition 2018 under the title I'm going to school now ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Gustav chases the flower thief (ArsEdition 2010), with Antje Flad (illustrations)
- Little Bear discovers writing (ArsEdition 2011), with Antje Flad (illustrations)
- I stop at red! - My first traffic book (ArsEdition 2011), with Antje Flad (illustrations), new edition 2017 at Blank Buchvertrieb
- Tommy Löwenfreund, the bravest boy in the world (ArsEdition 2012), with Christiane Hansen (illustrations)
- Finn and Maja discover the forest (ArsEdition 2012), with Dorothea Cüppers (illustrations)
- Jonas flies to the moon (ArsEdition 2012), with Silvio Neuendorf (illustrations)
- Pink Pirates and the Prince Cake (ArsEdition 2013), with Gosia Kollek (illustrations)
- Pink Pirates and the Mermaid in Love (ArsEdition 2013), with Gosia Kollek (illustrations)
- The Little Whywolf - Crazy Reading Stories by Sylvia Englert ( Knesebeck Verlag 2016), with Sabine Dully (illustrations)
- Super strong picture book stories for boys (ArsEdition 2016), with Barbara Rose , Gaby Grosser a. a.
- Little Whywolf is on vacation (Knesebeck 2018), with Sabine Dully (illustrations)
- Here comes the hat (Knesebeck 2019), with Sabine Dully (illustrations)
Non-fiction books for young people and adults
- A school year abroad - everything young people and parents need to know ( Campus 1996)
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How to find a publisher for your manuscript - step by step to your own publication (Campus 1999)
- New editions in 2012 and 2016 under the title Autor-Handbuch ( Autorhaus Verlag )
- The jobs of the future - new job profiles and what is behind them (Campus 2000)
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The new word workshop - tips for young people who like to write ( Ellermann 2001)
- New editions in 2007 and 2015 under the title Wortwerkstatt: Writing & Publishing Cool Texts - Handbook for young writing talents (Authors' House)
- Media maker - news, soaps and online magazines (Ellermann 2002)
- This is my job: self-employment or permanent employment - part-time or temporary work - this is how you find your personal job model ( Econ 2003)
- Which self-employment suits me? - Tailor-made business start-ups ( Hanser 2005)
- Legal advice for young people - rights, obligations, addresses and tips (Ueberreuter 2005, with Marie-Luise Kunst)
- Cowboys, God and Coca Cola - The history of the USA told by Sylvia Englert (Campus 2005)
- Story inventor workshop - practice free storytelling with children with Helga Gruschka ( Don Bosco 2008)
- How to proofread your texts - improve through revision (Autorhaus 2013)
- Handbook for authors of children's and young adult books - picture books, children's books, young adult novels, non-fiction books (Authors' House 2014)
- Writing & Publishing Fantasy - Creating Fantastic Worlds and Figures (Authors' House 2015)
Fiction for adults
- The dark word ( Droemer Knaur 2018)
As Siri Lindberg
- Night Lilies ( Piper 2010)
- Lily winter (Q-indie 2014)
- Winter Dragons (Q-indie 2014)
Web links
- Literature by and about Katja Brandis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Katja Brandis in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Katja Brandis at Open Library
- Works by and about Sylvia Englert at Open Library
- Official website as Katja Brandis and Sylvia Englert
- Ingrid Hügenell: With imagination and discipline . Author portrait from January 2, 2019 in the SZ series Wortschatz , accessed on March 10, 2020
- Interview with Katja Brandis
Individual evidence
- ^ Abebooks questionnaire by the author (from March 26, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandis, Katja |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Englert, Sylvia (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |