Tanja Wenz
Tanja Wenz (* 1972 in Bremen ) is a German author for children and young people and a novelist.
Life
Tanja Wenz began to write a diary when she was ten. The first short stories were added later. Since then she has wanted to become an author of books for children and young people. In 2014 she published her first children's book Fips and the Little Marder Herdubär or Tales from the Forest at Geest Verlag . Two short stories followed in 2015, which she published in anthologies and for which she received first and second prizes. In 2016 she published the volume of short stories Welcome Hope and the book for young people Lea and the lynx or survival in the wilderness in the Geest publishing house . In December 2016 edition riedenburg published The Little Stars Always Shine, Letters from a Star Child Mother . In 2017, the edition riedenburg Abschied von Mama and the Neukirchen publishing company Hanna on the trail of a courageous woman - Katharina von Bora for young readers .
Works (selection)
- Fips and the little marten Herdubär or stories from the forest . Illustrations by Peter Schmidt-Schönberg . Geest-Verlag , Vechta 2014, ISBN 978-3-86685-493-2 .
- Welcome hope . Geest-Verlag, Vechta 2016, ISBN 978-3-86685-593-9 .
- Lea and the lynx or survival in the wild . Illustrations by Britta Reinhard . Geest-Verlag, Vechta 2016, ISBN 978-3-86685-563-2 .
- The little stars always shine, letters from a star child mother . Edition riedenburg , Salzburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-903085-57-2 .
- with Sigrun Eder : Farewell to Mama - The picture story book to comfort and remember for children who lose their mothers (SOWAS!) Illustrations by Evi Gasser. Edition riedenburg, Salzburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-903085-76-3 .
- Hanna on the trail of a courageous woman - Katharina von Bora for young readers . Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft , Neukirchen-Vluyn 2017, ISBN 978-3-7615-6423-3 .
- with Sigrun Eder: Goodbye, dear Amelie! The picture story book about getting older and dying (SOWAS!) Illustrations by Sabine Kläger. Edition riedenburg, Salzburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-9030-8599-2 .
- Sophia and the adventure on the Klosterberg - Hildegard von Bingen for young readers . Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2018, ISBN 978-3-761565247
- Max and the star explorer . Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2019, ISBN 978-3-7615-6635-0 .
Awards
- 1st prize at the closing event of the Bern Book Weeks 2015 for the short story Dear Mama
- 2nd prize in the 1st literary competition of Metatron Verlag 2015 for the short story Wolfsmädchen
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wenz, Tanja |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author of children's and young people's books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |