Thomas Schenk (writer)

Thomas Schenk (born September 14, 1966 in Liestal ) is a Swiss journalist and writer .

life and work

Thomas Schenk grew up in Muttenz , studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen and has lived in Zurich ever since . He worked as a business editor for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and as a tram driver in Zurich from 2003 to 2008. He is currently a freelance journalist, copywriter and writer.

In 2002 Schenk received the media award from the Swiss Bar Association. For 20 minutes he wrote columns about his everyday life as a tram driver; Limmat Verlag published a selection as a book in 2007. In 2010 the short novel Im Schneeregen was published by weissbooks.w .

Works

• Ruedi Kriesi - The minimalist . In: In principle the sun - visions for the energy market . Contrast, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-9521287-6-7
• In the tram. Guide to getting ahead . Foreword by Peter Weber and illustrations by Anna Sommer . Limmat, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-85791-536-9
• Melting snow . In: drafts - magazine for literature , issue 55/2008, ISBN 978-3-906729-66-4
• In sleet. A story . Weissbooks.w, Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-940888-48-8

Web links

• Literature by and about Thomas Schenk in the catalog of the German National Library
• Entry about Thomas Schenk in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
• Website by Thomas Schenk