Ulrich Straeter

Ulrich Straeter (born July 26, 1941 in Dortmund-Berghofen ) is a German author , editor and publisher . Straeter became known as a writer through his travelogues.

Life

Straeter worked in the federal finance administration before he began studying German , history and education at the University of Essen in 1981 at the age of 40 . In 1986 he passed the state examination. During his studies, he worked regularly as a journalist with the monthly magazine sites with which the publisher plain text appeared food. At the same time he wrote articles and reviews for newspapers and magazines. The first fiction texts appeared in anthologies by Rowohlt and in Fischer-Taschenbuch Verlag.

From 1978 to 1996 Straeter was a member of the Dortmund workshop of the work group literature in the world of work . In 1981 he started an active (environmental) policy at the local level. After a year as a trainee teacher in the school service, he switched to the cultural sector as an organizer ( ARKA culture workshop as part of the IBA Emscherpark project and the later world cultural heritage Zeche Zollverein in Essen) and developed into a writer.

In 1992, together with Gerhard Straeter Abbenhaus of the ARKA Kulturwerkstatt the Arka Publishing , which he took alone 1994th In 1993 Straeter founded the group ZORMM, Wort, Töne, Bilder with his wife Ilse Straeter and some friends . The group organizes literary events that are complemented by music, visual arts and dance. He lives in Essen .

Works

• Sheep noses in Wales . Hamburg 1992, ISBN 3-927840-18-1 .
• Between wind and weather - 1000 kilometers of Ireland by bike Between wind and weather . Essen 1996, ISBN 3-929219-03-4 .
• Pastis under plane trees, poems and other impressions . Essen 1998, ISBN 3-929219-06-9 .
• Brittany Bleue . Bad Honnef 2001, ISBN 3-89502-138-5 .
• Westfälische Dichterstraßen - III. House Nottbeck . Münster, 2003 ISBN 3-87023-249-8 .
• Steinfinger stands out in cerulean blue . Essen 2007, ISBN 978-3-929219-25-8
• In Ireland . Essen 2008, ISBN 978-3-929219-27-2
• Green Minna . Bottrop 2010, ISBN 978-3-942094-01-6 .
• Sicilian lemons . Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-89502-318-7 .
• Eickmeier's dream and other stories . Bochum 2014, ISBN 978-3-8196-0945-9 .
• In that oh-so-hot summer in the Ruhr area - what your children love about you and what they don't. Verlag Henselowsky Boschmann, Bottrop 2018. ISBN 978-3-942094-80-1

Awards

• 1985: Prize winner at the Folkwangtage Essen 1985 (poster-text competition)
• 2002: Awarding of the Rhineland Taler for Art and Culture by the Rhineland Regional Council, together with Ilse Straeter
• 2003: Winner of the 6th competition of the National Library of German-Language Poetry in Munich

literature

• Literature Atlas NRW, Kölner Volksblatt Verlag, Cologne, 1992
• Westfalenspiegel (Regional Association Westphalia-Lippe), issue 2/2001
• Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon, Zurich, 20th century, (1999–2010), Vol. 20, 2001
• Kürschner's German Literature Calendar, Leipzig / Munich 2002 etc. annually
• Westphalian Authors' Lexicon, Vol. 4, 1901–1950, Münster, 2002

Web links

• Literature by and about Ulrich Straeter in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short biography and reviews of works by Ulrich Straeter at perlentaucher.de
• Ulrich Straeter in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
• Ulrich Straeter's vita on the website of the Association of German Writers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michael Nussbaum: In southern colors. In: The West - The portal of the WAZ media group. July 1, 2008, accessed December 20, 2009 .