Vera Buck
Vera Buck (born September 5, 1986 in Salzkotten ) is a German writer . She has lived in Zurich since 2012 .
life and work
Vera Buck studied journalism in Hanover and scriptwriting in Hawaii . During her studies she wrote texts for radio , television and magazines , and later short stories for anthologies and literary magazines .
After completing her studies, she was selected for the Master of Arts “Crossways in Cultural Narratives” and studied in France , Spain and Italy . In 2011 she received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation for the summer academy 'Writing Science in Fiction' in St. Johann , Italy and in 2012 was a finalist at the 20th Open Mike in Berlin .
In 2015 Vera Buck published her debut novel Runa , a mixture of historical detective novel and medical thriller. For her debut she was nominated for the Friedrich Glauser Prize 2016 and has received prizes in Germany and abroad. "Runa" has been translated into Polish and Dutch. In 2018 the paperback version was published by Blanvalet Verlag under the title "Runas Schweigen".
In September 2018 Vera Buck's second novel was published, " The Book of the Forgotten Artists ", a book that deals with the kidnapping of the fairground artists during the Nazi era. The novel has also been translated into Dutch.
In addition to her own writing activities, Vera Buck works as a writing coach and mentor. Her third novel will be published in March 2021.
Works
- 2018 The book of the forgotten artists (novel), Limes Verlag, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-8090-2679-2 .
- 2015 Runa (Roman), Limes Verlag, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-8090-2652-5 , paperback: Runas Schweigen , Blanvalet Taschenbuch Verlag, 2018, ISBN 978-3-73410613-2
- 2012 women's cut , anthology 20th Open Mike (Allitera Verlag)
- 2012 Physiognomic Reading , literary magazine Entusters
- 2012 The room was empty , literary magazine Das Narr
- 2012 That my wife still recognizes me , anthology Not Alone , Iris Kater Verlag, ISBN 978-3-940063-89-2
- 2012 Wortbrecher , Die Zeit magazine
- 2010 Zeitlos , anthology fell into time
Awards
- 2015 “Book of the Month September” at Thalia , 2015
- 2012 finalist at the 20th Open Mike
- 2012 Audience Award of the 11th North Hessian Literature Competition
- 2011 summer academy scholarship, Writing Science in Fiction ', St. Johann
- 2008 Hawaii Pacific University Shortscript Contest 2008, Category, Original Screenplay '
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.openmikederblog.de/2012/11/07/die-autoren-der-buchstabe-b-2-dg-1/
- ↑ http://www.openmikederblog.de/tag/vera-buck/
- ↑ http://www.openmikederblog.de/2012/11/10/vera-buck-damenschnitt/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buck, Vera |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salzkotten |