Michael Zoch (www.michael-zoch.de)

Date of birth: 25.01.1966

Place of birth: Braunschweig/Germany

Short Biography

After his unfinished philosophy, journalism and romance studies Michael Zoch worked in various jobs, among others as construction worker, pizza baker, chemical worker, radio reporter, night porter, documentary film editor, landscape gardener, private tutor, managing clerk in a courier company, german, english and history teacher.

From 1991 to 1993 and from 1995 to 1998 several long term stays in Paris/France and journeys through Asia and North Africa.

Publications

Andolina Stereo, Poems (Wiesenburg Verlag, 2009)
Wellenbrand, Poems (Wolfgang Hager Verlag, 2006)
Tiffany, Novel (MedienVerlag, 1999)

Publications in numerous literary magazines and anthologies (among others Dulzinea, Federwelt, Ostragehege, German Underground Lyriks, Reflexe, Lima, Matrix, DUM, Kontro-Vers, Um[laut])

Awards

Award winner literature competition Bibliothek deutschsprachiger Gedichte 2007

Award winner literature competition Lyrikfenster (2005)

Winner of the UVE Literaturpreis (2003)

Scholarships

Scholarship from the Hermann Sudermann Stiftung (2007)