Education
He studied German philology and other subjects at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and at the Philipps University in Marburg.
He studied German philology and other subjects at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and at the Philipps University in Marburg.
After working in Hamburg, Westerland and Stendal, he began to write literature in 1995. After he had initiated the Andiamo Verlag in 2000, he worked from 2001 as host of literary events, as co-organizer of various literary competitions and as a publisher. In 2008 he and the city of Mannheim, as well as Sudabeh Mohafez - Lisboa and Berlin, and Dimitré Dinev - Vienna, published the anthology "Crossing Borders." As a result of the "International Short Story Competition 2007 of the city of Mannheim" - Topic: Migration and Europe.
2000: The shortlist for the NDL-price for new German-language novels.
2000: The shortlist for the NDL-price for new German-language novels 2008: 3rd prize German Wings Story Award "Tales of Flying" 2009: 2nd prize Achter-Verlag, writing contest about freedom 2009: 1st Prize Erika Mitterer - poetry competition, Vienna, slogan: "Those who think suspect, those who feel know" 2010: 2nd prize literary contest of the community Stockstadt am Rhein 2010: Poetry Prize of the City of Hildesheim.