Martin Werhand

Martin Werhand
Born	(1968-05-13) May 13, 1968 Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nationality	German
Occupation	Publisher, Editor and Author
Years active	1999–present
Website	Official website of Martin Werhand (German)

Martin Werhand (born May 13, 1968 in Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German publisher, editor and writer.^[1] 1997 he founded the publishing house Martin Werhand Verlag in Melsbach with focus on Fiction.^[2]

Life and work

Martin Peter Werhand was born in 1968 as son of artisan blacksmith Klaus Rudolf Werhand.^[3] After attaining the abitur in 1988 at Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasiun in Neuwied, Werhand studied in Cologne German language and literature studies between 1992 und 1997 (amongst other under Günter Blamberger), English language and literature studies (under Ansgar Nünning) and theatre, film and media (under Renate Möhrmann and Elmar Buck) at the University of Cologne. Whilst still studying, Werhand decided in 1997 to establish an independent literature publishing company.^[4] As publisher and editor he took care of the works of numerous young authors in the anthology series Junge Lyrik between 1999 and 2002.^[5] Starting with the first book of the series^[6] followed by Junge Lyrik II and Junge Lyrik III, numerous readings took place in Rhineland-Palatinate^[7] and North Rhine-Westphalia.^[8] 2006 he published the poetry anthology Die Jahreszeiten der Liebe. Since 2014 Werhand publiahes apart from the anthologies also several series of poetry books.^[9]

Martin Werhand lives and works in Melsbach, Rhineland-Palatinate.

Poetry Projects (Selection)

Since 1999 Martin Werhand realised as a publisher, editor and author together with institutions, bookshops and other publishers numerous poetry projects, for example on World Book Day on April 23, 2003 in Münster together with the Thalia Holding,^[10] where he presented himself as editor of the book and also as author together with six other poets, among them Florian Cieslik, Patric Hemgesberg and Thomas Bruns.^[11] Also in 2006, as the Bremer Straßenbahn AG under the direction of Dr. Joachim Tuz, he organized the project Poesie Bewegt (Poetry Moves) with many authors of Martin Werhand Verlag. Martin Werhand also contributed as an author.^[12]

Publications (selection)

Books as Editor

• 1999: Junge Lyrik – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter, ISBN 3-9806390-1-0. (Co-author) Also second, revised edition
• 2000: Junge Lyrik II – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter, ISBN 3-9806390-0-2
• 2002: Junge Lyrik III – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter, ISBN 3-9806390-3-7. (Co-author) Also second, revised edition
• 2006: Die Jahreszeiten der Liebe – 36 Dichterinnen und Dichter, ISBN 3-9806390-4-5 (Co-author)
• 2014: Zauberwelten: 100 Gedichte, Meinolf Finke, ISBN 978-3-943910-03-2
• 2014: Quintessenz: 100 Gedichte, Thorsten Libotte, ISBN 978-3-943910-00-1
• 2014: Mitbürger: 100 Gedichte, Thorsten Libotte, ISBN 978-3-943910-01-8
• 2014: Mitschrift: 100 Gedichte, Thomas Wensing, ISBN 978-3-943910-06-3
• 2014: Anthrophobia: 100 Gedichte, Werner Moskopp, ISBN 978-3-943910-09-4
• 2014: Gesterntränen: 100 Gedichte, Tobias Seitz, ISBN 978-3-943910-12-4
• 2015: Krsna-Bewusstsein: Aphorismen, Werner Moskopp, ISBN 978-3-943910-10-0
• 2015: Sozialisolation: 100 Gedichte, Frank Findeiß, ISBN 978-3-943910-16-2
• 2015: Zwischenspiel: Kurzgeschichten, Thomas Wensing, ISBN 978-3-943910-07-0
• 2015: Nebeltag: 100 Gedichte, Uwe Martens, ISBN 978-3-943910-14-8
• 2015: Zapping: 250 Gedichte, Thorsten Libotte, ISBN 978-3-943910-02-5
• 2015: Sonnenhonig: 100 Gedichte, Ann Catrin Apstein-Müller, ISBN 978-3-943910-20-9
• 2015: Lichtgestöber: 100 Sonette, Meinolf Finke, ISBN 978-3-943910-04-9
• 2015: Großstadtsommer: 100 Gedichte, Christian Jahl, ISBN 978-3-943910-13-1
• 2015: Venusverse: 50 Gedichte, Christiane Weiner, ISBN 978-3-943910-18-6
• 2015: Sternenstaub: 50 Gedichte, Thomas Bruns, ISBN 978-3-943910-21-6

Literature (Selection)

• Publishers' International ISBN Directory: 26th Edition of Publishers' International Directory with ISBN Index and the 20th Edition of the International ISBN Publishers' Directory. Geographical section: R-Z, Band 2, International ISBN Agency K. G. Saur Verlag, 1999, P. 654
• La construcción del "yo" femenino en la literatura, Biruté Ciplijauskaité, Universidad de Cádiz, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2004 – P. 437
• Not So Plain as Black and White: Afro-German Culture and History, 1890-2000, Patricia M. Mazón, Reinhild Steingröver (Hrsg), Boydell & Brewer, Patricia M. Mazón, Reinhild Steingröver – 2005 P. 231
• Stephan Korayni (Hrsg): Gedichte zur Weihnacht, Reclam Verlag, 2009, P. 235, 241, 245
• Ina Nefzer (Hrsg): Gedichte wie Schmetterlinge, Thienemann Verlag, 2010, P 124-127
• Wie viel Tod verträgt das Team?: Belastungs- und Schutzfaktoren in Hospizarbeit und Palliativmedizin, David Pfister, Monika Müller (Hrsg), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2014, P. 59

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Werhand.

• Official website of Martin Werhand (German)
• Literature by and about Martin Werhand in the German National Library catalogue
• Portrait of Martin Werhand in: Rheinland-Pfälzische Personendatenbank (German)
• Martin Werhand in: WorldCat

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