past events
The majority of events I hold or participate in are in German language; you can find the extensive list on the German part of my website.
Here, I list only those events which are intended for an international audience.
I had the honor to be a guest on Draxter's Second Life Book Club, which did a feature on the world's greatest science fiction series, PERRY RHODAN.
![SL_BookClub SL_BookClub](../bilder/SL_BookClub.png)
I participated in LuxCon, which also was EuroCon in 2022. In addition to running a booth, I participated in English panels (e.g. on Freedom of Speech) and offered a workshop on writing.
![LuxCon LuxCon](../bilder/LuxCon.png)
I participated in EuroCon, which was held in Italy in 2021, and contributed to program.
- Found in translation/ Out of this world translations: Flora Staglianò, Lucy Lukačovičová, Silvia Castoldi, Marco Castoldi and Robert Corvus – audio recording available on Spotify
- Fantastisches Deutschland: Robert Corvus, Bernhard Hennen and Arno Behrend.
![EuroCon_2021_logo EuroCon_2021_logo](../bilder/EuroCon_2021_logo.png)
Bernhard Hennen and I participated in the virtual GaryCon 2021 – which was kind of a "return visit", as GaryCon partners with German DreieichCon, which welcomed some Amercian guests in 2020. We run a workshop titled Bringing Your Character to Life.
![Gary-Dreieich-cutout Gary-Dreieich-cutout](../bilder/Gary-Dreieich-cutout.png)
In 2020, DreieichCon was run as a virtual event. It also went global, so there were program items in English. So, in addition to my German novel Grauwacht and Die Phileasson-Saga (together with Bernhard Hennen) I was given the oportunity to present my English short story Eutopia (available on Amazon).
![DreieichCon DreieichCon](../bilder/DreieichCon_neu.png)
Croatian Rikon, under the name FuturiCon, became the 2020 EuroCon. Because of the Corona situation it was made a virtual event. My contribution was a talk titled Let's build starships!.
![Futuricon Futuricon](../bilder/Futuricon.jpg)
I participated in WorldCon, science fiction scene's world meeting, in Dublin. I contributed to the program a bit.
- Panel It’s all gone to shit: grimdark worldbuilding with Dr Anna Smith Spark, Cameron Johnston, Joe Abercrombie, R.F. Kuang
- Presentation Perry Rhodan: world’s greatest SF series
![WorldCon_2019 WorldCon_2019](../bilder/WorldCon_2019.png)
Role Play Convention 2019 for the first time became part of a larger venue, the Comic Con Experience Cologne. That meant 4 days of presenting my work at a table (together with Bernhard Hennen). The event also drew some international guests, although my program items were all in German.
![CCXP_cologne CCXP_cologne](../bilder/CCXP_cologne.png)
On 28th FedCon I had a table presenting my work. My program items were in German only, this time. Unforgettable was my faery encounter:
![fedcon_28_logo fedcon_28_logo](../bilder/fedcon_28_logo.png)
At MagicCon 2019, Bernhard Hennen and I run a table, did writing workshops and offered readings from our books (in German).
![MagicCon MagicCon](../bilder/MagicCon.png)
At Leipzig book fair, Bernhard Hennen and me presented Rosentempel and participated as jurors at the bookdate.leipzig award (all German).
![LBM LBM](../bilder/LBM.gif)
The 2nd Phantastika was part of German Comic Con in Berlin. I not only introduced my novel Das Imago-Projekt. Together with Bernhard Hennen I read from Die Phileasson-Saga. This series was awarded best series (Beste deutsche Serie) with the Deutscher Phantastik Preis (German Award for Speculative Fiction).
![Phantastika Phantastika](../bilder/Phantastika.png)
ElsterCon again proofed to be the convention for international sf literature in Germany.
Bernhard Hennen and I were guests at the biggest festival for medieval rock music. We did our readings and workshops in German, but enjoyed meeting international artists, as well.
![Festival Mediaval Festival Mediaval](../bilder/Festival-Mediaval.jpg)
I participated in 76th Science Fiction World Convention in San José, California. I contributed a presentation on PERRY RHODAN.
![WorldCon_76 WorldCon_76](../bilder/WorldCon_76.png)
At 27th FedCon I run a table, which made for many interesting encounters. Among other things, I contributed an English talk on PERRY RHODAN.
![fedcon_27_logo fedcon_27_logo](../bilder/fedcon_27_logo.png)
At MagicCon, I ran a presentation table and did some German program items. I enjoyed meeting the international guests and crowd.
![MagicCon MagicCon](../bilder/MagicCon.png)
I participated in the large Leipzig book fair and did some readings (in German).
![Leipziger Buchmesse Logo Leipziger Buchmesse](../bilder/LBM.gif)
I participated in the great medieval rock festival and did some writing workshops (in German) there.
![Festival Mediaval Festival Mediaval](../bilder/Festival-Mediaval.jpg)
1st Phantastika was done in Oberhausen CongressCentrum. There was an international crowd, although my program topics were in German only.
![Phantastika Phantastika](../bilder/Phantastika.png)
At 75th World Science Fiction Convention, run 2017 in Finland, I participated in panels Military SF: pro-war or anti-war? and Game tie-in novels.
![WorldCon 75 WorldCon 75](../bilder/worldcon75_logo.png)
At U-Con in Dortmund, which was EuroCon that year, I did an Enlish presentation on PERRY RHODAN.
At MagicCon I met an international crowd and did a writing workshop (in German).
![MagicCon MagicCon](../bilder/MagicCon.png)
I participated in Leipzig book fair, signing books and doing readings.
![Leipziger Buchmesse Logo Leipziger Buchmesse](../bilder/LBM.gif)
I participated in the world's largest book fair, mainly promoting Die Phileasson-Saga.
![Buchmesse FFM Buchmesse FFM](../bilder/Frankfurter_Buchmesse.gif)
Celebrating 20 years of existence, the Perry-Rhodan-Stammtisch Vienna run an AustriaCon. I did a lot of interviews and presented my fantasy novels.
![AustriaCon 2016 AustriaCon 2016](../bilder/AustriaCon_2016.gif)
Every 2 years, the Freundeskreis Science-Fiction Leipzig runs ElsterCon. I discussed science fiction with international guests – in private as well as on stage.
![ElsterCon 2016 ElsterCon 2016](../bilder/ElsterCon_2016.jpg)
![Leipziger Buchmesse Logo Leipziger Buchmesse](../bilder/LBM.gif)
![Frankfurter Buchmesse Buchmesse Frankfurt Logo](../bilder/Frankfurter_Buchmesse.gif)
I like ElsterCon. This time I was moderator for a panel on ›anti heroes‹ – my guests of honor were Miriam Pharo, Ian Tregillis, Jean-Marc Rochette and Lavie Tidhar.
Together with Boris Koch and Arno Behrend I did a reading at a midnight café.
I also did a presentation on PERRY RHODAN.
![Leipziger Buchmesse Logo Leipziger Buchmesse](../bilder/LBM_Logo_14_RGB.gif)