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Stefan Bachmann
Gothic Fiction
Notable awardsPublishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2012,
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Finalist 2022
Website
stefanbachmann.com

Stefan Bachmann is a Swiss–American author of

non-fiction, and short stories, as well as a composer and artist. He is best known for his children's novels, including his debut, The Peculiar, a gothic alternate history novel published by HarperCollins.[1]

Life and career

Bachmann was born in

Zürich University of the Arts, and lived in Berlin, Prague, and Tokyo.[5]

After university, he completed his obligatory military service, undergoing basic training in Bülach, before working as an officer's aid in various locations across Switzerland.[6]

As of 2022, he serves as a board member and co-president of Autillus, the Swiss Association of Children's Authors and Illustrators. He currently teaches creative writing at the Junges Literaturlabor in Zürich.[7]

Together with Jyoti Guptara, he is the co-founder of "Storytelling Schweiz", a national literacy and communication outreach program and competition that launched in 2023.[8] As of 2023, he also serves as a member of the board of the Leopold Bachmann Foundation.[9]

Writing

Bachmann's debut novel, The Peculiar, was bought by HarperCollins in a bidding war when he was eighteen years old.[10] It was followed by a sequel, The Whatnot. Further books include the short story collection The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief and Sinister, young adult novel A Drop of Night, and children's fantasy Cinders & Sparrows, all published by HarperCollins in the United States.[11]

Reception

His books have received critical acclaim from

Huffington Post's "18 Under 18" alongside Malala Yousafzai and Tavi Gavinson.[17] In 2017, he was chosen for the Aarhus 39, a selection of the best writers under the age of 40 in Europe, presented at the International Hay Festival in Denmark. His writing has been published in fifteen countries.[18]

Awards

Work Award Result Ref.
The Peculiar Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year Selection [19]
New York Times Editor's Choice Selection [20]
Cybils Award Nominee [21]
Publishers Weekly Flying Start Selection [22]
Top Ten – IndieBound Indie Next List Selection [23]
ABA Best New Voices Selection [24]
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief and Sinister Junior Library Guild selection Selection [25]
Bank Street Best Books of the Year Selection [26]
New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection [27]
Cinders and Sparrows Junior Library Guild selection Selection [28]
Bank Street Best Books of the Year Selection [29]
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Nominee [30]
IndieBound Indie Next Pick Selection [31]

Bibliography

Children's books

Young adult

  • A Drop of Night (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2016)
  • Release the Wolves (forthcoming from Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2024)

Nonfiction

Anthologies

References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Susan (September 23, 2012). "Not Just For Kids: 'The Peculiar' by Stefan Bachmann is a fantastical tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Levy |, Michael. "Fall 2012 Flying Starts: Stefan Bachmann". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "Literatur – "Ich habe erst mit 12 Jahren begonnen, seriös zu schreiben"". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). November 29, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  4. ^ ch-cultura. "Schweizerischer Jugendmusikwettbewerb". www.ch-cultura.ch (in German). Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Stefan Bachmann". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Updates – Writing, Military, a Tiny Story + Music Project". Stefan Bachmann | Bestselling Author of the Whimsical, Dark, and Strange. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Junges Literaturlabor JULL ǀ AutorInnen". jungesliteraturlabor (in German). Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Über uns". Storytelling Schweiz (in Swiss High German). Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Über uns". lb-foundation.ch. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Stefan Bachmann reaps full-grown success". Hindustan Times. January 22, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Biography Stefan Bachmann, HarperCollins".
  12. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  13. ^ CINDERS & SPARROWS | Kirkus Reviews.
  14. ^ "The Whatnot by Stefan Bachmann". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Whatnot by Stefan Bachmann". www.publishersweekly.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "Book Review: The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann". Gulf Stream Magazine. April 28, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  17. ^ "HuffPost Teen's '18 Under 18' Of 2012! (PHOTOS)". HuffPost. December 31, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  18. ^ ""Stefan Bachmann – About"". stefanbachmann.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "Best Books of 2012 | Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  20. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  21. ^ "2012 Cybils Finalists". Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  22. ^ Levy |, Michael. "Fall 2012 Flying Starts: Stefan Bachmann". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  23. ^ "Indie Next List | IndieBound.org". www.indiebound.org. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  24. ^ "2012 Fall New Voices Picks Announced". the American Booksellers Association. August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  25. ^ "Junior Library Guild : The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister by Stefan Bachmann". www.juniorlibraryguild.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  26. ^ "Bank Street College of Education" (PDF). www.bankstreet.edu. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  27. ^ "NYPL Recommends: 100 Best Children's Books of 2014". nypl.org. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  28. ^ "Junior Library Guild : Cinders & Sparrows by Stefan Bachmann". www.juniorlibraryguild.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  29. ^ "Bank Street Best Books 2021". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  30. ^ "Vermont Golden Dome Book Award | Department of Libraries". libraries.vermont.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  31. ^ "Indie Next List | IndieBound.org". www.indiebound.org. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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