Oliver Pötzsch

– The best stories are written by history –

4_1700

Post navigation

View the post

About me

Profession: Writer

Interview

Read an interview here.

Curriculum Vitae

Born in Munich in 1970, the eldest of three sons. Father was a doctor and mother was an elementary school teacher. Descended from a long line of hangmen.

Completed high school diploma in 1990 at the Christoph-Probst academic high school in Gilching. Entry in the high school diploma magazine for “Future Dreams 2010”: to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

1991: Wrote first fantasy short fiction when working as a night porter during civilian service.

1992 to 1997: Attended the Deutsche Journalistenschule in Munich to study journalism, in a sustained effort to bury the career dreams of being a best-selling author, show presenter and soul singer.

Since 1997: Permanent contract employee at Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). Initially worked in radio, then later mainly for the television magazine show quer.

From 1999: Travel films for Freizeit Magazin (BR), including films from Cuba, South Africa and Vietnam.

2000: The birth of my son, Niklas

2003: The birth of my daughter, Lily

Since 2005: Happily married to Katrin Pötzsch, who works as an editor at Bayerischer Rundfunk and provides us with a regular income while I juggle my roles as an author who also travels on reading tours, a soul singer, amateur chef, babysitter and tomato grower.

Since 2013: Full-time author and with it the achievement of the first of my dreams.

Bestselling author Oliver Pötzsch has penned an impressive number of books and historic novels, his best-known work being the multi-volume saga The Hangman’s Daughter. Pötzsch actually drew inspiration for this series from his own family history: the dynasty of the Kuisl executioners stretches back over many generations. Alongside listings of his books, the author’s website also contains exclusive material from the family history, plus details of the next Hangman’s Daughter promotional tours.

Facebook
Twitter
[icon name=”mail”]