Erik Martin (writer)

Martin grew up in Kaldenkirchen, went to Aloisiuskolleg in Bad Godesberg and graduated at Thomaeum High-School Kempen.

[5] In numerous special editions he helped recover writers such as Albert Vigoleis Thelen,[6] Margot Scharpenberg or Fritz Grasshoff.

Stories and Poems by well-known writers such as Ernst Jandl, Annemarie Schimmel (honoured with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade), Günter Kunert, Siegfried Lenz, Christoph Meckel and James Krüss were first published in Muschelhaufen.

With great care, Martin studied Werner Helwig's books and wrote essential essays on his work.

Up to this day he participates in the Deutsche Waldjugend activities and has written articles for several magazines, e.g. der eisbrecher,[10] scouting and Fang.