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GBO Competition Honors German Translators and Int’l Literature

GBO Director Riky Stock introduces the panelists during the Translation Competition reception

Kurt Beals is the winner of the German Book Office’s first-ever translation prize, aimed at recognizing young, up-and-coming translators from German to English.

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GBO Hosts Competition for Aspiring Translators

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A new translation competition offers aspiring translators the opportunity to be recognized for their talent and to network with American editors and other translators.

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US Editors Survey Children’s Book Publishing in Germany

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Sourcebooks Associate Editor Aubrey Poole reports from the German Book Office Editors’ Trip about the state of children’s digital publishing in Germany.

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Apply for the GBO Children’s Books Editors’ Trip to Germany

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Participants will meet with German children’s book professionals and discuss trends in YA, picture books, children’s nonfiction and more.

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Bringing the Best of German Literature to NYC

Linda Stift is just one of the many authors featured at the festival

The Festival Neue Literatur, taking place in New York City, February 10-12, features German-speaking authors and reflects the changing face of Europe.

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New Translation Funding Available for German-language Fiction

New Books in German announces new initiative with the German Book Office and Goethe-Institut to provide translation funding for German literature.

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Win a Copy of Happy Birthday, Turk!

Jakob Arjouni’s HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TURK! is a hard-boiled crime story set in Frankfurt’s red light district. It is also the March Book of the Month  … 

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WIN a copy of CRIME by Ferdinand von Schirach

By Helen Gregg Written by famed defense attorney Ferdinand von Schirach, CRIME: STORIES is a debut collection analyzing the criminal mind. It is the January  … 

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Win THE BOX by Günter Grass

The German Book Office’s December Book of the Month is THE BOX by Günter Grass. Want to win a FREE copy? Send your name and  … 

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Free Book Giveaway: One More Story by Ingo Schulze

By Helen Gregg This month, the German Book Office NY is giving away 10 copies of our Book of the Month, One More Story by  … 

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