With jury enthusiasm ‘in no way diminished’ because of pandemic-driven restrictions, the Börsenverein’s program for startups begins a mentoring stage.
Economist Amartya Sen Wins 2020 German Trade Peace Prize
For seeing society’s wealth as reflecting ‘the opportunities for development available to all individuals,’ the German book trade’s Peace Prize goes to Amartya Sen.
Inaugural German Nonfiction Prize Attracts 240 Submissions
The newly created German Nonfiction Prize has entries not only from German publishers but also from houses in Switzerland and Austria.
Germany’s GINT Competition for Emerging Translators Names Three Winners
The Geisteswissenschaften International Nonfiction Translation competition has named three winners for their German-to-English translations a nonfiction text.
Fixed Book Prices in Germany: Two New Studies Are Introduced in Berlin
Germany’s publishers and booksellers association releases dual studies on fixed book prices, long a tradition and legally regulated reality in the market.
Industry Notes: The UK’s Women’s Prize and Germany’s Nonfiction Prize Name Jurors
Three of the 25th Women’s Prize for Fiction jurors are authors, and the German Nonfiction Prize’s jury is the first for this new award.
Frankfurt Notes: Spain’s New Translation Funds; Germany’s Book Prize Broadcasts
Frankfurt 2021 Guest of Honor Spain roklls out €230,000 (US$252,383) in translation funding this week, and the German Book Prize announces live streaming.
German Book Prize Releases Its 2019 Shortlist: ‘Generational Shift’
Jury chair Jörg Magenau says that issues of family relationships and contemporary male identity are at play in the German Book Prize 2019 shortlist.
Metabooks Brasil Reaches 100,000 Active Titles in Its Database
Announcing at Rio’s book fair its coming introduction of Pubnet in Brazil, Metabooks Brasil reports it now accounts for 75 percent of the market’s sales.
German Book Prize Releases Its 2019 Longlist: A ‘Stimulating Discussion’
Citing ‘so many successful debuts to discover’ among its list of 20 titles, the jury of the German Book Prize has released its 2019 longlist.