This year, Frankfurter Buchmesse offers a Wild Card free stand to both a German and an international exhibitor. And the PW Star Watch program opens to young talent in publishing in Canada, as well as in the United States.
NORLA’s Margit Walsø on Norway’s Big Translation Rights Year
Touting a record year for Norwegian literature on the world stage, NORLA’s Margit Walsø describes a market and industry unified in their mission: ‘We want our stories to be part of the international dialogue.’
Frankfurter Buchmesse: Global Illustration Award Call for Entries
With more than €26,000 in prizes, the Global Illustration award from Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Information Content Industry Association has issued its third-year call for submissions to IlluSalon, with an award ceremony set for Frankfurt on October 10.
Frankfurt Fellows 2018 Program Applications Are Open: Deadline April 30
Now entering its third decade, Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Fellows program runs for two weeks including the book fair in October, and brings publishers, rights managers, editors, and agents together from many parts of the world.
Booksellers Without Borders Names Scholarships to Frankfurt, Torino, Guadalajara
Booksellers Without Borders announces twelve booksellers from the United States will be going to book fairs in Germany, Italy, and Mexico this year to grow their international publishing networks.
At Leipzig Book Fair, Georgia Opens Its Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honor Program
Georgia’s unique 33-character alphabet takes center stage in its 2018 Guest of Honor plans for Frankfurter Buchmesse, as was detailed at a news conference at Leipzig Book Fair.
Poland’s Ebook and Audiobook Subscription Service Legimi Plans IPO for International Expansion
Announcing an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s NewConnect index for this year, Poland’s Legimi ebook and audiobook subscription pursues development in Germany, China.
Russia’s Eksmo-AST Plans Major Foreign Rights Campaign at Frankfurter Buchmesse
Looking to increase its foreign rights sales, Eksmo-AST’s incoming general director says the company will go to the Frankfurter Buchmesse this year with a big list of children’s and literary titles.
‘Radical’ Verso Wins IPG’s Frankfurter Buchmesse Trade Publisher of the Year
Verso Books was named the Frankfurter Buchmesse Trade Publisher of the Year at the 2018 IPG Independent Publishing Awards for its marketing and audience engagement.
Pitching Film Rights to New Novels: Twelve Books at Berlinale
Books at Berlinale each year tempts film producers with 12 books carefully curated for their film adaptation potential—as the demand for screen rights soars in the age of Netflix, Amazon Studios, HBO, and others.