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International activities for publishing professionals 2019 buchmesse.de/international-activities
Global stories German collective stands
and other international
projects in 2019
“ Artificial intelligence: should we fear it or embrace it? Is it a driver of creativity
and innovation? A helpful business tool? Or a perfidious manipulator of
society? This is just one of the big themes occupying Frankfurter Buchmesse in
2019. In our events and book collections, and in international panel discussions
with academic and literary authorities, we explore its irresistible rise – and we
find out just how real it already is. But when it comes to transcending cultural
_January
Cairo International Book Fair*
Cairo, 23 January – 5 February
German-Norwegian Literature
Festival*
On the Way to Frankfurt
Oslo, 26 – 28 April
_November
International Istanbul
Book Fair*
barriers, reaching out to business partners and reaping the benefits of a Istanbul, 2 – 5 November
human network, there is still no substitute for face-to-face communication. _February _May China Shanghai International
Salone di Libro Turin* Children's Book Fair**
That’s why Frankfurter Buchmesse is still committed to the global publishing Feria Internacional del Shanghai, 15 – 17 November
Libro de La Habana* Authors’ programme
network, and it’s why we look forward to welcoming you to our international
Turin, 9 – 13 May Feria Internacional del Libro de
”
events throughout the year, and to Frankfurt in October. Please leave your Havana, 7 – 17 February
Jerusalem International Guadalajara**
robots at home! Taipei International
Book Forum* Guadalajara, 30 November –
Book Exhibition* 8 December
Tobias Voss Jerusalem, 12 – 15 May
Vice President International Markets, Germany as Guest of Honour
Frankfurter Buchmesse Taipei, 12 – 17 February International Arsenal _December
Book Festival*
Kiev, 22 – 26 May Moscow non/fiction*
_March Moscow, 5 – 9 December
SWSW Conference & Festivals*
“
_July _German collective stands
Austin, 8 – 17 March
The Frankfurt Audiobook Con- Festa Literária Internacional de planned in 2020
London Book Fair
ference was a highlight for me; Paraty (FLIP)* Taipei International
London, 12 – 14 March
a great way to learn from audio Paraty, 10 – 14 July Book Exhibition *
experts and entrepreneurs from Livre Paris* Taipei, 4 – 9 February 2020
”
across the globe. I look forward Paris, 15 – 18 March
_August Livre Paris *
to the 2019 programme!
Paris, 20 – 23 March 2020
_April Beijing International
Videl Bar-Kar Bologna Children’s Book Fair*
Bookwire, participant in the Frankfurt Book Fair**
Bologna Children’s Book Fair* Peking, 21 – 25 August Bologna, 30 March – 2 April
Audiobook Conference
Bologna, 1 – 4 April 2020
see page 10
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Feria Internacional del Libro de _October London Book Fair
Buenos Aires* London, 10 – 12 March 2020
Meeting publishers in their own offices Buenos Aires, 23 April – 13 May International Book Fair
was the most important aspect of the in Krakow*
Abu Dhabi International
trip for me. This really helped me get a Kraków, 24 – 27 October
Book Fair**
better sense of the distinctive character
Abu Dhabi, 24 – 30 April SILA - Salon International
of each house, which is much harder
”
Tehran International Book Fair* du Livre d'Alger*
to do when meeting individuals at a Contact
“
Tehran, 24 April – 4 May Algiers, 30 October –
book fair.
9 November Bärbel Becker
It was truly an invaluable experience to
Josephine Greywoode
be able to share our Blockchain Challenge Director International Projects,
Editorial Director, Penguin Random House, UK,
”
Frankfurter Buchmesse
Editors’ Trip to Germany for British and American proposal with the best of the publishing
Publishing Houses world, internationally. Phone: +49 (0) 69 2102-258
see page 7 becker@book-fair.com
Huang Yushan * Supported by ** Commissioned by
Executive Producer, Digital Blowfish,
Singapore, participant in StoryDrive Asia 2018 buchmesse.de/
see page 7 german_collective_stands
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German
Stories
Chinese-speaking markets, literary
festivals and artificial intelligence:
a rich blend of topics in 2019
With a guest of honour appearance in Taipei
and two collective stands in China, Frankfurt
is looking east this year. ‘German Stories’ is
the motto for Germany’s programme as Guest
of Honour at TIBE, the Taipei International
Book Exhibition, from 12 to 17 February. What
cultural story could be more German than © Schessl Weismüller Architects
that of the Bauhaus, the school of applied
arts that left its mark on an entire century of An impression of the German collective stand in Taipei
design? This year, we mark the 100th anniver-
sary of the Bauhaus with a book collection
(see page 8) and numerous events. The of StoryDrive and StoryDrive Asia will help New focus on cultural festivals will be a large contingent of German authors
impressive German collective stand in Taipei, participants get to grips with the latest for readings and discussions with their
designed by Schessl/Weismüller Architects of technologies affecting the content indus- This year, we are taking German-speaking Norwegian counterparts.
Düsseldorf, incorporates Bauhaus influences tries. Expert speakers, panel discussions, publishers, authors and speakers with us to
in its design. Covering more than 400 sqm, it and matchmaking sessions are comple- a number of literary and cultural festivals From 9 to 13 May, we will be repeating our
will accommodate 40 exhibitors and provide mented by practical workshops on topics around the world. Our international activities successful authors’ programme at the Turin
a venue for many encounters with German like marketing, licensing and using content are therefore a celebration of literature as International Book Fair, in Italy, with German
and Taiwanese authors. Thirteen German for multiple formats. well as a participation in important socio- authors involved from the genres of fiction,
authors will meet Taiwanese counterparts at cultural debates and industry discussions. non-fiction, children’s books and poetry.
“
the fair, and discuss topics ranging from arti- This begins with an appearance from 8 For the Jerusalem International Book Forum,
ficial intelligence to the promotion of justice. Frankfurter Buchmesse has had close ties to 17 March at the South by Southwest from 12 to 15 May, we have invited German
to TIBE for a long time. This year’s Guest of Conference & Festivals in Austin, Texas, writers and publishers to contribute to impor-
German stories will also be told elsewhere Honour presentation is a great opportunity whose strong focus on film, interactive tant current debates on subjects such as
in the Chinese-speaking world in 2019: at to deepen the already strong relationship media and music provide an obvious link migration and freedom of expression. And
”
the China Shanghai International Children’s between the German and Taiwanese pub- to THE ARTS+ (see page 10). Both events from 10 to 14 July we will be at the Interna-
Book Fair, from 8 to 10 November, where we lishing industries. seek to understand the shared role of crea- tional Literature Festival of Paraty, Brazil,
support a collective stand for around ten tivity and technology in tomorrow’s cultural as part of a larger European presentation.
German publishers keen to participate in Juergen Boos industries. Here, we will promote contemporary German
China’s booming children’s book market; Director literature and culture to Brazilian readers,
and at the Beijing International Book Fair Frankfurter Buchmesse In the year of Norway’s Guest of Honour through encounters between German and
from 21 to 25 August, a fair with a strong appearance in Frankfurt, relations between Brazilian authors.
demand for licenses, which is expected to our two countries will receive an extra boost
attract up to 20 German exhibitors for the with a special German-Norwegian Literature
144 sqm collective stand. In Beijing and Festival, “On the Way to Frankfurt”, from 26
Singapore, meanwhile, the 2019 editions to 28 April. Attending the activities in Oslo
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Our offices The global
abroad community
Beijing Book Information
International presence
and local support
Centre (BIZ)
Yingxin Gong
Director
of books
gong@biz-beijing.org
With offices in the strategic locations of buchmesse.de/beijing
Beijing, Jakarta, Moscow, New Delhi,
© Frankfurter Buchmesse
New York and São Paulo we support
book people around the world. We help Southeast Asia
publishers, booksellers and service pro- contact point Every year, worldwide, Frankfurter Buchmesse StoryDrive Asia | Orientation, assistance
viders from every continent to enter Claudia Kaiser and its offices abroad organise a large and useful contacts to help you develop
these key markets and build up their Vice President number of conferences to help you achieve crossmedia business opportunities in
business. Services include distributing Frankfurter Buchmesse international success with your content, today’s convergent media landscape.
rights lists and organising conferences Jakarta, Indonesia innovation and networking. Here are some When & where: November, in Singapore
and training for publishers. As well as kaiser@book-fair.com highlights for 2019.
helping German and international play- Jumpstart | A platform for exchange,
ers to get involved in their respective Off the Page – Publishers Training creativity and capacity development
regions, the book offices and information Moscow Book Information Programme at the Taipei International in the field of children’s content.
centres promote the German market and Centre (BIZ) Book Exhibition | Learn about the latest tech When & where: November, in New Delhi &
Frankfurter Buchmesse to outsiders. This Anastasia Milekhina trends in publishing, from digital audiobooks Bangalore, India
includes hosting editors' trips to Germany Director to artificial intelligence.
to familiarise publishing professionals with milekhina@biz-moskau.org When & where: 13 – 14 February, at the Taipei GARAGE school for publishers | In collabo-
our publishing scene. Just get in touch to buchmesse.de/moscow World Trade Center Hall 1, Taipei, Taiwan ration with Moscow’s modern art museum,
find out more. GARAGE, we are again offering a school for
CONTEC Mexico | Expert discussions on digi- publishers and marketing agents from larger
New Delhi German tal innovation and collaboration in the fields and smaller publishing houses.
“
Book Office (GBO) of publishing and technology. When & where: 21 – 23 May, in the Educational
I wanted to get to know the American Prashasti Rastogi When & where: 19 – 20 February 2019, at the Center of the GARAGE Museum, Moscow
children's book publishing houses and Director Centro Cultural de España, Mexico City
their market better. And that certainly rastogi@newdelhi.gbo.org contec-frankfurt.com Editors’ trips | Our offices abroad regularly
happened. It was great to get to know buchmesse.de/newdelhi organise editors’ trips to introduce groups
”
so many houses, foreign rights manag- RightsTech: Europe | Bringing tech developers of publishing professionals to the German
ers and editors. and content owners together to harness tech- publishing scene. In a new departure, this
Frankfurt Book Fair nology for the management of media rights. year we are also organising a trip for Spanish
Bärbel Dorweiler New York Inc. When & where: 9 – 10 September, Frankfurt, editors.
Managing Director, Riky Stock Germany
Thienemann-Esslinger, Vice President rightstechsummit.com/europe
“
Children's Books Salon, rikystock@book-fair.com
New York buchmesse.de/new-york CONTEC Argentina | Challenges and The Indian market looks
opportunities in the content industry. far away to the German
When & where: 26 April, at the Feria del publishers, but initiatives
”
Brazil contact point Libro de Buenos Aires, La Rural, Argentina by the GBO are truly mak-
Ricardo Costa contec-frankfurt.com ing West meet East.
Associate Partner,
Frankfurter Buchmesse StoryDrive – Beijing | The all-media Story- Angela Schaaf de Lavado
São Paulo, Brazil Drive brings together major players from Duden Verlag, guest speaker
costa@book-fair.com Asia and the rest of the world to examine the at JUMPSTART 2018
future business of media and entertainment.
When & where: 28 May – 1 June; at the China
National Convention Centre, Beijing, China
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The Frankfurt
Book Collections
Networks for
Topical, insightful and creative
German-language publishing
the Future
Our book collections celebrate the diversity The exchange programmes of Frankfurter Supported by the German Federal Foreign
of German publishing. Each year we add new Buchmesse are intended to inspire working Office, the Frankfurt Invitation Programme
collections focusing on important or topical relationships and friendships for the long- lends a helping hand to publishers from
issues. You can see these and more at the term success of international publishing. developing countries and emerging econo-
German collective stands around the world The Frankfurt Fellowship Programme turned mies. Each year, 20 participants are invited
(see page 3), or online at 20 last year. In those two decades, it has to Frankfurter Buchmesse, where they can
buchmesse.de/booksontour benefited more than 350 young publishing present themselves at a stand and attend
professionals from over 60 countries. Interest a publishing seminar prior to the event.
in the programme is stronger than ever,
Highlights in 2019 with 100 people applying from 42 countries.
Sixteen new fellows were chosen, who have
100 years of Bauhaus | It is now 100 years since been experiencing the German pub-
since Walter Gropius founded his influential lishing scene and forging new, hopefully
school of crafts and applied arts, in Weimar. lifelong links with their peers. We are also
To celebrate this anniversary, we present a currently preparing for the first Frankfurt
diverse collection that includes non-fiction, Translators Fellowship, to be held in Frank-
fiction and children’s books. furt in October.
the frankfurt
“ “
The ghost in the machine – New books on The Invitation Programme is a wonderful
artificial intelligence | Algorithms and big opportunity for young, independent publish-
data, robots and personal convenience, magazine – The Frankfurt Fellowship was an eye-opening ers from all over the world to participate in
surveillance and the police state: whatever we opportunity, an exclusive one-way ticket for the main professional meeting. I came home
German Stories
”
think of these technological developments, an amazing journey to the world of interna- with a stronger network, and a lot of ideas.
one thing we can not do is turn back the tide. tional publishing, and a possibility to become An exceptional experience!
”
What are the pros and cons of the ongoing In the second issue of the frankfurt a part of the multicultural community of
digital revolution? A collection broad in scope, magazine we discuss the topics professionals. Kenza Sefrioui
ranging from the academic to the satirical. of our book collections at greater En Toutes Lettres,
length, and get some fascinating Arevik Ashkharoyan Morocco, Invitation
The Second Look – graphic novels | A selec- insights from various authors. As ARI Agency, Armenia, Programme 2018
tion of new creative works from Germany that well as being a literary and cultural Frankfurt Fellow 2018
reflects the growing popularity of comics and magazine, the frankfurt magazine buchmesse.de/
graphic novels, here and around the world. also offers information on the buchmesse.de/fellows invitationprogramme
This year, the focus is on graphic novel adap- German book market. You can
tations of literary works and cinema. find a copy at any of our German
collective stands, and online.
German Children’s Books on Tour | The most
interesting new children’s and young adult buchmesse.de/frankfurtmagazine Contact Contact
books in German, presented here for the gen- Niki Théron Marifé Boix Garcia
eral public and publishing professionals alike. Manager International Projects Vice President
Frankfurter Buchmesse Frankfurter Buchmesse
Kids Books that Travel | A selection of 25
German children’s and young adult books in theron@book-fair.com invitationprogramme@
English translation. Titles range from Peter book-fair.com
Wohlleben’s Can You Hear The Trees Talking?,
to Antje Damm’s The Visitor, one of the New York
Times “Best Illustrated Children’s Books” 2018.
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When the
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The Frankfurt Audiobook Conference
added quality time at the fair for every-
world comes body involved in the rapidly rising world
of audio. Insights into reliable and impor-
to Frankfurt
tant figures, and an overview of growing
markets provided a real incentive to follow
up on the topics afterwards. Not to forget
”
useful contacts which developed
Doing business at the heart during the conference.
of the global industry
Kurt Thielen
Zebralution, participant at the
2018 Audiobook conference
In 2019, Frankfurter Buchmesse offers exhibi- the Publishers Rights Corner, and the Frank- Norway –
tors and visitors many different ways to find
what they are looking for.
furt Rights Meeting for publishing profession-
als will once again take place the day before
the start of the fair itself.
The Dream We Carry
Areas with focus: Launched last year, Guest of Honour 2019
Frankfurt EDU is the new education area, Some innovations from recent years have
“
with stands, stages and workshops dedi- also proved their worth. THE ARTS+, the
cated to learning content and the learning “showroom for the future of the cultural and Every year, Frankurter Buchmesse invites a In 2018 NORLA supported the translation
environment. It will welcome publishers creative industries”, brings together repre- different Guest of Honour to share its litera- of 639 titles into 45 languages – a 20 % in-
and service providers, start-ups and tech- sentatives of cultural institutions, museums, ture and culture with the world – not only in crease on 2017. That made it the best year
nology companies, and varied activities, the media, design, architecture and politics the Guest of Honour Pavilion at the book fair, ever for Norwegian literature in translation,
such as The LAB, a 500 sqm area devoted to examine and celebrate the interaction of but through activities in the city of Frankfurt and we look forward to seeing even more
to interactive education, and the Campus creativity and business in today’s world of and around Germany in the months running Norwegian authors translated in 2019, as
”
Weekend for students. Meanwhile, between data, artificial intelligence and shifting values. up to the main event. Now it is Norway’s Norway is Guest of Honour at Frankfurter
halls 5.1 and 6.1 you can find the new Frank- And as audiobooks continue their resurgence, turn. With famous classics of world literature Buchmesse.
furt Kids area. This brings together publishers buoyed by the new technological possibili- and three Nobel laureates, as well as vibrant
and service providers in a dedicated space. ties of digitisation and streaming, Frankfurter contributions to contemporary fiction and Margit Walsø
It is home to publishers, illustrators, games Buchmesse will also host the second audio- “Nordic noir”, much Norwegian writing may Director of NORLA,
and software producers, and Frankfurter related conference, the Frankfurt Audio already be familiar. Now is the chance to go Norwegian Literature
Buchmesse’s own exhibition of children’s Summit, with information on different markets behind the scenes, experience the artistic Abroad
and young adult books. and valuable insights from industry insiders. and cultural context, and to discover the new
Last but not least, the striking Frankfurt voices of Norwegian literature – under the
Perennial and essential: rights and licensing Pavilion in the Agora will once again host a motto “The Dream we Carry”.
still take centre stage in the ever-expanding programme of debates, knowledge sharing norway2019.com/en
Literary Agents & Scouts Centre (LitAg) and and networking events.
Books on Norway | The Frankfurter
Buchmesse’s international book exhibi- Contact
tion devoted to the Guest of Honour. In
the Guest of Honour Pavilion, publishers Simone Bühler
from around the world can present their Head of the Guest of
books related to Norway, be they transla- Honour Programme
tions of Norwegian literature or books on buehler@book-fair.com
the country’s culture, history and politics.
Further information about
Submissions: the Guest of Honour Norway:
bookson@book-fair.com buchmesse.de/guest-of-honour
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