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The motto for Frankfurter Buchmesse 2021 “Re:connect” signals the relaunch of the publishing industry. This newsletter offers a few glimpses of what re:connecting might mean this year. First and foremost it means longing to meet colleagues, experiencing cultural events and being inspired by chance encounters again. Exhibitors can find all the information on how to participate this year below - the registration deadline is 31 May 2021. The Guest of Honour country Canada has just released a magazine which showcases the regions of Canada and the diversity of its literary landscapes, voices and genres, leaving the readers in anticipation for their presentation in October. Two publishers from Brazil and Mexico shared with us how the book markets in their region have developed during the pandemic and how they used Frankfurt Rights to stay connected in the industry.
Please join us in looking optimistically to the future: Re:connect - on the fairgrounds and at exciting events throughout the city.
Enjoy reading!
Your newsletter team
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| Exhibitors, trade visitors and culture fans all around the world are looking forward to the autumn. That’s because Frankfurter Buchmesse will once again offer face-to-face meetings on the fairgrounds from 20 to 24 October 2021. Please be assured that your safety comes first: If the book fair is called off or if, as an exhibitor, you cannot travel to Frankfurt due to the pandemic, no cancellation fees will be charged. This arrangement has been made possible by additional funds from the German government’s NEUSTART KULTUR programme.
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| Contributing authors include André Alexis, Seth, Waubgeshig Rice, Joséphine Bacon and Jocelyn Saucier.
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| Discovering the literary diversity of Canada
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| As Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2020 and 2021, Canada’s slogan is “Singular Plurality - Singulier Pluriel”. The 300+ Canadian publications appearing in German as part of the project impressively underscore the diversity of Canada. The vast country with many languages and many cultural realities is showcasing its literature extensively, focusing on its Indigenous literature, pronounced graphic novel and comics culture, queer literature, and politically engaged books. The new magazine, "Singular Plurality - Singulier Pluriel", illustrates the slogan in conversations, reports, and book launches, and is designed to spark a discussion with Canadian authors and illustrators about this literary diversity.
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| Find all the relevant facts about Frankfurter Buchmesse 2020 - The Special Edition in our currently issued Facts & Figures publication. In October 2020, more than 400.000 titles were presented on Frankfurt Rights, Frankfurter Buchmesse’s platform for all aspects of international rights and licensing business.
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| © Raquel Menez / Genoveva Muñoz
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| "The word that best describes the current situation is Reinvention."
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| In the past few months, Frankfurter Buchmesse has organised several digital workshops for publishers from Latin America, Arabic-language countries, Africa and Southeast Asia to support the participants in selling rights internationally - especially at this moment in time as the global pandemic continues. We spoke with two Latin American participants to gain insights into the Mexican and the Brazilian market and to hear if and how they benefited from the Frankfurt Rights International Workshop held by Frankfurter Buchmesse.
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| Promoting cross-sector innovation across Europe
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| What is the current state of the Turkish children's book market? Check out our conversation with Burcu Ünsal Çeküç, literary agent at the Kalem Agency in Istanbul. The interview is part of the Digital Cross Over EU project, which will have its final presentation on 15 June 2021. The online event will feature results including best-practices in cross-sectoral collaboration, as well as discussions with key stakeholders for interested players from all creative industries.
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| Award for excellent publishing
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| Nominations are open for the Accessible Book Consortium’s (ABC) International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. The winners of this prestigious award will be announced during a ceremony on October 20, 2021 to be held for the first time at Frankfurter Buchmesse.
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| Maxim Leo about his novel Wo wir zu Hause sind
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| The German author Maxim Leo will meet his French readers to talk about his new book just published in its French edition, Là où nous sommes chez nous, a powerful story about identity, exile and memory, focusing on three female characters with unlikely destinies. In conversation with his translator Olivier Mannoni and the podcaster and editor Elise Gruau, the author will discuss the genesis of this almost journalistic family saga set on three continents. The conversation will be in French.
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| Connecting the German and the Arab book markets
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| In spring 2021, Frankfurter Buchmesse has organised several online workshops for booksellers and publishers in the Arab World: The seminar series "Signals of Hope Cairo" connecting Egyptian and German speaking book professionals as well as a professional programme at the Abu Dhabi book fair. Some recordings of these sessions are already available on YouTube. Stay tuned for more to come and look out for further online live events in the Signals of Hope Cairo series scheduled for July on the German Stories website.
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