This year a dozen books have been nominated for the LiBeraturpreis - never before have there been as many candidates! All books by female writers that have been on one of the four previous year’s Weltempfänger-lists are automatically nominated for the award. In 2019, the proportion of women was at 34%.

Find out more about the nominees.

»Migration — Literature without a permanent residence« was the theme of the 9th Literature Days that took place on 24 and 25 January at the Literaturhaus Frankfurt.

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Please don't send us any manuscripts, we won't pass them on to German publishers or check them for a translation.
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We provide you with an extended network ranging from German publishers specialized on international literature to renowned translators and important business multipliers for your market entry. We have been working in the field of promoting international literature to the German market for almost forty years and bring in the necessary network and work experience. Litprom is headed by the president of Frankfurt Book Fair, Juergen Boos, underlining the strong connection to and within the German book market.

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