The Frankfurter Buchmesse has announced the selection of the participants of the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme. In 2017, 97 candidates from 42 countries applied to participate in the Frankfurter Buchmesse international programme for young publishing professionals. Beginning October 1, 2017, 16 publishing professionals from 16 countries - including, for the first time, Iceland - will visit publishing companies and attend networking events in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Berlin. The highlight of the two-week programme is the Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 11-15,2017).
This year, for the first time, one participant will receive funding as the 'Fred Kobrak Frankfurt Fellow'. In memory of Fred Kobrak, a dedicated and long-serving player in the international publishing industry who passed away in December 2016 at the age of 88 years, his family will cover the travel and accommodation costs for one Frankfurt Fellow.
For the next ten years of the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme, each year one Frankfurt Fellow will receive funding. In 2017, Tynan Kogane from the USA has been chosen as the inaugural Fred Kobrak Frankfurt Fellow.
Since 1998, the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme has been bringing together international publishing professionals in the run-up to the Frankfurter Buchmesse. In the course of visits to publishing companies and bookstores, market presentations and matchmaking events, the Frankfurt Fellows gain a better understanding of the German book industry, and network and share information and experiences with each other. At the fair, the Frankfurt Fellows schedule their own appointments and meet again at evening events.
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