Press releases
Funding project to strengthen cooperation between German and Ukrainian book industries
Germany’s Minister of State for Culture and the Media to support cultural projects with a total of €900,000 / Several different partners involved in realizing projects / Aim is to foster deeper exchange between the two countries
CONTENTshift accelerator 2023: Finalists chosen
Three-month coaching and mentoring programme for selected startups / Börsenvereinsgruppe initiative designed to encourage transnational, cross-industry exchange / Content Startup of the Year to receive €10,000 grant
Salman Rushdie to receive the 2023 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
The Board of Trustees of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has chosen the Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie to be the recipient of this year’s Peace Prize.
CONTENTshift accelerator 2023: The 10 best startups with innovative ideas for the book industry
Jury nominates ten startups from four different countries / Pitch to participate in the sponsorship programme on 27 June / Börsenverein Group provides exclusive networking opportunities and awards funding of 10,000 euro
Ewald Frie receives the German Non-Fiction Prize 2023 for his work “Ein Hof und elf Geschwister”
Jury: "surprising and personal perspective"
German Non-Fiction Prize 2023: eight non-fiction books nominated
231 titles were in the running / Awards ceremony on 1 June 2023 in the Small Hall of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg
German Non-Fiction Prize 2023: meet the nominees
Various events shine a light on the nominees of the German Non-Fiction Prize 2023
German Book Prize 2023: 111 publishers submit 172 novels
111 publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland submit novels / Katharina Teutsch is appointed speaker of the jury
Making it in the book industry: CONTENTshift sponsorship programme calls for startups
Sponsorship programme brings startups, experts and investors together / The application process is now open for startup founders from both Germany and abroad / Funding of 10,000 euro for winning startup
German Book Prize 2023: Meet the jury
Seven jury members selected / Publishers may submit titles until 22 March 2023 / Call for submissions at www.deutscher-buchpreis.de/anmeldung