Press releases
CONTENTshift Accelerator: GoLexic is the Content Startup of 2023
First place awarded to reading support app GoLexic / Winner receives the innovation prize of 10,000 euro / Sponsorship programme for startups to be continued in 2024 / Companies from the industry can sponsor the programme and take up a place on the jury
Start of Frankfurter Buchmesse: “Promoting Diversity – Defending Democracy”
Opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 / Book industry’s aim to play a role in strengthening democracy / Small publishing houses in particular at their limit due to economic pressure - structural support urgently needed to maintain diversity on the book
Tonio Schachinger receives the German Book Prize 2023 for “Echtzeitalter”
Tonio Schachinger has won the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter” (“Realtimes”) (Rowohlt Verlag).
German Book Prize 2023: discover the shortlist – experience the award ceremony
Livestream on 16 October from 6 p.m. / all books on the shortlist accessible to all
Ukraine at Frankfurter Buchmesse: "The Fragility of Existence"
200-sqm country stand / Programme featuring renowned Ukrainian authors / Illustration exhibition and multimedia projects
German Book Prize 2023: six novels on the shortlist
awards ceremony in the Kaisersaal of the Frankfurt Römer on 16 October 2023
German Book Prize 2023: these are the 20 nominated novels
Longlist released / 196 titles were in the running / Shortlist to be announced on 19 September
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2023: Daniel Kehlmann to deliver speech honouring Salman Rushdie
award ceremony 11 am on Sunday 22 October 2023 in Church of St. Paul in Frankfurt / long friendship between Kehlmann and Salman Rushdie
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