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Warsaw-Frankfurt Fellowship

The Warsaw-Frankfurt Fellowship

For young publishing professionals with a focus on fiction and non-fiction.

Frankfurt International Translators

The Frankfurter Buchmesse is delighted to be running its Warsaw-Frankfurt Fellowship for the first time, jointly with the Warsaw International Book Fair, for young professionals from the book industry. The programme is aimed at publishing professionals. Participants will have the unique opportunity to exchange ideas with young professionals from the neighbouring country and to take part in the Warsaw International Book Fair, as well as visits to publishing houses and networking events. The project is made possible with the financial support of the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation.

Applications are closed. The Fellowship will take place from 27 to 29 May 2026.

Eligibility criteria

Publishers, editors and rights & licensing managers with at least three years’ professional experience
Aged 35 or under
Good English-language skills
Availability for the entire duration of the programme
Interest in the Polish and German book markets

Participants 2026

Portraitfoto Anna-Sophia Mäder

Foreign Rights and Rights/Contract Manager

Foreign Rights and Rights/Contract Manager

C.H. Beck(opens in a new window)

Aurore Touya

Foreign Fiction Editor

Foreign Fiction Editor

Éditions Gallimard(opens in a new window)

Portraitfoto Dominika Kardaś

Commissioning editor

Commissioning editor

Znak Literanova (SIW Znak)(opens in a new window)

Portraitfoto Helen Gorman

Rights & Licensing (Deputy Head of Department)

Rights & Licensing (Deputy Head of Department)

Klett-Cotta(opens in a new window)

Portraitfoto Łukasz Chmara

Project Manager (time4YA); Rights manager

Project Manager (time4YA); Rights manager

Publicat (time4YA)(opens in a new window)

Portraitfoto Mona Pfletschinger

Foreign Rights Manager

Foreign Rights Manager

KiWi & Galiani(opens in a new window)

Portraitfoto Paweł Zatorski

Licensing Manager & Publisher/Rights Manager & Editor

Licensing Manager & Publisher/Rights Manager & Editor

Czarna Owca(opens in a new window)

Portraitfoto Radosław Młynarczyk

Commissioning and managing editor

Commissioning and managing editor

Prószyński Media(opens in a new window)

Portraitfoto Regina Roßbach

Editor

Editor

Schöffling & Co.(opens in a new window)

Portraitfoto Wendolyn Trogneux

Foreign rights executive

Foreign rights executive

Éditions Albin Michel(opens in a new window)

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