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Honeycomb of Words

At Frankfurter Buchmesse 2023, Guest of Honour Slovenia will present its multi-facetted literary treasures as a “Honeycomb of Words”. Discover the variety of Slovenian literature and culture!

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Various influences have shaped the language and culture of Slovenia, conjuring up the image of bees flying out into the world, returning home with a drop of nectar or grains of pollen. Discover Slovenia’s "Honeycomb of Words" at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2023.

Slovenian culture is traditionally multilingual, due to the small number of native Slovenian speakers as well as the country’s geographical location at the crossroads of numerous nations. As a result, Slovenia truly reflects European diversity, while still retaining a distinct and independent identity. Look forward to outstanding authors and new literary inspiration!

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Books on Slovenia – Call for participation to the international book exhibition on the Guest of Honour 2023

Publishers from around the world are invited to display their current titles on Slovenia as part of the international book exhibition ‘Books on Slovenia’ in the Guest of Honour Pavilion at the book fair. This special exhibition is being organised by Frankfurter Buchmesse.

Publishers from around the world are invited to display their current titles on Slovenia as part of the international book exhibition ‘Books on Slovenia’ in the Guest of Honour Pavilion at the book fair. This special exhibition is being organised by Frankfurter Buchmesse.

Title selection:
We welcome all publications of Slovenian authors in translation, as well as books about arts & culture, language, politics, history and society on Slovenia. Your titles should have been published between 2020 and 2023 and should be in print. All you need to do is provide us with 2 copies of each of your titles for presentation in the exhibition.

Participation:
All publishing companies, except publishers from Slovenia, are invited to contribute to the exhibition with their current titles. There is no charge for participation. Please note the individual import and customs regulations for non-EU countries.

Please register your titles by 30 September 2023.
Please send copies by 06 October 2023.

Books on Slovenia – call for participation

Books on Slovenia

Register your titles on Slovenia by 30 September 2023.
Please send copies by 06 October 2023.

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Further titles for Books on Slovenia

If you have more than one title for the Books on Slovenia international book exhibition, you can enter these in the PDF form and upload them in a later stage of the registration process.

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This is how Slovenia presents itself this autumn

Look forward to big names and newly discovered Slovenian authors, philosophers and lyricists. The trade visitor programme also includes top international panels on "Deep Reading - Reading in the Age of Screens" and "Publishing in Small Book Markets".

In the Guest of Honour Pavilion, designed in the shape of a honeycomb, the international book exhibition "Books on Slovenia" shows current titles by Slovenian authors in translation and books about the country.  This year, the Frankfurter Buchmesse is once again inviting publishing houses from all over the world to participate. The Slovenian presence as Guest of Honour is accompanied by an exciting cultural programme with art installations, concerts and exhibitions in the city. On 19 October, the exclusive Germany concert of the Slovenian band Laibach will be taking place in the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt statt.

Look forward to a multi-faceted programme in October in the Guest of Honour Pavilion

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Train the Brain: Book Reading and Critical Thinking

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From a Curious Brood to a Buzzing Hive of Readers: The Magic Touch of Reading Promoters

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Books and Screens and Kids' Brains

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Masters of Self-Publishing: How to Do It from Behind God’s Back

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How to Recognise and Promote the Best Contemporary Children's Literature?

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Successful Examples of Promoting Slovenian Literature in German Speaking Environment

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What Is a Book?

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In Search of Audiobook Happiness

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Masters of the Micro Universe

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Ehrengast Slowenien - Führung für blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen

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Srečko Kosovel: My Poem is My Portrait

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Read the English Original, Without Detours. Why Reading English Language Books Has an Expanding Following Among Many Non-English Language Audiences?

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Publishing and Low Literacy in Adults

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How to Measure What is Published and What is Read? Exploring Today's Complicated Publishing Statistics

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Guest of Honour or Guest of Horror: What Can Be Gained from Being GoH in Frankfurt?

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Alamut – Castle, Novel, Concert – From Vladimir Bartol to Laibach

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Ljubljana Reading Manifesto: What Is Its Background?

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Translations in Times of War: Slavic Literary Connections During Times of Military Conflicts and Political Disputes

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Attention Crisis and Book Reading

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My Neighbour on the Cloud

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Under the Skin

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On Passion for Ignorance

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Ana Marwan and Drago Jančar

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Screens, AI, and Humans

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Hitler and Mussolini in Churches

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The Iconic Poet Tomaž Šalamun

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The History of Slovenian Literary Translation

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The Path is the Destination

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Florjan Lipuš and the Literary Region of Carinthia

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Versopolis - Where Poetry Lives

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Poetry, With a Capital P

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Fabjan Hafner Translation Award Ceremony

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Central Europe Noir

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Books and Sports: Matthias Göritz Talks to Sara Isaković

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History is Sometimes Written With a Spade

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        Experience the literature and culture of Slovenia - in our Guest of Honour Pavilion

        "Honeycomb of Words": This is the motto under which the Guest of Honour is presenting its diverse and traditional literary and cultural landscape this year. Discover the animated honeycomb-shaped Guest of Honour Pavilion (Forum, Level 1) and look forward to the international book exhibition "Books on Slovenia", which will feature current titles by Slovenian authors in translation as well as books about the host country.

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        Slovenia presents itself

        This year's Guest of Honour is a modern, tourist attractive country with a rich literary tradition. The claim "Honeycomb of Words" reflects on the traditional beekeeping and symbolises today's digital network.

        This year's Guest of Honour is a modern, tourist attractive country with a rich literary tradition. The claim "Honeycomb of Words" reflects on the traditional beekeeping and symbolises today's digital network.

        Learn more on the Slovenian Guest of Honour Team as well as their recommendations on new releases and upcoming publications.

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        What is published about Slovenia in the German-language book market?
        Find here all information on new publications in translation written by authors from Slovenia as well as new books about Slovenia.

        What is published about Slovenia in the German-language book market?
        Find here all information on new publications in translation written by authors from Slovenia as well as new books about Slovenia.

        The Guest of Honour country list of new publications is being compiled by Frankfurter Buchmesse. It gives information on German-language publications by the Guest of Honour that are published during the Guest of Honour year.

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        At Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022, Spain presented “Creatividad Desbordante”, featuring the latest trends in its vibrant literary and cultural scene. It was an excellent stage for great Spanish literature and promising new voices.

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        Why a Guest of Honour?

        The presence of a country as Guest of Honour gives Frankfurter Buchmesse a new character every year. For the Guest of Honour itself, this appearance is of double importance: not only does the country’s literature and culture always garner tremendous attention, but its publishing industry also becomes the focus of the largest international event in the book and media world. The Guest of Honour’s presentation is a magnet for audiences and a significant hook for the media in its coverage.

        Since when has there been a Guest of Honour?

        The Guest of Honour programme for countries and regions has existed since 1976. Initially, the Frankfurter Buchmesse would present and organise focal topics every two years, beginning with “Latin America” (1976). Since 1988, a country has been Guest of Honour every year, though the Guest of Honour itself largely organises and finances this appearance.

        What are the aims?

        Among the key objectives of Frankfurter Buchmesse is strengthening international networking in each country’s publishing industry and cultural institutions, bringing its literature to the world and increasing the number of translations from the country. To this end, the Guest of Honour generally establishes a programme to promote translations. For the featured country’s book industry this means: strengthening license trading and expanding international publishing contacts – and not just during the year that it is Guest of Honour. The industry also benefits from the heightened attention, promotion of authors and presence of publishers at the world’s largest book market.

        For readers and the general public, the Guest of Honour’s presence offers a new point of access to its literature and culture. The featured country garners tremendous interest in the media (mentions in some 5,000 media reports). Its appearance as Guest of Honour provides the impetus for intense debate about the country – resulting in greater awareness of its politics, history and present.

        The Guest of Honour’s supporting cultural programme contributes to the (lasting) establishment of international cultural relations and promotes cultural exchange, dialogue and, last but not least, tourism.

        How does a country become Guest of Honour?

        Any country can apply to become the Frankfurter Buchmesse´s Guest of Honour. The application is usually made by the country’s publishers’ association, which approaches the Frankfurt Book Fair with its interest. Initially, there are intense discussions regarding the essential requirements: an emerging publishing industry, support for translations and an adequate budget and organisational structures to realise the programme.

        Ultimately, Frankfurter Buchmesse chooses a Guest of Honour in consultation with the supervisory board of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association). A contract between the Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Guest of Honour – often the country’s ministry of culture or publishers’ association – seals the collaboration. Contracts are usually signed three years in advance of the country’s actual appearance as Guest of Honour.

        How is the Guest of Honour's appearance organised and financed?

        The Guest of Honour is essentially responsible for designing, organising and financing its appearance at the fair. In order to do so, soon after the contract is signed, the Guest of Honour establishes an organising committee to handle the roughly two-year preparation. Frequently, this organising committee is affiliated with a state ministry (e.g. the ministry of culture or education) and with the national publishers’ association.

        About one year before the country’s appearance as Guest of Honour, an office is opened in Frankfurt, with contact persons from the organising committee on site. In addition, a PR agency is hired to handle all of the Guest of Honour’s public relations, advertising and online presence.

        What is the role of Frankfurter Buchmesse?

        From the start, the Frankfurter Buchmesse offers the Guest of Honour guidance: The two employees of the Guest-of-Honour team support the committee in planning and carrying out the country’s appearance at the fair. For the Guest of Honour, they serve as the “interface” both for individual projects at Frankfurter Buchmesse itself and between the numerous cultural institutions and cooperating partners throughout Germany.

        In addition, through programmes and professional events, the Frankfurter Buchmesse supports networking between the Guest of Honour’s publishing industry and the international book and media industry. For the Guest of Honour’s appearance itself, the Frankfurter Buchmesse provides a roughly 2,000-sqm pavilion area on the fairgrounds.

        What's included in the Guest of Honour's programme?

        Naturally, the Guest of Honour’s programme focuses on the five days in October at Frankfurter Buchmesse. The Guest of Honour already makes an important appearance at the fair’s official opening ceremony, with a literary and a renowned political keynote speaker. The Guest-of-Honour pavilion is at the heart of the featured country’s appearance at the fair. Here, the Guest of Honour presents itself through a specially designed exhibition and offers a diverse programme in the integrated event space, with readings, discussions, performances and the popular Happy Hour.

        On average, the Guest of Honour brings some 50 authors to Frankfurter Buchmesse. Also on view in the pavilion: the international “Books on …” exhibition, with publications about the Guest of Honour and literary works in translation. Publishers from the featured country are present at the collective stand as well as in various thematic areas of Frankfurter Buchmesse.

        Yet, even beyond the fairgrounds, a diverse supporting programme is offered in the city of Frankfurt and other locations. The presence of the Guest of Honour is hardly limited to just the five days of Frankfurter Buchmesse in October and to the featured country’s numerous new releases. Throughout the year of it’s appearance as Guest of Honour, and in particular during the week of theFrankfurter Buchmesse, the featured country brings its cultural highlights to the city: In Frankfurt and the surrounding areas, as well as in many other cities, there are readings; panel discussions on politics, literature and current events; (art) exhibitions; theatre; dance; music; film; performances; literary-culinary nights; professional conventions and parties.

        Numerous publishers and cultural institutions take up the Guest-of-Honour theme, integrating titles and contributions into their programme. The Guest of Honour generally takes advantage of this major boost by already participating in other trade fairs and literary and cultural festivals in advance of Frankfurter Buchmesse. Book tours by authors during, before and after the fair also bring the topic into the media throughout Germany. In this way, even before the Guest of Honour’s actual presentation at Frankfurter Buchmesse, a complex picture of the featured country’s literature and culture is conveyed, and curiosity regarding its appearance in Frankfurt is whetted. A total of some 500 events related to the Guest of Honour take place every year, at Frankfurter Buchmesse and beyond.

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