All important dates of Frankfurter Buchmesse

• Juergen Boos, Director Frankfurter Buchmesse
• Karina Bolasco, Curator of the Literary Program
• Patrick Flores, Curator of the Guest of Honour Pavilion
• Stanley Ruiz, Designer of the Guest of Honour Pavilion
• Candy Gourlay, Author of Wild Song (Rotfuchs, 2025)
• Blaise Campo Gacoscos, Author of Kites in the Night / Der Junge aus Ilocos (Albino, 2025)

Music: Madrigal Singers, Vocal Ensemble

Moderators: Ines Bachor, PR Manager FBM; Annette Hug, Author and Translator

The speakers will be available for interviews and networking afterwards. 

• Juergen Boos

Further speakers will be announced in the course of 2025 

• Juergen Boos, Director of Frankfurter Buchmesse 
• Karin Schmidt-Friderichs, Chairwoman of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association 

Further speakers will be announced in the course of 2025 

Location/

meeting spot

• Karin Schmidt-Friderichs, President of Börsenverein (the German Publishers and Booksellers Association) 
• Juergen Boos, Director Frankfurter Buchmesse 

Further speakers will be announced in the course of 2025 

Special registration is required for the Opening Ceremony (including the Opening of the GoH-Pavilion). 

• Print media and radio journalists (“press guests”) mail to press@buchmesse.de.(opens in a new window)  
• Photographers, TV and film teams (“Red Carpet Press”) mail to redcarpetpress@buchmesse.de(opens in a new window) 

The following information must be provided: 

• Last name, first name 
• Media Company 
• Function (press guest or Red Carpet Press, s.a.) 

Please note that we cannot guarantee your participation in the Opening Ceremony.

The deadline for registration was on 1 September 2025. 

Location/

meeting spot

until 1 October 2025: press@buchmesse.de.(opens in a new window)

Limited space 

• Juergen Boos, Director Frankfurter Buchmesse

Further speakers will be announced in the course of 2025  

The participants will be available for interviews afterwards.