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500-sqm area for children’s and young adult media at the Frankfurter Buchmesse

Over 1500 international publishers, awards ceremonies, authors and many other events / Frankfurt New Generation – a new area for young people.

Book signing with author Nina Schiefelbein and illustrator Marco Armbruster of their new Die drei ??? Kids volume „Mission Spiele-Code“

The Frankfurt Book Fair New York/German Book Office just announced it is kicking off a campaign to showcase new German children's books.

Interview with Scholastic CEO Peter Warwick on publishing children's and education books today.

The panel will discuss the impact of print and screen media technologies on kid’s brains and differences in their usability in educational processes.

How can publishers get started marketing their books to school leaders, teachers, librarians and parents?

Experts discuss the growing popularity of comics and graphic novels, and opportunities for publishers to enter this field.

Win one of three free spaces at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s International Children’s Book Centre FRANKFURT KIDS – Foyer 5.1/6.1. You’ll enjoy all the advantages of having a central location between the international halls.

For the 75th time, Frankfurter Buchmesse (18–22 October 2023) will be celebrating new books, inspiring authors and moving stories: on the first literary stage jointly hosted by broadcasters ARD, ZDF and 3sat, in the Congress Center’s main hall, in the Frankfurt Studio, in the Frankfurt Pavilion, on the new open stage, and throughout Frankfurt during BOOKFEST city.  

The creative process of book making, from sketch to book. With illustrator Nik Neves (Brazil/Germany) and publisher Bebel Abreu/Bebel Books (Brazil)

This event is suitable for parents, educators, caregivers, and anyone interested in fostering empathy, understanding, and resilience in children when discussing difficult subjects like war.

Charlie Redmayne, CEO of HarperCollins UK, will be the keynote speaker at the Business Club Conference THE MARKETS. At the 32nd Frankfurt Rights Meeting the focus will be on the book markets of Poland, Romania and Russia, as well as on subscription models. The new Frankfurt Audiobook Conference will shine a light on one of the fastest-growing segments in publishing.

The largest leading international trade fair for commercial content is changing: The Frankfurter Buchmesse Team is currently developing a new hall layout that will take effect in 2020 (14–18 October 2020).

Next year, 237 candidates from 67 countries will be in the running for the world’s largest and most prestigious children’s literature award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. This was announced today by the ALMA jury member Mats Kempe on the Frankfurt Kids Stage of Frankfurter Buchmesse.

Ingrid Hölzel im Talk über Konzeption und Vermarktung von Hörspielprojekten (LEONINE Audio)

How are independent publishers tackling today's big challenges in their home markets and competing globally?

What makes a good children's book today? How are stories for young readers told in a timely manner? And what role do inclusion and diversity play in this? These questions will be discussed at the Frankfurt Kids Conference "Transform diversity: perspectives and networks" at the Frankfurter Buchmesse (19 - 23 October 2022). Here is an interview with its moderator and children's book expert Lawrence Schimel.

Frankfurter Buchmesse and Cartoon Movie are launching a cooperation in 2024 to support networking between the publishing industry and the film/TV/animation industry. Annick Maes, General Director of CARTOON, explains what exactly Cartoon Movie is and how publishers can benefit from the cooperation.

“The Future of Stories” will be the conference's theme