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Translate. Transfer. Transform.
Words connect worlds – at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022
From 19 - 23 October 2022, Frankfurter Buchmesse will once again open its doors.
When we find new ways to talk to each other, exchange across borders and cultures becomes possible. This is what Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022 (19 – 23 October) will be addressing with its annual motto "Translate. Transfer. Transform." Literary works can be interpreted and adapted: into other languages, different media, new contexts - and thus doors are opened onto fresh perspectives and outlooks. We will meet again in person at Frankfurt, and together we will set new impulses - also for the future of the publishing industry.
Register now: As an exhibitor, agent or scout, you become part of a unique community and present yourself to an international audience of professionals and culture enthusiasts from all over the world.
Book your participation until 31 March 2022
Translate. Transfer. Transform.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Fair 2022 illuminates the topic of "translation" in all its richness. Ideas, themes and texts must be translated again and again: into other languages, into other media, into other contexts, into new thinking. Only then a genuine exchange across filter bubbles, borders and cultures possible. Together with you.

Frankfurt Studio: Inside Publishing
At “The Future of Independent Publishing”, a dozen or so speakers from different countries discuss current trends and topics in independent publishing.

Frankfurt Studio: Festival
Willi Weber, Michael Schumacher's former manager, talks about his life in "Benzin im Blut" (EN: Petrol in the Blood).

ARD-Buchmessenbühne
Journalist Isabell Beer’s book “Bis einer stirbt – Drogenszene Internet” (Until someone dies – the internet’s drug scene) vividly shows how the drug scene has shifted from the streets to the internet and into young people's bedrooms.

Market Insights: Spain
Well-known actors of the publishing sector from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Spain talk about the impact of the pandemic on the publishing industry and provide answers to the most burning questions.

Opening Ceremony
The grand opening of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2021 with Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, Canadian Inuit soprano Deantha Edmunds, star author Margaret Atwood and many more!

The Hof
Royd Tolkien, great-grandson of the "Lord of the Rings" creator, talks about his book "An End with a Beginning - The Unexpected Journey of Two Brothers" and an unusual challenge that led him and his brother to New Zealand.

Your books at international book fairs
Spain: Guest of Honour 2022
Experience the rich literature and culture of our Guest of Honour Spain. Its motto for 2022 is “Creatividad desbordante” in Spanish. From fiction to poetry, children's books to comics, and essays to audio books: visitors will encounter the enormous range of literature from Spain – including the very unique literatures from the Catalan, Galician and Basque language regions.

Good-bye, Canada!
The GuestScroll was passed on to Spain on 24 October 2021


¡Bienvenida, España!
We look forward to seeing you!

Register today as an exhibitor, agent or scout for Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022.
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