Five international publishers taking part in the 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Fellowship Program talk about their work and book markets.
Frankfurt Fellowships: Katerina Petrich of Argentina’s Libros de la Araucaria
A participant in this year’s Frankfurt Invitation Program, Katerina Petrich is a designer with Argentina’s Libros de la Araucaria.
Frankfurt Fellowships: Beyza Becerikli of Turkey’s Can Publishing
A Frankfurt Fellow this year, Beyza Becerikli is chief of rights and acquisitions at Can Publishing in Turkey.
Frankfurt Fellowships: Karla Kutzner of Germany’s InterKontinental
A Frankfurt-Paris Fellow, Karla Kutzner is the founder of Berlin’s InterKontinental press with a bookstore and literature festival.
Frankfurt Fellowships: Roman Skliarov of Nash Format, Ukraine
An advance Frankfurt Book Fair Magazine interview: Nash Format’s Roman Skliarov works on books targeted at ‘the political elite of Ukraine.’
Frankfurt’s Fellowships: Wendolyn Trogneux of France’s Albin Michel
An advance Frankfurt Book Fair Magazine interview: Éditions Albin Michel’s Wendolyn Trogneax on selling ‘bestsellers overseas.’
Frankfurt Fellow Nicolás Rodríguez Galvis: ‘A Unique Chance’
A Frankfurt Fellow now back from the trade show, Nicolás Rodríguez Galvis talks about his work at Paris’ Éditions Métailié.
Frankfurt Fellow: Klett-Cotta’s Corinna Kroker on an ‘Openness to Narrative Forms’
‘This feels very liberating,’ says Klett-Cotta’s Corinna Kroker, on formats ‘that extend an understanding of what a novel has to be.’
Frankfurt Fellow: Helena Gonda ‘Getting Under the Skin of Stories’ at Scotland’s Canongate
Canongate’s Helena Gonda specializes in acquiring narrative nonfiction that might ‘help us understand ourselves or the world.’
Finnish Frankfurt Fellow Kalle Siltala: ‘A Versatile View’
Helsinki’s Kalle Siltala’s family founded one of the two publishing houses at which he works. He’s one of this year’s Frankfurt Fellows.