Book Discussions
litrix.de: German literature online
Portal for the Promotion of Contemporary German Literature
[Federal Cultural Foundation, Germany; Goethe-Institut; Frankfurt Book Fair]
Aufgelesen.org
Plattform für Buchrezensionen
Ausgezeichnetes.de: portal for awarded literacy
Presents books and audio books awarded a literary price; with critiques, biografies ot the authors and information about the awards including links
Book review database
about 3000 books and audio books
[Deutsche Welle]
“KrimiZEIT” list of the best works
Every first Thursday of the month, 17 literary critics and mystery novel experts from Germany, Austria and Switzerland present the ten mystery novels they most enjoyed. The “KrimiZeit” list of the best works in this genre is produced in collaboration with DIE ZEIT, ARTE and NordWestRadio.
Literatur im DeutschlandRadio
Critiques, interviews, portraits
Literaturkritik.de
Forum of reviews featuring literature in German and other languages
[Philipps-Universität Marburg]
Perlentaucher
Critiques, book shows, literary contributions to German daily newspapers
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
Spiegel - List of Bestsellers
Ficion and Non-Fiction
[Der Spiegel]
Weblog: rosinenpicker@goethe.de
News from the German book and media market: books, audio books and CDs from the world of fiction, nonfiction and music
Words Without Borders - The Online Magazine for International Literatur
The Online Magazine for International Literature presents contemporary international literature with sample translations into English, and portraits of writers and translators.
Book Fairs
Frankfurt Book Fair
The biggest and most important fair worldwide for the international book and media industry
Leipzig Book Fair
Annual Book Fair including the reading festival “Leipzig liest” (Leipzig reads)
Institutions and Organisations
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Literarischer Gesellschaften e.V.
Umbrella organisation of literary associations
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
Association of German Booksellers: Umbrella organisation of German publishers and book stores
Buddenbrookhaus, Lübeck
Heinrich and Thomas Mann Centre
German Literary Foundation, Darmstadt
Supports German-language authors and German-language literature projects.
Goethe-Haus in Frankfurt a.M.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's birthplace incl. museum, library, and script collection
Günter Grass-Haus, Lübeck
Forum for Literature and Graphic Art
Exhibitions, collections and research
Exhibitions, collections and research
Heidelberger Poetik-Dozentur
Lectures on special subjects and writers with live Internet link
[Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germanistisches Seminar]
Kurt-Wolff-Stiftung, Leipzig
Foundation promoting a multifaceted publishers and literary scene
literaturhaus.net
An umbrella organization for various big literary institutes in Germany and Austria.
MVB Marketing- und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels GmbH
Services and products supporting book marketing, e.g. Börsenblatt, Verzeichnis Lieferbarer Bücher
P.E.N.-Zentrum Deutschland
German centre of Interantional Authors' association, Links to other P.E.N. centres, 'Writers in Prison', 'Writers In Exile' and 'Writers for Peace'
Literary Awards and Festivals
Adelbert von Chamisso Award of the Robert Bosch Foundation
An award made for outstanding literary achievements by authors writing in German whose native language is not German.
Ausgezeichnetes.de: portal for awarded literacy
Presents books and audio books awarded a literary price; with critiques, biografies ot the authors and information about the awards including links
Georg-Büchner-Preis
All award winners since 1951
[Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung]
German Prize for Literature for Young People
Prize for outstanding works of children and youth literature, awarded by the Association for Literature for Young People.
Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
Awarded each year for an outstanding literary translation from German into English.
International Literature Award - Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Literature prize awarded to new works of contemporary international literature and their German translations
Leipzig Book Fair Prize
Since 2005 the Leipzig Book Fair Prize is awarded annually in the categories fiction, non-fiction/essays and translation.
Literaturpreise und Literaturwettbewerbe
Literature awards and competitions: listed by region, alphabetically and by genre
[Handbuch für Autorinnen und Autoren]
Open Mike
Literary competition for young authors
[Literaturwerkstatt Berlin]
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Annual award in the fields of literature, science or arts. Granted to individuals who have contributed to the idea of peace, humanity and understanding
Website informs about the foundation, prize winners and events
Website informs about the foundation, prize winners and events
[Association of Geman Publishers and Booksellers]
Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur: Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis
Contest of modern literature: All readings and discussions as video-on-demand (RealPlayer)
The German Book Prize
Annual award for the best German language novel.
Even titles still in production when applications are first invited can also be included in the selection process.
Even titles still in production when applications are first invited can also be included in the selection process.
Magazines
Am Erker: Zeitschrift für Literatur
Literary journal, published twice a year on special topics. Focus on short stories and promotion of young authors. Online editon with some full texts, information about the writers and links
Edit: Literaturzeitschrift
Literary journal, 3 editions per year. Prosa, lyrics and literary critics with focus on youn writers and talents
German Newspapers and Periodicals: Literary studies
Annotated database
http://www.text-und-zeit.de
Online magazine on literature and society, edited by Ulrich Greiner, Irmgard linen and Eckhard Nordhofen.
Lettre International: Kulturzeitschrift Europas
Index of all prior editions; selections and various articles from Nr. 31/95 are available online
Literary Criticism
A forum for reviews of German and world literature (Philipps-Universität Marburg).
Literary magazine satt.org
Online magazine featuring reviews and articles on the latest German and international literature
Literature.de: Literary portal
Critiques, newsletter, competitions, anthology "net stories", tipps for writers; focus on young authors
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
Poetenladen
Online gallery for contemporary literature, especially young German authors including reading samples, forum and links
[SIC] – Zeitschrift für Literatur
Young literary magazine publishing poetry, prose and translations.
Volltext.net: Zeitung für Literatur
Magazine for contemporary literature focused on primary literature (preprints and extracts from new publications), completed with interviews, portaits and short critics. Online version as an open platform for writers
Translation Programmes
Austrian Federal Chancellery
The Austrian Federal Chancellery offers travel grants for translators and promotes the translation and publication of fictional works by Austrian authors. For information about the grant sum, method of allocation and application documents, please refer to the section Arts Division and Grants on the website of the Austrian Federal Chancellery.
Culture Programme of the EU
Within the framework of a programme of the EU project Culture there is a translation promotion programme targeted towards publishing houses. It should be noted that up to ten works to be translated in a particular category (fiction or the arts) must be grouped together in one project. All translations must be undertaken by native speakers of the target language (i.e. the language into which the text is to be translated).
Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig
Institute of literature afilated to Leipzig University. Study of literature (bachelor and master), focus on creative writing
Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium
North Rhine Westphalia in Straelen
(registered association)
Anyone who has already completed at least two extensive translations and has a contract with a publishing house for an ongoing translation project can apply for a residence scholarship in Straelen. Translators find perfect conditions for their work here: exchange with colleagues, a full library and a concentrated atmosphere. The homepage of the Kollegium lists the scholarships currently available and the subject areas of focus for the current year, as well as general information about the promotion of translators.
German Book Centres Abroad
Overseas offices of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Offices in Bucharest, Peking, Moscow, Warsaw and New York.
German Literary Foundation, Darmstadt
Supports German-language authors and German-language literature projects.
German Translators' Fund (registered association)
The German Translators' Fund grants work, residence and travel scholarships. A work scholarship allows the recipient to work longer and more intensively on a text, while travel scholarships enable translators to undertake research for a particular book project, or give them the chance to refresh their linguistic and cultural knowledge of a country during the course of a two- to four-week stay. An independent jury of experts decides which applications to approve. Scholarship application guidelines can be downloaded from the homepage of the German Translators' Fund.
Pro Helvetia
The Swiss Cultural Foundation promotes fictional works by Swiss authors as well as books dealing with a Swiss cultural theme. Publishing houses can apply for a grant towards the costs of translation. Application forms are to be found on the Foundation's homepage.
Society for the Promotion of African, Asian and Latin American Literature (registered association)
Since 1984, the "Society for the Promotion of African, Asian and Latin American Literature (registered association)" has been a central point of contact for the promotion of translations into German of fictional works from Africa, Asia and Latin America. The society aims to promote above all works by authors of which there are no or insufficient German translations, as well as works from countries whose literature is not sufficiently represented on the German-language book market. Only German and Swiss publishing houses can apply for grants towards such translations.
The Literary Colloquium Berlin LCB
The LCB is one of the longest-standing institutions of literature promotion in Germany. The LCB holds regular workshops and summer schools at which translators can receive continuing education. Guidelines for applying to these workshops and summer schools are given on the LCB's homepage.
The literary translators
This refers to the Federation of German-Speaking Literary Translators, on whose homepage are to be found all scholarships granted to translators, arranged clearly and chronologically by deadline. There is also information about all the relevant continuing education seminars, while an additional list contains all German translation prizes.
Web Portals and Directories
Düsseldorfer Virtuelle Bibliothek
Düsseldorf Virtual Library: List of online literature 'German studies'
[Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf]
Erlanger Liste: Literarische Archive und Sammlungen
Annotated links to literature archives and collections
[University of Erlangen]
Germanistik im Netz – Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Germanistik
Portal of German liguistics and literature: compilation of selected electronic and conventional media, and sources of information offering userfriendly, structured access
[Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main]
Literaturport
Information platform on German literature; encyclopedia of authors, audio samples and literary walks
lyrikline: Personal Poetry Reading
Audio library for poetry read by the authors themselves, with biographical annotations
[literaturWERKstatt berlin]
myslam.de – The Poetry Slam Portal
Information about poetry slam: events, slam poets, etc.
