Frankfurt Fellowship Programme 2015
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This year’s Frankfurt Fellowship Programme will take place from 4 to 18 October 2015.We will visit publishing houses and booksellers, see market presentations and have match-making events and dinners and offer our fellows many more networking opportunities in Frankfurt and two other German cities.
In the run-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair this prestigious Frankfurt Fellowship Programme focuses on information exchange, professional dialogue and the creation of networks between young international publishers. First launched to mark the 50th anniversary of the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1998, the Frankfurt Book Fair Fellowship Programme provides information and networking within the international publishing world. During those last fifteen years, more than 280 participants from 55 countries have gained so far from this experience. Please visit Frankfurt Book Fair website to know more about the Fellowship Programme. Applications from Asia: Applicants from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are asked to send their applications to the German Book Office (GBO) in New Delhi. Contact: Prashasti Rastogi rastogi@newdelhi.gbo.org. |
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