About Frankfurter Buchmesse
The Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair) is the world's largest trade fair for books and publishing, held annually in October at the Messe Frankfurt exhibition grounds in Germany. Organised by Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH, a subsidiary of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, it continues a book trading tradition in Frankfurt that goes back more than 500 years. As the leading marketplace for rights and licences, it brings together publishers, authors, agents, booksellers and the wider media industry.
Event Focus
Fiction | Nonfiction | Children's & Young Adult Books | Academic & Professional Publishing | Educational Media | Comics & Graphic Novels | Rights & Licensing | Audiobooks | Digital Publishing | Translation | Film & Games Adaptations | Art & Illustrated Books
Event Highlights
4,000 Exhibitors, 230,000+ Visitors from 130+ Countries and 3,800+ Events make the Frankfurter Buchmesse the key meeting place of the international book industry. Each year a Guest of Honour country presents its literature, while a centre for literary agents and scouts, specialist conferences and stage programmes complement the exhibition. The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade is awarded during the fair, and the weekend is open to readers.
Why Attend
The Frankfurter Buchmesse is where the international book and media industry does business. Trade rights and licences, meet publishers, agents and scouts from all over the world, and discover new titles, trends and formats before they reach the market. For publishers, agents, booksellers, translators, authors and media professionals, the fair is the most important date in the publishing calendar.
Organizer
Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH