DeLiA - Association of German-speaking romance novelists

The DeLiA - Association of German-Speaking Romance Writers is an association promoting the literary genre of romance novels .

General

The association was founded in 2003 by twelve female authors as an association for the promotion of German-language romance literature and currently has over 200 members. After the Syndikat , the association of crime writers, and the Murderous Sisters, it belongs to one of the larger genre-specific authors' associations in Germany. Well-known members are Eva Völler , Rebecca Michéle (both founding members), Kerstin Gier , Deana Zinßmeister , Nina George and the author couple Iny Lorentz .

History and club structure

It was founded on May 3, 2003 as part of the Booklover Converence event in Bad Homburg on the initiative of the author Marte Cortmann. The association is based in Meerbusch . Since it was founded, its membership has grown steadily and currently has more than 200 members who together have a circulation of 33 million works. Published authors can become full members. No distinction is made between book publications and magazine novels . A sponsoring membership is also possible. About ten percent of the members are men who mostly write under a female pseudonym .

aims

When it was founded, in addition to building a network of authors, it was also about upgrading the romance genre. With the promotion of young talent and the awarding of the DeLiA literature prize, the prejudice that this type of literature is trivial and kitsch should be countered. Another concern is reading promotion. Following the network idea, the members support each other in questions about the literary business, their writing and professional and artistic work.

Love romance

The Liebesromantage have been held at different locations in Germany since 2004, including Büsum and Sulzbach ; In 2010 the event took place in Linz , Austria. In 2013 as well as in the years 2016–2018 Iserlohn was the venue. Readings, book signing sessions and workshops were organized in cooperation with the city library and the VHS. Particular emphasis is placed on promoting reading, and there are readings and author encounters at primary and secondary schools. The romantic romantic days each ended with a gala in the Parktheater Iserlohn and the award of the DeLiA literature prize. Another change is imminent for 2019: The romantic romantic days will take place in Heiligenhafen on the Baltic Sea. The DeLia Literature Prize will be awarded in March at the Leipzig Book Fair .

DeLiA Literature Prize

The DeLiA Literature Prize has been awarded since 2004 and is endowed with 1500 EUR. The expert jury consists of five members of the authors' association, chaired by Petra Schier . The award goes to the best German-language romance novel for adults that was published in the original or first edition in the previous year of the award ceremony. There are no further genre restrictions as long as the love story sets the focus in the novel or plays a major role.

In 2015, the Lovely Cover was also chosen in cooperation with Lovelybooks . In addition, members of the portal could vote for the most beautiful romance novel cover. The 2016 prize winner is Mirjam Müntefering for The Happiness of Horses .

A prize for the best German-language romance novel for young people has also been awarded since 2017. This is also endowed with prize money of 1500 EUR. The work to be awarded must be a book for young people . Furthermore, the same criteria apply as for the romance novel for adults.

Winner of the best German-language romance novels:

2004 Tagediebe by Kathrin Tsainis ; ISBN 3-49923-302-9
2005 An immoral special offer from Kerstin Gier ; ISBN 3-40416-957-3 , shared with Sommersturm by Olaf Büttner ; ISBN 3-79417-022-9
2006 Robert Zimmermann Is Tangled Up in Love by Gernot Gricksch ; ISBN 3-42651-976-3
2007 Dragonfly Summer by Antje Babendererde ; ISBN 3-40150-910-1
2008 Perfection by Michaela Rabe ; ISBN 3-80259-385-5
2009 The dream of the death of Britt Reissmann ; ISBN 3-89705-563-5
2010 The Lichtermagd by Lena Falkenhagen ; ISBN 3-45340-568-4
2011 The moon player by Nina George ; ISBN 3-42650-135-X
2012 The Language of Shadows by Susanne Goga ; ISBN 3-45335-468-0
2013 Dark Canopy by Jennifer Benkau ; ISBN 3-55131-455-1
2014 The Taste of Summer Rain by Julie Leuze ; ISBN 3-86396-062-9
2015 The Secret promises of Annette Dutton ; ISBN 3-42651-373-0
2016 Love on three paws by Fiona Blum ; ISBN 3-44248-518-5
2017 The Sisters of the Ice Flow by Rebecca Maly ; ISBN 978-3-499-27254-7
2018 Antonia's daughter of Nora Elias ; ISBN 978-3-442-48554-3
2019 Like driftwood in a storm by Daniela Ohms ; ISBN 978-3-426-65431-6
2020 More than the memory of Melanie Metzenthin ; ISBN 978-2-919804-31-3

Winners of the DeLiA Youth Literature Prize:

2017 Rabenherz by Anja Ukpai ; ISBN 978-3-522-50492-8
2018 What you dream of by Kira Gembri ; ISBN 978-3-401-51143-6
2019 My checklist to fall in love with by Anja Janotta ; ISBN 978-3-7348-5033-2
2020 orca summer by Sabine Giebken ; ISBN 978-3-7348-8208-1

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ This is DELIA on the club website, accessed on January 31, 2017.

↑ Tanja Koskoska: A journey into the heart of things (.pdf). In: Frankfurter Rundschau . June 15, 2015, accessed February 4, 2017 .

^ ^A ^b Henriette Kuhrt: The plush sisters of Rosamunde Pilcher. In: The world . May 11, 2013, accessed February 4, 2017 .

↑ ^a ^b Alexandra Helms: Author Andrea Reichart in an interview about the romantic romantic days in Iserlohn. In: Westfälischer Anzeiger . April 24, 2013, accessed February 4, 2017 .

↑ ^a ^b ^c Tina Trelle: Love romance in Iserlohn. (No longer available online.) In: WDR . April 17, 2016, archived from the original on January 31, 2017 ; accessed on February 4, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.

↑ ^a ^b Jennifer Katz: Love romance is returning - and staying. In: Iserlohner Kreisanzeiger and newspaper . February 16, 2016, accessed February 4, 2017 .

↑ Official website of the city of Iserlohn ( Memento of the original dated February 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 4, 2017. @1@ 2

↑ BuchMarkt Verlag K. Werner GmbH: Award of the DELIA literary prizes from 2019 for the first time directly at the Leipzig Book Fair | Book market. Retrieved on July 14, 2018 (German).

↑ Cornelia Merkel: The romance with Iserlohn is over forever . ( ikz-online.de [accessed on July 14, 2018]).

↑ Victory for love. In: Buchmarkt (trade journal) . April 16, 2016, accessed February 4, 2017 .

↑ Previous winners - Delia. In: delia-online.de. January 2, 2015, accessed July 15, 2020 .

[1] This is DELIA on the club website, accessed on January 31, 2017.

[2] Tanja Koskoska: A journey into the heart of things (.pdf). In: Frankfurter Rundschau . June 15, 2015, accessed February 4, 2017 .

[welt-3] A ^b Henriette Kuhrt: The plush sisters of Rosamunde Pilcher. In: The world . May 11, 2013, accessed February 4, 2017 .

[wa-4] Alexandra Helms: Author Andrea Reichart in an interview about the romantic romantic days in Iserlohn. In: Westfälischer Anzeiger . April 24, 2013, accessed February 4, 2017 .

[wdr-5] Tina Trelle: Love romance in Iserlohn. (No longer available online.) In: WDR . April 17, 2016, archived from the original on January 31, 2017 ; accessed on February 4, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[ikz-6] Jennifer Katz: Love romance is returning - and staying. In: Iserlohner Kreisanzeiger and newspaper . February 16, 2016, accessed February 4, 2017 .