German Literature Conference
The German Literature Conference eV is the common voice of the associations and institutions significantly involved in literary life in Germany. It was founded in 1991 as a non-profit association to represent the interests of literature to the public as well as to authorities and legislators. According to the statutes, these concerns include, in addition to the "preservation of freedom of literature" and the like. a. copyright and literary and translation funding.
Since 1997 the association has been the only member of the literature section of the German Cultural Council .
The following institutions are members:
- WG Literature Councils of the Federal Republic
- Working group of literary societies and memorials
- Library and Information Germany (BID) - Federation of German Library and Information Associations
- Borromeo Association
- Exchange Association of the German Book Trade
- Bookswomen
- German Academy for Language and Poetry
- German Literature Fund
- German Translator Fund
- Evangelical literature portal
- Free German Association of Authors
- GEDOK - Association of communities of artists and art sponsors
- Literary Colloquium Berlin
- Medibus - media community for blind and visually impaired people
- PEN Center Germany
- Fantastic Authors Network (PAN)
- Self-publisher association
- Reading Foundation
- Association of educational media
- Association of German-Language Translators of Literary and Scientific Works , VdÜ
- Association of German stage and media publishers
- VFLL - Association of Independent Lecturers
- VS - Association of German Writers in ver.di
- VG word
The following institutions are former members:
The association organizes regular symposia on relevant topics of literary life. Until 2009, it also awarded the (undoped) Karl Preusker Medal on October 24th, “Library Day”, to a person or institution that had made a special contribution to public librarianship .