Kurt Wolff Foundation

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The non-profit Kurt Wolff Foundation for the promotion of a diverse publishing and literary scene , Kurt Wolff Foundation for short , sees itself as representing the interests of independent German publishers. It is named after the German publisher Kurt Wolff and is based in the “ Haus des Buches ” in Leipzig . The foundation was established on October 17, 2000 by publishers and the then Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media , Michael Naumann . It is supported by funds from the German Book Trade Association , the Federal Government and the Free StateSaxony and the city of Leipzig. Among other things, she realizes her concerns by regularly awarding the Kurt Wolff Prize.

structure

Board of Directors

According to the Articles of Association, the term of office of the Management Board is three years. A new board was appointed in 2021:

board of trustees

The following persons are members of the Board of Trustees:

supporter

The following publishers, companies and institutions financially supported the work of the foundation in 2017 and 2018 (as of November 2018):

circle of friends

The following publishers are members of the Circle of Friends (as of December 2021):

Kurt Wolff Prize

Presentation of the Kurt Wolff Prize 2019 to Andreas J. Meyer
Presentation of the sponsorship prize 2019 to Andreas Rostek

With the Kurt Wolff Prize, the foundation honors independent publishers based in Germany that have programs worth mentioning or make a special contribution to the diversity of literature. The main prize has been endowed with 35,000 euros since 2020, the sponsorship prize with 15,000 euros. The prizes are awarded annually at the Leipzig Book Fair . In 2010, Klaus Wagenbach was the first publisher to receive a lifetime achievement award.

prizewinner

publications

Since 2006, the foundation has published the annual catalog Es geht um das Buch (It's About the Book) on the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair . Around 100 independent publishers present their programs there.

web links

itemizations

  1. ^ Imprint kurt-wolff-stiftung.de
  2. ↑ a b The foundation kurt-wolff-stiftung.de
  3. ↑ Statutes of the Kurt Wolff Foundation
  4. ↑ Kurt Wolff Foundation appoints new board boersenblatt.net, May 6, 2021
  5. ↑ Supporters kurt-wolff-stiftung.de
  6. ↑ https://www.cass-verlag.de/
  7. ↑ https://www.edition-abfischer.de/
  8. ↑ http://www.edition-fototapeta.eu/
  9. ↑ https://kunstanstifter.de/
  10. ↑ https://l-lv.de/
  11. ↑ https://lilienfeld-verlag.de/
  12. ↑ https://www.prolit.de/cgi-bin/prolit_va_web.exe/show?page=prolit_va_start.html
  13. ↑ Circle of Friends kurt-wolff-stiftung.de, retrieved on January 29, 2022.
  14. ↑ https://alcorde-verlag.de/
  15. ↑ https://www.ditelliliteraturverlag.de/index.php?id=4
  16. ↑ https://edition-bracklo.de/wordpress_neu/
  17. ↑ https://elifverlag.de/
  18. ↑ https://www.exilverlagkoch.de/
  19. ↑ https://www.klett-kinderbuch.de/
  20. ↑ https://landh-verlag.jimdosite.com/
  21. ↑ https://www.punktum-buecher.de/
  22. ↑ https://www.stories-and-friends.de/
  23. ↑ http://daskulturellegedaechtnis.de/
  24. ↑ Leipzig Book Letter , No. 29 (January 2010), p. 5.
  25. ↑ Award winners kurt-wolff-stiftung.de
  26. ↑ The catalog kurt-wolff-stiftung.de