•Publication Date：10/01/2013
•Source： Taiwan Today
Taiwan is set to flex its publishing and illustrating muscle at the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest event of its kind in the world and a leading platform for international rights sales.
Three Taiwan authors and illustrators, along with 1,154 publications from 83 local publishing houses are expected to take part in the event, a representative from the Taipei Book Fair Foundation said Sept. 30.
The three are illustrator Chen Chih-yuan, whose works have been translated into more than 10 languages, with “On My Way to Buy Eggs” named Best Illustrated Book of the Year by American trade news magazine Publishers Weekly in 2003; playwright Chi Wei-jan, winner of Taiwan’s National Awards for Arts in 2013; and Wu Ming-yi, who sold the rights for his “Man with the Compound Eyes” to publishing houses in the U.K. and U.S.
According to TBFF, Taiwan will exhibit at a 280-square-meter pavilion under the theme Made in Taiwan. The space includes awarded books, children’s books and comics, copyright contacts, digital publications, recommended authors and illustrators, Taipei International Book Exhibition, Taiwan publishers, translated Taiwan literature and Taiwan Salon. Initiated this year, Taiwan Salon is a forum for copyright talks that enables visitors to experience tea and calligraphy culture.
“Chen will hold a book signing; Chi will share his “Private Eyes” and explain the process of how the book was made into a movie; and Wu will read his “Man with the Compound Eyes,” the representative said.
Separately, the ROC Ministry of Culture and Frankfurt Academy announced they will hold joint training courses for publishing talents during next year’s TIBE, which runs Feb. 4-5 in the ROC capital.
Focusing on expanding business for publishers and content providers, the training courses will see such publisher representatives as Joachim Kaufmann, executive of Carlsen Verlag GmbH, and Philippa Donovan, editor of Smart Quill Editorial, share their digital revolution experiences and views on the future of the publishing industry.
The four-day Frankfurt Book Fair kicks off Oct. 9 in Germany.
