Frankfurt Book Fair: 10 to 14 October 2018

10 October 2018

Frankfurt 2018 - Publishing Scotland Stand E91 in Hall 6.0

Publishing Scotland assists its publishing members to export books and sell rights by hosting a collective national stand at book fairs including the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Along with many of the English language publishers, we were in Hall 6.0.

The following members were on Publishing Scotland Stand E91 in Hall 6.0:

• 404 Ink
• BHP Comics
• Black and White Publishing
• Floris Books
• Jenny Brown Associates
• Luath Press
• Moonlight Publishing
• Muddy Pearl
• National Galleries of Scotland
• Sandstone Press
• Saraband
• Canongate Books (the Canongate Books' stand has the same number as and is adjacent to the Publishing Scotland stand).

The following members were also at the fair:

• Dunedin Academic Press - Hall 4.2 stands J94 & J95
• Edinburgh University Press - Hall 4.2 stands J94 & J95
• Geddes & Grosset/Waverley Books - Hall 6.1 stand D119
• HarperCollins - Hall 6.0 stand D129

All of the pictures of the 2018 fair above were taken by Lucy Feather except for the last one (featuring Lucy) which was taken by Marion Sinclair.

Creative Scotland at the 2018 Fair

Creative Scotland's Interim Head of Literature Mairi Kidd attended the 2018 Fair with Literature Officer Alan Bett. For a taste of what the fair was like for them and our publishers, see Mairi's post 'Flying the Flag for Scottish Books' on the Creative Scotland website.

Prepare for Book Fairs

Whether it's your first visit to a trade book fair or you've been before, have a look at our Prepare for Book Fairs PDF for some tips and advice on how to get the most out of your time there.