New Zealander publisher Renee Stead has been selected as a Frankfurt Fellow as part of the Frankfurt Book Fair, which she will travel to later this month.
Each year, the Frankfurt Book Fair names 16 young publishers, from around the world, as fellows. In the run-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair, this programme focuses on information exchange, professional dialogue and the creation of networks between young international publishers.
Stead, director of Stead & Daughters, is the first New Zealand woman named as a Frankfurt Fellow. She will depart for Germany at the end of September, and return to New Zealand after a month travelling as part of the fellowship. She says, “I am extremely honoured and excited to have this opportunity to represent New Zealand and gain invaluable knowledge and networks in the international publishing environment.”
The only other New Zealander to gain a fellowship was Rupert Alchin in 1999.
