Monika Bilstein
German publisher and former head of Peter Hammer Verlag
German publisher and former head of Peter Hammer Verlag
German freelance literary translator from English and French who is particularly committed to the visibility of translators
Sonja Hintermeier (* 27 September 1964; † 7 June 2022) was a German publisher, feminist and online activist whose projects were dedicated to closing the
Professional network founded in 1990 for women from all areas of the book world.
Publisher of KiRo-Verlag, BücherFrau des Jahres 1996 (BücherFrauen’s Woman of the Year in Books 1996)
Publisher of the Feministischer Buchverlag, founder and editor of VIRGINIA, Zeitschrift für Frauenbuchkritik (journal of reviews of books by and for women), BücherFrau des Jahres 1998 (BücherFrauen’s Woman of the Year in Books 1998)
Founder and long-standing owner of the “Personalagentur für Verlage” (recruitment agency for publishers), BücherFrau des Jahres 1999 (BücherFrauen’s Woman of the Year in Books 1999)
Germany’s first women’s publishing house, BücherFrauen des Jahres 2003 (BücherFrauen’s Women of the Year in Books 2003)
Literary agent, translator and bridge-building literary networker, BücherFrau des Jahres 2005 (BücherFrauen’s Woman of the Year in Books 2005)
Literary translator, editor, author and founder of numerous writing workshops, BücherFrau des Jahres 2008 (BücherFrauen’s Woman of the Year in Books 2008)