Rotopol awarded the German Publishing Prize

Rotopol-Verlag sees itself as a publishing house for graphic storytelling. To this end, the publishing house works with an international network of illustrators and designers. Attached to the publishing office in Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse are a studio and a store gallery, where a diverse range of picture books, comics, graphic novels and zines invite visitors to browse. "We see Rotopol primarily as a platform for bringing together the creative potential around us, developing it further and making it visible in many ways," says Rita Fürstenau.

Fürstenau sees the award of the German Publishing Prize as confirmation that she and her team are on the right track: "We are delighted about the confirmation and recognition of our work and are encouraged to create many wonderful books in the coming years that stimulate and delight!" Fürstenau studied visual communication with a focus on illustration at the Kunsthochschule and elementary school teaching and education at the University of Kassel. In addition to her artistic and publishing work, she has taught at the Children's and Youth Art School in Kassel and for the German Design Museum Foundation since 2011.

The prize is endowed with 20,000 euros and was awarded for the second time this year. All award winners can be found on the following page: https://www.deutscher-verlagspreis.de/presse-detailseite/preisträger-des-zweiten-deutschen-verlagspreises-nominiert-grütters-lesen-ist-pures-seelenglück.html