About
We want to work closely with our authors, think long-term and find the right publisher for everyone. That’s what it’s all about for us! The rest is – as is so often the case – a matter of negotiation.
Copywrite is a literary and film agency specializing in literary fiction, upmarket fiction, suspense, and non-fiction. We are always on the lookout for authors who have their own voice and something to say, while we also think one step ahead in the direction of film adaptation.
We invest a lot of time, knowledge, heart and soul into the exchange with the authors we represent, we’re close and present when new ideas and books emerge and we’re dedicated to finding the best path forward for everyone. At Copywrite we are interested in quality over quantity. That’s why we work with fewer rather than more authors, but therefore all the more intensively.
Copywrite was founded in 1999 by Georg Simader and has been managed by Felix Rudloff since 2021. We represent over 80 German speaking authors and employ three agents and one office manager.
Felix Rudloff
learned his trade at S. Fischer. From 2012 to 2015, he was publisher at Eichborn and program director at Bastei Lübbe. He joined Copywrite in 2016 and has been the sole managing director and owner since 2021. felix.rudloff@copywrite.de
Vanessa Gutenkunst
studied Book Science and Comparative Literature, worked at Copywrite from 2007 to 2013, then as press manager at the European Consumer Center. She has been back as a literary agent since 2016. vanessa.gutenkunst@copywrite.de
Caterina Schäfer
studied Italian Philology, Comparative Literature and Publishing Culture in Berlin and Italy, interned at the Marco Vigevani agency in Milan and at Aufbau Verlag, among others, and has been a literary agent at Copywrite since 2011. caterina.schaefer@copywrite.de
Lisa Volpp
studied Modern German Literature, Political and Media Studies and received her doctorate with a thesis on contemporary fictions of memory. After a traineeship at Rowohlt Verlag, she joined Copywrite as a literary agent in 2013. lisa.volpp@copywrite.de
Tanja Fischer
trained as a bookseller and then worked in sales at Eichborn, Egmont and Suhrkamp. After a stint in the IT industry, Tanja returned to the book industry in 2024 and has been managing contracts and royalties at Copywrite since. tanja.fischer@copywrite.de