Silke Weitendorf Stiftung<br>zur Förderung der Kinderliteratur im Heidi-Oetinger-Haus
About the funder
The Silke Weitendorf Foundation is a legally recognized, privately funded foundation under civil law, based in the historic Heidi-Oetinger House – the former residence and publishing building of the Oetinger family in Hamburg-Duvenstedt. Founded by Dr. Silke Weitendorf, former publisher of the Oetinger Publishing Group, the foundation maintains an on-site archive and a library dedicated to children's literature and preserves the personal relationship between Heidi Oetinger and Astrid Lindgren. Its activities include exhibitions on publishing history, readings, book presentations, and the awarding of residency grants at the Heidi House for emerging authors, illustrators, and literary scholars.
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Mission & Vision
The mission of the Silke Weitendorf Foundation is to continue supporting children's and youth literature at the historic location Poppenbütteler Chaussee 55. It aims to support emerging artists and scholars, preserve the cultural diversity of children's literature, and keep alive the close connection between authors, illustrators, and the Friedrich Oetinger publishing house.
Target groups
The foundation's funding programs are aimed at emerging authors and illustrators in the field of children's and youth literature, students and early-career researchers in literary and book studies, researchers wishing to use the children's literature archive of the Heidi-Oetinger-Haus for projects, as well as audiences and local institutions interested in participating in readings, exhibitions, and literary salons.