Spoken Word & Literary Events
DEAG is committed to creating the greatest possible success for artists and their business relationships, while enhancing the live event experience for fans. Our approach is quality in everything we do, as well as a long-term commitment to our partners. DEAG’s core business is the production, marketing and sales of live concerts, shows and entertainment spectacles. We approach each event individually and create additional value through our specialized and experienced European network. Over 40 years of successful promotion have created stability, synergies, professional structures and in-depth knowledge of national and international markets, which are used to the benefit of the artists.
The Fane Group specialises in producing and curating in-conversation events and solo tours with the most exciting names in culture and entertainment.
Launched in 2017, Fane has grown exponentially to become the global operation it is today, taking its renowned programming to consumers and corporates alike and becoming a partner of choice for talent, publishers and agents in the UK and internationally. The company has offices in London and Sydney, and operates in Europe, the USA, Canada and New Zealand.
Fane prides itself on delivering a line-up that offers something for everyone and can be accessed by anyone, anywhere. Highlights from its events programme have included evenings with Cher, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andy Murray, Miriam Margolyes, Trevor Noah, Dolly Alderton, Tom Hanks, Nigella Lawson, Rebel Wilson, Candice Brathwaite and Dame Judi Dench. Highlights from its online programme included Margaret Atwood, Bernie Sanders, Alice Oseman, Mikaela Loach and Sir Michael Caine.
lit.cologne was founded in Cologne in 2001 and is now one of the largest literature festi- vals in Europe with more than 100,000 visitors and up to 200 events each year. With other festival formats such as phil.cologne and lit.RUHR, lit.COLOGNE has very successfully expanded its activities in recent years and has an extensive and very stable network of partners. The live formats include traditional author readings, dramaturgically staged versions as well as a meeting of minds and conversations between great authors and actors. in recent years, many national and international stars have been guests, including T. C. Boyle, Bret Easton Ellis, Susan Sontag, Karl Lagerfeld, Daniel Kehlmann, Jonathan Franzen, John Irving. Juli Zeh, Henning Mankell, Patti Smith, Herbert Grönemeyer, Matthias Brandt, Iris Berben, Charles Aznavour, Doris Lessing and Christoph Waltz. In 2021, lit.COLOGNE was successfully staged for the first time as a digital edition due to the pandemic, with a total of 54 events. In 2023, the 23nd edition of lit.COLOGNE will be staged with nearly 170 events.
