Verband deutscher Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller

Not to be confused with Deutscher Schriftstellerverband.
Logo without text of the Association of German Writers. The logo consists of the capital letters V and S, with the S slightly superimposed on the V.
Mostly with addition on the right side

The Verband deutscher Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller (Association of German Writers) represents the interests of professional authors and writers in Germany and is part of the service sector trade union ver.di (former Printing and Paper Union). The VS, based in Berlin, was founded on 8 June 1969 with the support of Günter Grass, Heinrich Böll and Martin Walser as a merger of the "Bundesvereinigung der deutschen Schriftstellerverbände"", the "Verband deutscher Übersetzer" and the "Verband deutscher Kritiker" in Cologne.[1] After a membership vote in October 2015, the association changed its original self-designation "Association of German Writers" to "association of German Writers".[2]

  1. ^ vs.verdi.de Association's own information: On the History of the VS; also available here is a PDF file (1.0 MB) on 40 Years of the Association of German Writers 1969 - 2009
  2. ^ Until the renaming by membership vote in October 2015: "Verband deutscher Schriftsteller" (cf. news Der VS mit neuem Namen on vs.verdi.de)