Literature

Berlin writes many stories. Who lives and studies here knows this. 

That is why we invite all students who write literary texts to present them in our projects, to develop them further and to network with others. You can find information about our offers here and current events in our event calendar. If you want to stay informed about upcoming literature events and calls, then subscribe to our literature newsletter, which we send at irregular intervals: 

TextTransit

Two persons, vaguely recognisable, stand on grass.
stW BERLIN

The writing group "TextTransit" is intercultural and multilingual, i. e. it is aimed at authors or students who are interested in writing, who speak and write in other languages or who, as non-native speakers, want to write their literary texts in German. Further information here.

Lies los! 

Three polaroid pictures with different writing associated motifs on a table.
stW BERLIN

Lies los! offers student authors and listeners a "safe space" in which a fair and respectful framework for exchange, feedback and networking is created. Students who write can read their texts aloud, others listen. Further information here.

 

Berlin Stories

Grey cobblestones, "Berlin Stories" wirtten on two of them with a black marker.
stW BERLIN

With the first student writer-in-residence project Berlin Stories we want to capture the specific perspective of Berlin students on their city over a longer period of time. Each year, a new city writer is selected by an jury. Their texts can be found on our Berlin Stories Blog.

Workshops

Some people discussing on a park bench.
(c) Franziska Hauser

We offer numerous workshops for literary writing, for which you can simply register without any prerequisites. Examples include the Ringbahn workshop, a course on ‘Football and Pop Culture’, Berlin Sessions, a writing retreat, Writing Helps, etc. You can find all current workshops in the event calendar.

Literary excursions

Two people sitting at a table with a beer, but you cant see their faces.
(c) Antonia Augsbach

In summer, we go on literary excursions. Whether to Brecht's summer house, the Berliner Ensemble, the Joseph-Roth-Diele or the long night of reading: Berlin's literary diversity can be better discovered with others! 

Literary anthology

Every three years, we publish a literary anthology containing texts from all literary formats. The anthology can be collected from us free of charge. Most of the texts are in German. Please send an email to: Kultur@stw.berlin

 

Impressions of our readings