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Category: Allgemein

Ninth Industry Meetup: Literature – Full Program 2025

Fear is currently creeping into all our lives in many ways. For example, as fear of the global situation, fear of the economic crisis, fear of funding cuts or fear of technological disruptions that threaten the existence of many writers. Fear is an emotion and as such is neither good nor bad per se. But our fear wants to talk to us, and at the moment it obviously has a lot to say.

Info sessions on work stipends for German and Non-German literature

The Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion is once again awarding work stipends for German and non-German literature this year. The application deadlines are 6 May 2025 (work stipends for German literature) and 20 May 2025 (work stipends for Non-German literature) at 11 am, respectively.
To support this year’s applicants, we are offering two digital info sessions in cooperation with the Senate Department next week.

Call for applications: Mentoring-Program for writers affected by classism

What counts in the literary world? Talent and expressiveness are prerequisites for success in the literary world. But they alone are not enough for success. Networking, a confident manner, time, financial, psychological and educational resources and many other factors can make or break literary careers. Unfortunately, not everyone has the same starting conditions.