Press release 26 April 2023 The Peter-Weiss-Stiftung für Kunst und Politik e.V. [PWS] is pleased to have found a new Managing Director for the international literature festival berlin [ilb] in Lavinia Frey as of 1st of May 2023. Lavinia Frey, an experienced cultural manager, will lead the fortunes of the
Monday, 15 May 2023, 7 p.m. ׀ Allianz Forum, Pariser Platz 6, 10117 Berlin A Berlin-exclusive: on 15 May 2023 at Allianz Forum, Timothy Garton Ash will present his new book »Homelands: A Personal History of Europe« [German tr., Hanser Verlag, 2023] in conversation with Katja Gloger. Timothy Garton Ash is
Christoph Rieger, since 2011 head of the International Children´s and Young Adult Literature section of the international literature festival berlin, has become a member of the jury for Deutschlandfunk’s monthly best-of list »The Best 7« since March 2023. The award is drawing attention to remarkable children´s and youth literature since 1994.
Press release 20 March 2023 The Peter Weiss Foundation for Art and Politics e. V. [PWS], the association that organizes the international literature festival berlin [ilb], deeply regrets the resignation of Ulrich Schreiber. He has launched a world-renowned festival, in 2001, and has led it with great success for 22
Press release 20 March 2023 I hereby announce that I will be stepping down as Director of the international literature festival berlin [ilb] on 31 March 2023. Back in August 1998, while attending “Erlanger Poetenfest“, I was asking myself: “Why is there no literature festival in Berlin?” It has been
The malice knows no bounds. After Putin’s plan to break up Ukraine with military power and wipe it out as a separate nation failed due to determined resistance supported by the whole of Ukrainian society, the country is now to be brought to its knees by destroying its vital infrastructures
In solidarity with the protests in Iran, the international literature festival berlin, together with international authors, is calling for a »Worldwide Reading« of Iranian literature on December 10, 2022. The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iranian police custody on September 16, 2022, has sparked a broad protest movement within
»What chance would any kind of honest writer have in a regime that has already made it a crime to call a war a war?« Margaret Atwood’s question in the film »Voices on War« sheds light on the crisis that, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, has also
We introduce the authors of the 22nd ilb – with questions about writing, reading and unfinished reading. Here you will find out, which queer bookstore in London has a special place in Luka Holmegaard’s heart. Confession time: Which major classic have you started… but not finished?I have to admit that
If events with Radka Denemarková, Saša Stanišić or Margaret Atwood whets the audience’s appetite, they can once again purchase the authors’ books at this year’s festival. In the foyer of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus has set up its book table: ten meters of books at a
We introduce the authors of the 22nd ilb – with questions about writing, reading and unfinished reading. Today with Elisa Shua Dusapin, who tells us, where to find her favorite bookstore. Confession time: Which major classic have you started… but not finished?The books of Marcel Proust. The age-old question: hardback
On September 7, the 22nd international literature festival berlin opened with a festive event in attendance of the public and hundreds of guests of honor from politics and culture. Prior to the welcoming speeches, the event started with a musical performance by the Ukrainian bandurist Hanna Rabenko. This was followed
