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The Fourth Date by Anna Geary-Meyer

10 March 201719 August 2016 by ReaderAdmin

I had been dreaming of water, of cool, chlorinated rhythms, but I woke with a dry tongue and gaping mouth, body thirsty but still not conscious enough to act. I squinted into the in-between light of an almost sunrise, my hand tangled in E’s black hair, her heavy breathing filling the room. It wasn’t time … Read more

Bringing Back Bob by Charlotte Wuhrer

10 March 201712 August 2016 by ReaderAdmin

We didn’t tell anybody we were going. We were going to pick up Bob from Denmark. We knew he was waiting. And we knew Peter wanted to get rid of him.

We hadn’t been spontaneous for at least a year. Before we left I had wondered what the point was, the world divided up into islands made of two. I didn’t want to belong to anyone. You didn’t want to belong to anyone. We yearned for spontaneity, and wondered if we were polyamorous. We mentioned it once to one another to test the water with our toes, then pulled them back. Too deep, too cold.

Bob was twenty five years old, which was already a little too old for what we had in mind.

FREEMAN’S #2 “Family”

31 December 201714 July 2016 by ReaderAdmin

Readings and Conversations with Joanna Kavenna, Michael Salu, Garnette Cadogan and John Freeman

Sunday Salon #5: Berlin Short Fiction Prize

13 March 201711 July 2016 by ReaderAdmin

On Sunday September 4th we held our fifth Sunday Salon when, along with our partners from Exberliner, we’ll be celebrating the winners of our 2016 Short Fiction Prize.

New January Courses

11 March 20179 July 2016 by ReaderAdmin

Our January evening and daytime courses are now up! Beginning the first week of January and running for seven or nine sessions, courses include POETRY, INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING 1 & 2, KICKSTART YOUR IMAGINATION 1 & 2, CREATIVE NON FICTION 1 & 2, and SCRIPTWRITING. Sign up by emailing hello@thereaderberlin.com

And the winner is …

31 December 201716 June 2016 by ReaderAdmin

The results of this year’s competition are now available on our Competition page!

THE NOVEL with Kate Brown

11 March 201715 June 2016 by ReaderAdmin

We are delighted to announce the first of our Summer/Autumn programme! Writer and film-maker Kate Brown will be teaching The Novel a 7-week evening workshop. This workshop is suitable for those who are currently writing a novel, or those who have an idea, but don’t know where to start! To book your place contact hello@thereaderberlin.com

KICKSTART YOUR WRITING Berlin!

11 March 201710 June 2016 by ReaderAdmin

After a successful European tour we are bringing our KICKSTART YOUR WRITING workshop home! If you’re struggling with getting words down onto the page, stuck with a project, or just can’t seem to make the time for writing, come along for this two-day bootcamp that promises to get you back on track. Join tutors Victoria … Read more

NEW SPRING/SUMMER COURSES…

15 March 20172 May 2016 by ReaderAdmin

Beginning this May/June we have a variety of daytime and evening creative writing courses available. All course descriptions are now available online! There is still time to book your place, simply e-mail us at hello@thereaderberlin.com