The Reader 
The Berlin book launch of OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA by Julia Armfield: with Mikaella Clements and Lizzy Yarwood When: Wednesday, May 31, 19:00 Where: Lettrétage (Veteranenstrasse 1, Mitte) “Part bruisingly tender love story, part nerve-clanging submarine thriller” (The Times). OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA is Julia Armfield’s chilling and tragic debut novel. Miri thinks … Read more
Writing Flash Fiction: Fast, Fierce, Compact The goal here is simple: learn to trust your instincts, get over your writing fears, and find your most immediate voice. This seven week course will provide a creative jolt and an invigorating atmosphere designed to get you writing a number of very short fictions. Our focus will be … Read more
This is a generative 7-week class for writers whose imaginations need a kick in the ass – it does not include a workshopping element. The Craft of Fiction will cover a mixture of creative exercises and explorations of elements of craft, with readings, assignments, games, and discussions designed to help you hone your process and … Read more
This is a generative 7-week class for writers whose imaginations need a kick in the ass – it does not include a workshopping element. The Craft of Fiction will cover a mixture of creative exercises and explorations of elements of craft, with readings, assignments, games, and discussions designed to help you hone your process and … Read more
The Essay Generator Has your nonfiction project lost momentum? Are you doubting your own writing judgment? Do you want to get something finished for once? Show up and sit down (virtually) with a small, focused workshopping group overseen by The Reader teacher, editor and author, Susanna Forrest. Susanna will draw on twenty years’ experience to … Read more
Where: Das Gift, Donaustrasse 119 (U-bahn Rathaus Neukölln) When: Tuesday, April 25; Doors open at 18:30. Sign up for a 5-minute reading slot at the door. OPEN MIC begins at 19:00. Cost: Free https://www.facebook.com/events/229553252919203?ref=newsfeed The next OPEN MIC – by The Reader Berlin – is back! — Our first OPEN MIC in February brought in 21 (!) … Read more
Sanders next class will be Sept. 13 to Nov. 1 (with a week off on October 11), 2023 at Another Country Bookstore – feel free to email us at hello@thereaderberlin.com if you’d like to reserve your spot now. Do you seek to crystallize the impersonal significance of your personal experience? Are you looking to … Read more
Tuesday July 12th at 19:30 at Lettrétage (Veteranenstraße 21) The Reader Berlin presents the Berlin launch of THE SEAPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH by Rebecca Rukeyser. A reading, Q&A and conversation between Rebecca Rukeyser and Jane Flett will be followed by a book signing, with books provided by Curious Fox. Praised by Carmen Maria Machado as … Read more
What kind of stories do you want to tell, and what is the best way of telling them? Open to writers of all levels, this seven-week workshop will allow you to experiment with and develop your own writing, with an eye to generating stories that are efficient, loaded, and urgent. In the first half of … Read more
