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Affordable Venue for Literary Get-Togethers

Posted: 19 November 2021

Is your writing circle, book group or translation stammtisch looking for a venue? Want to host a reading or open mic night? The Word in Schoeneberg is the perfect spot… Read more »

Imagining the City with Sanders Isaac Bernstein (Dec. 11)

Posted: 31 October 2021

In this 1-day workshop we’ll think about how we can imagine the city. We’ll draw inspiration from works on Berlin by writers like Else Lasker-Schüler, Audre Lorde, and Musa Okwonga,… Read more »

Dr. Shukla’s Writing Surgery Nov. 27/28

Posted: 27 October 2021

Join Nikesh Shukla for a weekend workshop in which the acclaimed and prolific author will don his surgical gown, sharpen his scalpel and address all your writing concerns, bugbears and issues. Nikesh… Read more »

6 Questions, 5 Tutors by Shana Shabazz

Posted: 1 April 2021

What is the most optimal setting for you to write in? Peace and quiet. A capacity to set my own timetable. This more or less never occurs. So I… Read more »

Meet the Tutors: An interview with Michael Jeffrey Lee

Posted: 13 March 2021

By Shana Shabazz Why did you choose to come to Berlin? I first visited Germany 5 years ago—my sister let me tag along on a work trip. We stayed… Read more »

Meet Shana!

Posted: 10 March 2021

My name is Rashana, but I’ve gone by Shana since I was in middle school and it just stuck. I’ve always enjoyed writing and decided that I wanted to be… Read more »

Wager More: Risk-Writing with Leah Dworkin (March 27 and 28)

Posted: 18 February 2021

Do you ever feel like your writing or even ‘freewriting’ tends to result in the same kinds of language, or similar kinds of stories that move in similar directions? Are… Read more »

Wager More: Risk-Writing with Leah Dworkin (March 20 and 21)

Posted: 1 February 2021

Do you ever feel like your writing or even ‘freewriting’ tends to result in the same kinds of language, or similar kinds of stories that move in similar directions? Are… Read more »

Marketing 101 for Creatives with Kyomi Wade

Posted: 30 December 2020

This workshop is a two-day bootcamp for creatives who want to learn how to promote themselves and their work more effectively. Whether you’re a writer, artist, designer, crafter or musician,… Read more »