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Spring 2019 courses

24 February 201929 January 2019 by The Reader

Did you miss out on our courses in January? Well now’s your chance to sign up for our courses starting in March 2019. We have Introduction to Creative Nonfiction, plus a second course for those who want to go further, CJ Hopkins’ incredibly popular Scriptwriting , another Writing for Children course, and daytime and evening … Read more

Last Year’s Words, New Year’s Resolution: A Short Story & Flash Fiction Workshop

11 February 201915 November 2018 by The Reader

Commit 2018 to fiction with an immersive short story and flash fiction workshop. Divya Ghelani invites you to reimagine and repurpose last year’s headlines, photographs, songs, films, poems, to create short stories and flash fictions that welcome the new year. What better way to start 2019 than with tons of momentum for your writing? Participants … Read more

Kickstart Your Writing 1&2 – December 1/2 and 8/9

21 November 20187 November 2018 by The Reader

Join award-winning writers Jane Flett and Victoria Gosling for two courses guaranteed to get your reaching your writing goals. Bookable separately or together, both courses focus on the basics of fiction, provide writing prompts, tips, feedback and insight into the industry and Berlin’s writing scene. Find out more here: Kickstart Your Writing #1 Kickstart Your … Read more

November 24th & 25th: Here & Elsewhere: Place Writing with Paul Scraton and Marcel Krueger

29 December 201814 September 2018 by The Reader

Here & Elsewhere: Place Writing with Paul Scraton and Marcel Krueger Whether you are writing essays, blogs, a journal of your travels or the story that will become a novel, creating a strong sense of place is crucial. Suitable for anyone interested in turning the sights, sounds and soul of place into engaging prose, this … Read more

November 5th: Short Story Salon w/ May-Lan Tan, Chris Power, & Linda Mannheim

7 November 20189 September 2018 by The Reader

Join us for the next Short Story Salon in our series! We’ll be graced with readings from short story collections by May-Lan Tan (Things to Make and Break, Sceptre), Chris Power (Mothers, Faber), and Linda Mannheim (Above Sugar Hill, Influx Press).

September 22nd & 23rd: Screenwriting Seminar with Nicholas Pierpan

14 September 201823 July 2018 by The Reader

Come along to a very special weekend seminar on September 22nd-23rd with acclaimed Screenwriter Nicholas Pierpan. The course will explore screenwriting techniques for TV and film, include in-class discussion surrounding specific case studies and will provide information about the all important formatting of a script, all in the hands of an award-winning, BBC-commisioned writer. More … Read more

Summer nature writing workshop with Jessica J. Lee

28 June 2018 by The Reader

Join us on August 18th when we’ll be exploring Berlin’s beautiful forests and lakes with Berlin-based author Jessica J. Lee. Nature writing has seen an explosion in recent years, and communicating a strong sense of place is prerequisite to good writing. Together, we’ll write, walk, read and picnic. Drawing on the broad genre of nature writing, … Read more

August workshop & salon with Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

14 June 2018 by The Reader

We’re delighted to be hosting award-winning novelist Rowan Hisayo Buchanan for two very special events this August. On Saturday August 25th, Rowan will be leading Finding Your Story’s Voice, a 1-day workshop exploring the many exciting ways a story can be told. Then on Monday 27th, Rowan will be in the Reader Berlin salon to … Read more

Welcome to the team – Traci Kim!

14 September 201825 May 2018 by The Reader

We’re delighted to have Literally Speaking founder and all round force of nature Traci Kim coming aboard The Reader team as our new Program Manager. Traci will be organising our weekend workshops and special literary events. Learn more about Traci here, and keep an eye on our website and our social media pages to find … Read more

Buy our book at The Circus!

21 February 2018 by The Reader

On February 17th 2018 we launched Home Is Elsewhere, the anthology of winning stories from the 2017 Berlin Writing Prize. Packed with fresh and original writing, the anthology is available both as an ebook (€5.99) and in print (€8.99). You can either order online (you’ll find the links you’re looking for here), or head down … Read more

Kickstart Your Writing 1 & 2 – April 21/22 and 28/29

5 February 2018 by The Reader

Join Victoria Gosling and Jane Flett for not one but two inspiring writing weekends this April. Kickstart Your Writing #1 has been helping writers on their journeys since 2015. Now, we’ve designed a new weekend workshop, a natural progression from the first course, that will inspire and encourage in equal measure. Jane and Victoria will … Read more

February 17th – Home is Elsewhere/Anthology Launch

16 January 201816 January 2018 by The Reader

It’s with great pleasure The Reader Berlin and The Circus Hotel invite you to celebrate the launch of Home is Elsewhere, an anthology of the winning entries of the 2017 Berlin Writing Prize.

On Saturday February 17th, we’ll be joined by our partners, sponsors, the judges and our shortlisted writers in the Wintergarden of The Circus Hotel. Come along for music, mingling and – of course – to get your hands on one of the very first copies of our beautiful anthology. With music from resident DJ Dan Cole, great drinks from Common Ground’s talented bartenders and all the literary chat you could ask for, we hope you’ll come by and celebrate this collection of brilliant writing.