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A workshop dedicated to short-short prose of any kind: flash fiction, lyric essay, parable, fairy tale, dialogue, mini-play, whatever. The pace is brisk and the energy frenetic: you’ll be workshopped 3 times over the course of the 7-week class. No written feedback on the manuscripts themselves but expect generous, in-depth discussions of your work. Perfect for those looking to experiment with style, form, and voice—pure beginners, old hands, and the semi-seasoned all welcome.

Email us at hello@thereaderberlin.com to sign up!

A workshop dedicated to short-short prose of any kind: flash fiction, lyric essay, parable, fairy tale, dialogue, mini-play, whatever. The pace is brisk and the energy frenetic: you’ll be workshopped 3 times over the course of the 7-week class. No written feedback on the manuscripts themselves but expect generous, in-depth discussions of your work. Perfect for those looking to experiment with style, form, and voice—pure beginners, old hands, and the semi-seasoned all welcome.

Email us at hello@thereaderberlin.com to sign up!

The reason my grandfather, Gordon McInnes, felt that everyone should learn to swim was because at the start of the war he was unable to. At that time he was a qualified merchant seaman, and for a poorly-schooled young man from a working-class Glasgowfamily he considered himself, prior to 1939, fortunate in his job. It was secure and well-paid and it showed him people and places he would never otherwise have seen.

🎉 Happy 2024! 🔥The OPEN MIC – by The Reader Berlin – is back! Where: Das Gift, Donaustrasse 119 (U-bahn Rathaus Neukölln) When: Wednesday, January 10; Doors open at 18:30. Sign up for a 5-minute reading slot at the door. OPEN MIC begins at 19:00. — There’s no better practice for your writing than reading it out loud—and what better place to do it than at our new event: The OPEN MIC. — A very short story, a few poems, a micro-memoir or essay, or an excerpt from something longer – no more than 5 minutes – and we want to hear it! — No feedback or critique – just an opportunity to share your work and get inspired.👏 — And if you don’t have anything to read this time around — just come by for a drink and hang out/catch up with your fellow Berlin writers.😊 This edition of The OPEN MIC will be hosted by our very own WRITER MIKE: fiction tutor, writer and musician Michael Jeffrey Lee! Next class: Writing Flash Fiction

Spring is springing – and so is our next Open Mic in April! 👏 Where: Das Gift, Donaustrasse 119 (U-bahn Rathaus Neukölln) When: Tuesday, April 23; Doors open at 18:30. (https://www.facebook.com/events/7687495231284198?ref=newsfeed) Sign up for a 5-minute reading slot at the door (starting at 18:30) OPEN MIC begins at 19:00. — There’s no better practice for your writing than reading it out loud—and what better place to do it than at our new event: The OPEN MIC. — A very short story, a few poems, a micro-memoir or essay, or an excerpt from something longer – no more than 5 minutes – and we want to hear it! — No feedback or critique – just an opportunity to share your work and get inspired.👏 — And if you don’t have anything to read this time around — just come by for a drink and hang out/catch up with your fellow Berlin writers.😊