The Reader 
Over 4 weeks, we will probe how poetry informs our senses and how our senses inform out poetry. How do poems create worlds within worlds of bodily information? How might it inform the framework by which we understand the world around us? We will read Kat Addis, Kim Hyesoon, and Feng Sun Chen—among others. Email … Read more
Just in time for the darkest days of winter – the last Open Mic of 2024!👏 Where: Das Gift, Donaustrasse 119 (U-bahn Rathaus Neukölln) When: Tuesday, December 10; Doors open at 18:30. Emceed again by the amazing Will Buckingham – back in Berlin! Sign up for a 5-minute reading slot at the door (starting at … Read more
Over seven weeks, students will explore and practise ways of writing movement and migration, including through memoir, poetry, fiction, journalism, essay, as well as graphic and digital storytelling. Whether you’re writing fiction about moving to a new place, or telling personal, familial or ancestral stories of migration, this workshop is for you. Email us at … Read more
Afternoon Fiction Workshop: A 7-Week Fiction Writing Workshop This 7-week workshop is designed for anyone interested in the craft of fiction writing. Whether you’re new to writing or seeking to refine your storytelling, this course will help you develop compelling fictional narratives, long and short. Email us at ambika@thereaderberlin.com to sign up! The workshop is divided … Read more
On November 22nd, join us for the Berlin book launch of The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla! Doors open at 19:00 (starts at 19:30) @ Lettretage (Veteranenstrasse 21, 10119) Martha and Finn’s marriage is hanging by a thread. Martha, crippled by paralyzing climate anxiety, finds herself at odds with Finn, who steadfastly refuses to confront … Read more
Crafting Memoir, Autobiography, and Autofiction This online workshop is designed for anyone interested in the art of memoir, autobiography, or autofiction writing, whether you are focusing on short pieces or longer personal narratives. Email us at ambika@thereaderberlin.com to sign up! The workshop is divided into three main components: 1. Weekly Readings and Discussions: Each week, participants will engage … 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
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
Ghostly and ghastly and gorgeous. In this workshop, we’ll be taking a delve into poetry’s most haunting aspects. We will look at the collision of spirits in a figurative and literal way in poetics. We’ll read essays, have guided discussion, as well as read and write poems. We’ll read works by Solmaz Sharif, Dorothea Lasky, … Read more
Join us November 13th at 19:00 for the Berlin Book Lunch of Feast While You Can By Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta at Keith Bar (Schillerpromenade 2, 12049 Berlin) in Neukölln. Jane Flett will be moderating and Marc Yates will do the opening reading. ‘A truly monstrous romance’ JULIA ARMFIELD, AUTHOR OF OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA … Read more
Crafting Fiction: A 5-Week Short Story Writing Workshop This 5-week workshop is designed for anyone interested in the craft of fiction writing, focusing on the art of short stories. Whether you’re new to writing or seeking to refine your storytelling, this course will help you develop compelling fictional narratives. Email us at ambika@thereaderberlin.com to sign up! … Read more
