Writing Samples

The project “Writing Samples” by the Literaturhaus Lettrétage in Berlin offered Scandinavian and German prose writers a forum for aesthetic positioning, mutual exchange and new literary impulses. Young writers and newcomers to the literary scene from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland have been invited to Berlin to meet with a younger generation of German-speaking writers. Together they attended a two-day writer’s conference, during which they had the opportunity to discuss their literary viewpoints. The working texts, statements and reviews crafted during the conference have been published in an anthology.
Furthermore, public readings in several German cities introduced a panorama of literary works-in-progress to a broad audience. These events were also accessible online as live streams and can later be viewed as podcasts. Parallel to these staged events, the project arranged for participants to meet with established figures in the literary field to help expand the network of various European literary scenes.

Artistic directors: Susan Bindermann, Moritz Malsch

Artists: Dan Aleksander Andersen and Benedicte Kroneberg (NO), Kaspar Colling Nielsen and Martin Snoer Raaschou (DK), Eiríkur Örn Norddahl and Haukur Már Helgason (IS), Leena Parkkinen and Satu Taskinen (FIN), Anna Ringberg and Moa Eriksson Sandberg (SE), Gerhild Steinbuch (AUS) Luise Boege, Jörg Albrecht, Antje Rávic Strubel and Lisa Kränzler (D)

Reading: Auditorium at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin, 30 Aug. 2012
Moderator: Kristof Magnusson
Reading: Literaturhaus Dresden, Villa Augustin, 31 Aug. 2012
Readings: Literaturhaus Lettrétage, Berlin 1 – 3 Sep. 2012
Reading: Literaturhaus Stuttgart, 5 – 6 Sep. 2012

Writers’ conference in Berlin, Literaturhaus Lettrétage, 1 – 2 Sep. 2012
Moderators: Tom Bresemann, Björn Kozempel