Compiled by Liam Klenk
ONGOING EVENTS
Zürich | Writers on Board meets one Sunday a month at 13:15 at the Bürkliplatz boat station, next to the landing stage, to take the 13:30 round-trip ferry to Rapperswil (return into Zürich: 17:25). Next meet-ups: 18 June, 23 July, 20 August, 17 September
For more information about the program, contact [email protected]
Zürich | Kaufleuten and the Literaturhaus offer a full program of readings and cultural events (see below for a select few).
www.kaufleuten.ch/events/kultur
http://www.literaturhaus.ch/literaturhaus/programm
Mslexia lists literary competitions with closing dates—good luck!
mslexia.co.uk/writing-competitions
JUNE
Readings
Zürich | 21 June 2017 | 20:00
Deborah Feldman at Kaufleuten
Conferences and festivals
Leukerbad | 30 June-2 July 2017
22nd Leukerbad International Literature Festival, featuring over three dozen authors from all over the world; literary walk from Kandersteg scheduled 29 June
http://literaturfestival.ch/wwkd17/english/index.html
JULY
Conferences and festivals
Zürich | 3-9 July 2017
5th Openair Literatur Festival Zürich in the Old Botanical Garden, with readings from John M. Coetzee, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Anthony McCarten and Junot Diaz (among others), as well as performances and discussions
https://www.literaturopenair.ch/
Other
Zürich | 1 July 2017 | 10:00
Story Hour at the Orell Füssli ZH Kramhof & Bookshop https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/veranstaltungen/showDetail/6965/
Berne | 1 July 2017 | 10:00
Children’s Hour at the Orell Füssli English Bookshop
https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/veranstaltungen/showDetail/6955/
Brig | 19 July 2017 | 16:00
Book signing with Donna Leon at the ZAP* Brig bookshop
http://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/veranstaltungen/showDetail/5853/
AUGUST
Conferences and festivals
Zürich | 17 August-3 September 2017
Zürcher Theater Spektakel annual performing arts festival at the Landiwiese
https://www.theaterspektakel.ch/
Other
Zürich | 5 August 2017 | 10:00
Story Hour at the Orell Füssli ZH Kramhof & Bookshop
https://www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/veranstaltungen/showDetail/6966/
PREVIEW
Workshops
Geneva | 17 September 2017
Geneva Writers Group: Witnessing with Words, Writing the Effective Essay with Susan Tiberghien http://www.genevawritersgroup.org/Programs-Workshops
Gascony (SW France) | 17-23 September 2017
A Chapter Away—Residential Writing Courses in SW France: Crime writing with award-winning authors Clare Mackintosh and Isabelle Grey
http://www.achapteraway.com/writing_crime.html
Conferences and festivals
Zürich | 28 September-8 October 2017
13th Zürich Film Festival with premieres, screenings and master classes
http://zff.com/en/home/
Zürich & Winterthur | 25-29 October 2017
‘Zürich liest’ international literary festival
http://www.zuerich-liest.ch/english
