A round-up of literary events in Zürich and beyond this Autumn.
Compiled by Jim Rushing
ONGOING EVENTS
Zürich | Bürkliplatz boat station
Next Sunday meet-ups: 23 September, 21 October, 18 November, and 16 December | 13:15
Writers on Board meets one Sunday a month to take the 13:30 round-trip ferry to Rapperswil (return into Zürich: 17:25).
For more information about the program, contact [email protected]
Zümikon, ZH | dates and location TBC
Writing from the Soul creative writing workshops are run by Amy Aves Challenger throughout the year.
https://www.amyaveschallenger.com/workshops
Zürich | Kaufleuten, Literaturhaus, Kosmos
All 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
https://kosmos.ch/
Mslexia lists literary competitions with closing dates—good luck!
mslexia.co.uk/writing-competitions
SEPTEMBER
Special Woolf note: Registration for WriteCon 2018 opens on 10 September 2018 (see NOVEMBER events, below)
Rigi Kaltbad | Various Locations
1 and 2 September 2018 | see program for schedule
Literature Days: Celebrating Mt. Rigi’s literary history
https://www.zuerich.com/en/visit/events/literature-days#internal
Zürich | Kosmos
5 September 2018 | 20:00
Reading by Milena Moser, from her book Land der Söhne (in German, launch)
https://kosmos.ch/programm/veranstaltungen/buchvernissage-milena-moser/112092#details
Zürich | Kaufleuten
13 September 2018 | 20:00
Reading by Jennifer Egan, from her book Manhattan Beach
https://kaufleuten.ch/event/jennifer-egan/
Zürich | Landesmuseum
15 September 2018 | 20:15
Showing of Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
https://www.zuerich.com/en/visit/events/the-man-who-killed-don-quixote#internal
Zürich | Literaturhaus
27 September 2018 | 19:30
Readings of Zadie Smith essays in translation (in German)
http://www.literaturhaus.ch./literaturhaus/veranstaltungen/glaeserner-uebersetzer-tanja-handels-uebersetzt-essays-von-zadie-smith
Zürich | Various locations
27 September-7 October 2018 | see program
14th Zurich Film Festival with premieres, screenings and master classes (program released on 13 September 2017)
http://zff.com/en/home/
Zürich | Kosmos
30 September 2018 | 10:00-12:00
Woolf Writers’ Brunch. No fee, pay as you go. Pre-selection brunch menu. Book via our Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-woolf-quarterly-7226146405
OCTOBER
Zürich | Literaturhaus
3 October 2018 | 19:30
Reading by Bae Suah, Literaturhaus Writer in Residence (in German)
http://www.literaturhaus.ch./literaturhaus/veranstaltungen/writers-residence-bae-suah-die-niedrigen-huegel-von-seoul
Zürich | Kaufleuten
9 October 2018 | 20:00
Reading by David Sedaris, from his book Calypso
https://kaufleuten.ch/event/literatur-david-sedaris/
Zürich | Kaufleuten
15 October 2018 | 20:00
Reading by Meg Wolitzer, from her book The Female Persuasion
https://kaufleuten.ch/event/meg-wolitzer-1/
Annecy (France) | 19-21 October 2018
Weekend writing retreat with author Debra Moffitt (special early-bird rate before 15 September)
https://www.debramoffitt.com/weekend-writing-retreat-oct-2018.html
International
20 October 2018 | Midnight PST
Eyelands International Book Awards (Poetry, Short Stories, Novellas, Novels)
https://eyelandsawards.com/
Zürich & Winterthur | locations TBC
24-28 October 2018 | see program
‘Zürich liest’ literary festival (program released on 4 September 2018)
https://www.zuerich-liest.ch/
Zürich | Literaturhaus
26 October 2018 | 20:00
Readings by the finalists of the 2018 Swiss Book Prize (in German)
http://www.literaturhaus.ch./literaturhaus/veranstaltungen/schweizer-buchpreis-2018-lesung-der-nominierten
NOVEMBER
Zürich | Kaufleuten
5 November 2018 | 20:00
Reading by Richard Powers, from his book The Roots of Life
https://kaufleuten.ch/event/richard-powers/
Zürich | AWCZ
10 November 2018 (registration opens 10 September 2018)
WriteCon18 writers’ workshops with Alison Baverstock (publisher, trainer and writer on all aspects of publishing; and Associate Professor of Publishing at Kingston University) and Louise O’Neill (author of Only Ever Yours, 2016 winner of The Bookseller’s YA Prize, as well as best-seller Asking for It, adult novel Almost Love and The Surface Breaks, a retelling of “The Little Mermaid”)
Thalwil | Gemeinde Bibliothek
Monday, November 19 | 14:00
Kulturmam’s English Storytime is a free, monthly story corner geared towards the pre-school set (ages 3-5). Each month we’ll explore a theme, with little reading, a little singing, and maybe even a little wiggling around.
Information: [email protected]
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8. September 2018
Thank you for this list. It is very helpful to have the info all in one place.