A selection of literary goings on in Zürich and beyond this Autumn. Compiled by Jim Rushing.
ONGOING EVENTS
Zürich | Bürkliplatz boat station
Next meet-ups: 15th September, 13th October, 17th November, 15th December
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 | location TBD
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
Mslexia lists literary competitions with closing dates—good luck! (nothing current as of publication date)
September 2019
Zürich | Kaufleuten
10 September 2019 | 20:00
Literature: Tommy Orange – There There
https://kaufleuten.ch/event/tommy-orange/
Zürich | Literaturhaus
7-8 September 2019 | 10:30
20 Years of Literaturhaus
http://www.literaturhaus.ch/literaturhaus/veranstaltungen/20-jahre-literaturhaus-zuerich
Zürich | Literaturhaus
18 September 2019 | 19:30
Literature: Ro Quan – The Arsonists
http://www.literaturhaus.ch/literaturhaus/veranstaltungen/ro-kwon-die-brandstifter
Zürich | Kosmos
18 September 2019 | 19:00
Literature: Karina Sainz Borgo – Night in Caracas
Zürich | Kosmos
26 September 2019 | 20:30
Cosmic Talk with Ben Moore
October 2019
Zürich | Kosmos
4 October 2019 | 20:00
Literature: Martin Walker – Bruno’s Garden Cookbook
https://kosmos.ch/programm/veranstaltungen/lesung-martin-walker/124894/nach-datum?date=2019-10-04
Zürich | TBD
23 October 2019 | 19:00
Non-Fiction: Jill Lepore – These Truths
Zürich | Kaufleuten
24 October 2019 | 19:30
Literature: Colson Whitehead – The Nickel Boys
https://kaufleuten.ch/event/colson-whitehead/
25 October 2019 | 20:00
Literature: Stewart O’Nan – Henry Personally
Zürich | Literaturhaus
26 October 2019 | 14:00
Guided Tour of The Museum Society
November 2019
Basel | Various
8-10 November 2019 | See program for times
BuchBasel International Literature Festival
Zürich | Volkhaus
15 November 2019 | 20:00
Literature: Salman Rushdie – Quichotte
https://kaufleuten.ch/event/salman-rushdie/
Zürich | Kosmos
23 November 2019 | 20:30
Cosmic Talk with Ben Moore
Zürich | Kaufleuten
24 November 2019 | 20:00
Literature: David Sedaris
https://kaufleuten.ch/event/david-sedaris/
December 2019
Zürich | Kosmos
14 December 2019 | 20:30
Cosmic Talk with Ben Moore
8. November 2019
am i on ypur mailing list for the woolf quarterly?
8. November 2019
Yes, Joy, you are. Thanks for joining. I hope to see you at WriteCon this year! – Libby