European Writers’ Festival

Following the success of its inaugural editions in 2023 and 2024, the European Writers’ Festival returns for its third edition in 2026, now established as a biennial event. This year’s festival promises to expand and evolve, bringing together a new constellation of distinguished authors from across Europe.

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SATURDAY

Turning Points
Wendy Erskine (Ireland)
Fiston Mwanza Mujila (Austria)
Jente Posthuma (Netherlands)
Chair: Rosie Goldsmith

Back to Nature
Zdravka Evtimova (Bulgaria)
Małgorzata Lebda (Poland)
Carolina Pihelgas (Estonia)
Chair: Antonia Lloyd-Jones

Secrets and Lies
Jørn Lier Horst (Norway)
Makis Malafekas (Greece)
Krisztina Tóth (Hungary)
Chair: Noreen Masud

Tales of the City
Sulaiman Addonia (Belgium)
Beatriz Serrano (Spain)
Ayfer Tunç (Turkey)
Chair: Toby Lichtig

Saturday Night Fever
Nino Haratischwili (Georgia/Germany)
Vincenzo Latronico (Italy)
Chair: Maya Jaggi

SUNDAY

Personal Histories
Fabio Andina (Switzerland)
Liliana Corobca (Romania)
Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs (Faroes)
Chair: Bidisha

Coming of Age
Pirkko Saisio (Finland)
Goran Vojnović (Slovenia)
Kotryna Zyle (Lithuania)
Chair: Dan Richards

Stranger Things
Anne-Marie Reuter (Luxembourg)
Sara Stridsberg (Sweden)
Jáchym Topol (Czechia)
Chair: Tim Beasley-Murray

On The Road
Artem Chapeye (Ukraine)
Christy Lefteri (Cyprus)
Gonçalo M. Tavares (Portugal)
Chair: Bee Rowlatt

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