LitFest 2025 at Bard College Berlin: Spectacular Currents

LitFest is an annual two-day event celebrating the work of writers working across linguistic and cultural boundaries. In accordance with its motto, LitFest explores “SPECTACULAR CURRENTS”, once again celebrating Berlin's literary diversity by highlighting writers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds to create meaningful connections. Organized by literature faculty Dr. Andreas Martin Widmann, known for his novel Messias, and Professor of English and Comparative Literature Prof. Dr. Laura Scuriatti, a scholar of Modernist literature. All events take place at Bard College Berlin (Waldstraße 15, Berlin 13156) and are free and open to the public. 

Thursday, November 13 
6:00pm-7:30pm - Poetry & Zines Without Borders
Language: English
This event features founding editor of the Berlin Review Tobias Haberkorn, poet and Bard College Berlin alumnus Sam Zamrik, and translator, songwriter and director of the Toledo-Programm Aurélie Maurin. In a round-table discussion the panelists will talk about their work as multilingual artists, publishers, poets, and educators.

8:00pm-9:00pm - Die Verbliebenen vom Tempelfeld: Novel Reading & Conversation with Ariel Magnus (Argentina/Germany)
Language: German
Argentinian-born author Ariel Magnus will discuss his novel Die Verbliebenen vom Tempelfeld, a story of friendship, migration, and the unique atmosphere of Tempelhofer Feld: a place once remembered as the “Hitler Airport” and today reimagined as an urban utopia.

Friday, November 14
6:00pm-7:00pm - Bard College Berlin Student Reading
Language: English
This event features Bard College Berlin students reading from their works of creative writing, fiction, and poetry.

8:00pm-9:30pm - Contemporary Voices from India: Novel Reading & Conversation with Saskya Jain and Geetanjali Shree (India/Germany) 
Language: English, Hindi
Two acclaimed Indian novelists, Saskya Jain and Geetanjali Shree, will read from their work and engage in a conversation about writing, memory, and the many Indias their fiction brings to life. Across generations and languages, Jain and Shree present two visions of contemporary India: one in English, the other in Hindi, one seen through the eyes of youth, the other through the wisdom of age.

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For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Time: 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm CET/GMT+1

Location: Kidd Hall Cafe (W15)