Europe’s vast range of literary events includes some of the oldest and most venerated in the world. Use the search menu below to find events across the continent.
LiteratureXchange is an international literature festival held in June in Aarhus, Denmark. The program consists of more than 150 events ranging from literary walks and concerts to traditional readings and debates. LiteratureXchange presents international and Danish authors, talks between researchers and authors about international topics, and different offbeat activities all over the city.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art’s literary festival Louisiana Literature celebrates quality literature from countries all over the world. Annually in August the museum presents literature in interviews, dialogues, readings, performances and musical interpretations in Humlebæk over a period of 2 days.
Established in 1992, the Bogforum is annually held in November at the Bella Center in Copenhagen. Bogforum gathers book lovers, authors and publishers for a weekend filled with debates, entertainment, talks, poetry slams and all kinds of events for young and old visitors. There are various prizes awarded on the occasion of the book fair. The festival aims to bring people into an exchange through literature.
North Jutland’s word and literature festival Ordkraft has been held since 2011 in Aalborg. It aims to empower free speech and gives space to literature with spirit, soul and wit. Over three days in April the audience is invited to meet established authors and artists and to explore the potential of literature in local and global dimensions.
The Verdenslitteratur på Møn festival is a small festival, which has taken place once or twice a year since 2000 as a concentrated weekend event in autumn on the island Møn. The festival was awarded the 2016 Cultural Prize from Lollands Bank for creating an ambitious event focusing on a unique meeting between author and audience. The festival differs from similar events by having the same authors perform all three days in a row, where their works are discussed through a series of interviews with different focal points.
