29 October 2026
Writers Unlimited 2027: Free Fall
With Jeanette Winterson, Paul Murray, Maaza Mengiste, Claudia Rankine, Iraida Martha Ooft and more!
Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 January 2027
Join us for the 32nd edition of the festival and discover the work of around a hundred writers, poets, performers, thinkers and emerging talents from all over the world.
Get inspired by around a 100 writers, poets and artists from around the world during the 32nd edition of our festival. Tickets for Friday Night Unlimited and Saturday Night Unlimited are now on sale!
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24 January 2027 | 14:15 - 15:30 hrs
On Sunday afternoon, January 24, 2027, Writers Unlimited and Amare jointly present Love, Rewritten: the premiere of a unique multidisciplinary production, created by writer, theater maker, and spoken word artist Daniëlle Zawadi and singer and performer Elisabeth Hetherington. | € 20,-
25 January 2027 | 11:00 - 13:00 hrs
Leer tijdens dit korte traject waar je op moet letten bij het recenseren van graphic novels, aan de hand van Samir van Aimée de Jongh.
25 January 2027 | 11:00 - 13:00 hrs
Poëzie recenseren is een vak apart: waag je aan deze uitdaging aan de hand van Sarah de Konings Tekstielen en vergelijk je aanpak met die van andere deelnemers.
The Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival took place in The Hague from 22 to 25 January 2026. We look back on a special 31st edition, centred around the theme ‘Let’s Get Physical!’
29 October 2026
With Jeanette Winterson, Paul Murray, Maaza Mengiste, Claudia Rankine, Iraida Martha Ooft and more!
27 October 2026
In this Dutch spoken episode, Hanna Bervoets chose Giovanni's Room, the 1956 novel by James Baldwin.
21 October 2026
The Sitor Situmorang Award was presented for the first time at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (21–25 October 2026).
13 October 2026
Learn how to write compelling reviews of prose, poetry and graphic novels, or try your hand at writing an author interview!
13 October 2026
In this Dutch spoken episode, Shantie Singh chose The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri as her favourite book. Lahiri’s debut novel tells the moving story of two generations of Indians trying to find their place in a new world.