International Literature Festival The Hague

Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 January 2027

Writers Unlimited Festival 2027

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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Agenda

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21 October 2026 | 11:00 - 12:00 hrs

Laaktheater | Nederlands

Sprookjesmodeshow with Thé Tjong-Khing

During the Fairytale Fashion Show, Thé Tjong-Khing’s most extraordinary characters come to life. But why do these fairytale figures always get up to such strange antics? | WU X Kleine Lettertjes X De Betovering | € 8,50

21 October 2026 | 12:10 - 12:50 hrs

Laaktheater |

24 January 2027 | 14:15 - 15:30 hrs

Amare Studio | Nederlands

Love, Rewritten

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,-

This was Writers Unlimited Festival 2026!

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!’

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15 September 2026

Get your 2027 tickets!

Get your Early Bird tickets for the big festival nights, Friday & Saturday Night Unlimited!

12 February 2026

Amarte Literature Prize nominations

No fewer than three books by festival authors were nominated for the Amarte Literature Prize. Were you there when they performed at the Writers Unlimited Festival in January 2026?

25 September 2025

Let's get physical!

Health, wellbeing, freedom: during the 31rd edition the festival is all about the body in literature.

Quotes

  • “Fiction. Non-fiction. For me, it was love. I will be back again next year.”

    Christine Stocke Visitor

  • “This festival will forever stand out as a highlight in my career. It introduced me to the world and allowed me to share my work.”

    Ronelda S. Kamfer Poet

  • “I see why this festival is held in such high regard. It was an honest festival, with all the respect for writers and audiences.”

    Bernice Chauly (Malaysia) Writer

  • “Writers Unlimited bridges generational, gender and cultural barriers.”

    Ennatu Domingo Writer

  • “I encountered genuine and profound interest. For a participant, that is incredibly motivating.”

    Jan Brokken (NL) Writer