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eacwp flash fiction contest 2021 - public vote!
13 european texts are entering the final round for this year's eacwp flash fiction contest. public voting ends 30 june 2021!
call for text submissions 2021
short literary texts on the topic: without netfor publication in sfd& ohne netz (without net)magazine of the vienna poetry school #03deadline: 12 july 2021
vinyl poetics
exhibition by kalle laarrevival from 9 june until 16 july 2021venue: schule für dichtung / vienna poetry school, mariahilfer str. 88a/stiege III/7, 1070 vienna
please give us a poetic act!
dear friends and fiends of the vienna poetry school,for the sake of h.c. artmann:please give us a poetic act!(well knowing that this can only be a poor approximation. or a worthy imposture.)
paradise machines 2
lydia mischkulnig's zoom class is taking place a second time, due to hight demand:4 to 8 may 2021(limited number of participants / already booked out)>> class info
online conference: futures for creative writing & eacwp international pedagogical conference
online workshops, panels, lectures and discussionsfri., 21 & sat., 22 may 2021deadline for registration: 7 may 2021
sfd spring academy 21 "without net"
four virtual classes: with antonio fian (mini drama), daniela seel (poetry), heinrich steinfest (short prose) & yasmin hafehd alias yasmo (song lyrics and spoken word poetry).13 to 27 april 2021
eacwp flash fiction contest 2021
submit your text with a max. of 100 words!topic: "outside"competition for writers in europe in 12 different languages – carried out for the fourth time by eacwp (european association of creative writing programmes). deadline: 15 april 2021 (1 p.m. CET). extended until 30 april!
"quadrat"
online class with jörg piringer.minimal square texts. acoustic visual compositions.17 november to 15 december 2020 and 19 january to 2 february 2021(join anytime during these periods!)participation free of charge >> sfd.at/quadrat
track 5': new record!
short radio play contest by ö1 & vienna poetry school.thank you for participating!the jury is evaluating... 259 radio plays were submitted! >> https://oe1.orf.at/artikel/680374/Neuer-Rekord-an-Einreichungen-bei-Track-5all submissions >> https://oe1.orf.at/collection/680370
paradise machines
writing a short story ...digital class with writer lydia mischkulnig(via zoom; requirement: internet connection)23 to 27 february 2021limited number of participants!(application deadline for free places: 1 feb.!)
track 5' short radio play contest 2021
by radio ö1 and the vienna poetry school."what really happened"open for participation, deadline: 7 january 2021>> http://sfd.at/en/track5_2021
rapid eye movement: faked dreams
online writing class with dorothe elmiger (sui).short prose (max. 1,500 characters).free participation: 3 november until 15 december 2020 (simply register from 3 nov.)info & participation >> http://sfd.at/rapid (site in german)
the hammock-shaped text of a bizarre moment
conceptual online writing class with ann cotten (usa/aut). open for participation!you can post in german or english. formats: poems and experimental prose (max. characters: 1,500).12 october until 23 november 2020, >> sfd.at/haengematte (free participation)
ghosts and such
a graveyard poetry class with voodoo jürgens (poet & musician)19, 20 and 22 october, class performance on 23 october 2020info >> https://sfd.at/en/voodoo
an album for eternity
fritz ostermayer in conversation with writers about their favourite music. sfd-series. talk/text/music. fri., 16 october 2020, 8 p.m., guest: lydia haider, writer & sfd-teachervenue: schauspielhaus/großer saal, porzellangasse 19, 1090 vienna
festival postponed
hauntings. the ghost festival from 15 to 17 october 2020 at schauspielhaus wien and metro kino has to be postponed to autumn 2021, especially due to the corona travel restrictions.
ghost texts
sfd& gespenster (ghosts)the jury has chosen. a total of 55 texts - most of them in german, some in english - have been selected out of 300 compliant submissions. our sincere thanks to everybody for taking part!
walking
online class with peter roseishort prose (max. 1,000 characters)7 sept. until (max. ) 19 october 2020 (or until a maximum of 90 contributions)free participation (just register) >> http://sfd.at/gehen (in german)
