newsflash

short literary texts on the topic: without net
for publication in sfd& ohne netz (without net)
magazine of the vienna poetry school #03
deadline: 12 july 2021

exhibition by kalle laar
revival from 9 june until 16 july 2021
venue: schule für dichtung / vienna poetry school, mariahilfer str. 88a/stiege III/7, 1070 vienna

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.)

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 workshops, panels, lectures and discussions
fri., 21 & sat., 22 may 2021
deadline for registration: 7 may 2021

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

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!

the new vienna poetry school magazine sfd& gespenster (ghosts) is here!

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

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-5
all submissions >> https://oe1.orf.at/collection/680370

writing a short story ...
digital class with writer lydia mischkulnig
(via zoom; requirement: internet connection)
23 to 27 february 2021
limited number of participants!
(application deadline for free places: 1 feb.!)

by radio ö1 and the vienna poetry school.
"what really happened"
open for participation, deadline: 7 january 2021
>> http://sfd.at/en/track5_2021

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)

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)

a graveyard poetry class with voodoo jürgens (poet & musician)
19, 20 and 22 october, class performance on 23 october 2020
info >> https://sfd.at/en/voodoo

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-teacher
venue: schauspielhaus/großer saal, porzellangasse 19, 1090 vienna

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. 

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!

online class with peter rosei
short 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)

a ghost-festival about the absent present in and around us
films | lectures | readings | performances | music
15 to 17 october 2020
vienna poetry school in association with schauspielhaus wien; cooperation with metro kinokulturhaus and the slash film festival