Brandenburgisches Literaturbüro

The Brandenburgisches Literaturbüro (Brandenburg Literature Office) is a literary institution based in Potsdam, Germany, dedicated to supporting literary creation in the state of Brandenburg. Founded in 1994, it operates statewide under the umbrella of the association Brandenburgische Literaturlandschaft e.V. The office is funded by the Ministry for Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg. It is a promotional association for literature, not an interest group for authors. The Literaturbüro organizes approximately 50 to 60 readings annually in collaboration with libraries, theaters, publishers, bookstores, galleries, and museums across Brandenburg. Over the years, numerous notable authors have read at its invitation, including Louis Begley, Joachim Fest, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Czesław Miłosz, and Cees Nooteboom. Since 2001, it has hosted the Tafelrunde Sanssouci event series in Potsdam's Schloss Neue Kammern, inviting prominent guests to discuss fundamental questions of the time; guests have included Nobel laureate Imre Kertész, Peter Wapnewski, Władysław Bartoszewski, and Walter Kempowski. Since 1995, the Literaturbüro has presented exhibitions on the literary history of the region at irregular intervals, shown in Potsdam and other cities. It also operates two online portals: literaturport.de (since 2006, jointly with the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin), which was awarded the Grimme Online Award in 2008, and zeitstimmen.de (since 2010, jointly with the Kurt Tucholsky Literature Museum in Rheinsberg), an archive of everyday life for the Berlin-Brandenburg region. The association has published numerous books and audio CDs since 1995, focusing on regional literary and contemporary history. In October 2007, the office moved with the Theodor Fontane Archive into Villa Quandt on the Pfingstberg in Potsdam.

The Brandenburgisches Literaturbüro was founded in 1994 and is based in Potsdam, operating throughout the state of Brandenburg. It is run by the association Brandenburgische Literaturlandschaft e.V., whose chairman is the publicist Jürgen Israel. The association is a promotional association for literature, not an interest group for authors. The Literaturbüro is funded by the Ministry for Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg. In October 2007, the office moved together with the Theodor Fontane Archive into Villa Quandt on the Pfingstberg in Potsdam. Since its founding, the Literaturbüro has organized approximately 50 to 60 readings annually in collaboration with libraries, theaters, publishers, bookstores, galleries, and museums at various locations in Brandenburg. Over the years, numerous significant authors have read at its invitation, including Louis Begley, Joachim Fest, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Czesław Miłosz, and Cees Nooteboom, among others. Since 2001, the Literaturbüro has organized the Tafelrunde Sanssouci event series in Potsdam at Schloss Neue Kammern, inviting prominent guests to discuss fundamental questions of the time. Guests have included Nobel laureate Imre Kertész, Peter Wapnewski, Władysław Bartoszewski, and Walter Kempowski. Since 1995, the Literaturbüro has presented exhibitions on the literary history of the region at irregular intervals, shown in Potsdam and various other cities. These include: "Am Tage meines Fortgehns. Peter Huchel (1903–1981)" (1995), "Am Ende der Biographie. Günter Eich (1907–1972)" (2000), "Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur" (2001), "Musen und Grazien in der Mark. 750 Jahre Literatur im Land Brandenburg" (2002), "Die Dritte Front. Literatur im Land Brandenburg 1930–1950" (2004), "Goethe und die Mark Brandenburg" (2006), "Endzeit Europa. Ein kollektives Tagebuch französischer und deutscher Schriftsteller 1914–1918" (2008), "Kindheitsbilder. Alltagsfotografie in Brandenburg seit 1848" (2013), "Im Zwischenreich. Der literarische Neubeginn in Potsdam 1945–1950" (2015), "Geschichte des Handwerks in Brandenburg. Fotografie von 1890 bis 2000" (Potsdam 2016), and "Unausstehlich und reizend zugleich: Die Brandenburger" (Rheinsberg 2019). Since summer 2006, the Literaturbüro has operated the literary portal literaturport together with the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, offering information on various aspects of literary history and contemporary literature in Berlin and Brandenburg. literaturport was awarded the Grimme Online Award in 2008. Since February 2010, the Literaturbüro has operated the Zeitstimmen portal together with the Kurt Tucholsky Literature Museum in Rheinsberg. This portal serves as an archive of everyday life for the Berlin-Brandenburg region, presenting private testimonies such as diaries, memoirs, photos, and, in cooperation with rbb, all episodes of the "Landschleicher" (over 1,200 short portraits of smaller towns in Brandenburg since 1993). The content relates to over 2,000 locations in Brandenburg and Berlin, and the images, diaries, memoirs, and films can be researched by place, time, theme, and author. The association has published numerous books and audio CDs since 1995, primarily on topics of regional literary and contemporary history. Notable publications include "Imre Kertész. Eine Zurückweisung" (1995), "Peter Huchel. Leben und Werk" (1995), "Im Geiste bleibe ich bei Euch" (1997), "Wer schreibt? Autoren und Übersetzer im Land Brandenburg" (1998), "Märkische Dichterlandschaft" (1998), "Widerstand in Potsdam 1945-1989" (1999), "Günter Eich (1907–1972). Nach dem Ende der Biographie" (2000), "Henning von Tresckow. Ich bin, der ich war" (2001), "Erich Arendt. Gedicht, Essay, Gespräch" (2003), "Musen und Grazien in der Mark" (2002), "Der Fall Wagner – Ein Gespräch" (2003), and "Die Dritte Front. Literatur in Brandenburg 1930-1950" (2004).

• 2010

  Zeitstimmen portal launched jointly with Kurt Tucholsky Literature Museum.

• 2008

  literaturport awarded the Grimme Online Award.

• 2007

  Moved with Theodor Fontane Archive into Villa Quandt on the Pfingstberg in Potsdam.

• 2006

  literaturport.de launched jointly with Literarisches Colloquium Berlin.

• 2001

  Tafelrunde Sanssouci event series launched in Potsdam.

• 1995

  First literary exhibition presented: "Am Tage meines Fortgehns. Peter Huchel (1903–1981)".

• 1994

  Brandenburgisches Literaturbüro founded in Potsdam.

A publicly funded literary institution promoting literature in Brandenburg through events, exhibitions, publications, and digital portals.

• Literary readings

  Approximately 50–60 readings annually across Brandenburg.

• Tafelrunde Sanssouci

  Event series since 2001 at Schloss Neue Kammern, Potsdam.

• Literary exhibitions

  Exhibitions on regional literary history since 1995.

• literaturport.de

  Online literary portal since 2006, awarded Grimme Online Award 2008.

• zeitstimmen.de

  Online archive of everyday life for Berlin-Brandenburg since 2010.

• Publications

  Books and audio CDs on regional literary and contemporary history since 1995.

1. 1Brandenburgisches Literaturbüro official websiteliteraturlandschaft.de
2. 2Brandenburgisches Literaturbüro - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Brandenburgisches Literaturbüro - Wikidatawikidata.org