Name: Opening Treffen junger Autor*innen 2023
Start: 2023-11-17T19:00:00.000+01:00
Location: Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Seitenbühne

Monika B&uuml;rvenich&nbsp;–&nbsp;Bundesministerium f&uuml;r Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) Matthias Pees&nbsp;–&nbsp;Director of Berliner Festspiele Susanne Chrudina&nbsp;–&nbsp;Director of Treffen junge SzeneModeration – Jannika Jenk,&nbsp;Ansgar Riedi&szlig;er Music&nbsp;– Palko

The festival opens with the presentation and honouring of the winners of this year's Treffen junger Autor*innen, guests and music. Welcome to the festival!

Treffen junge Szene

Treffen junger Autor*innen 2023

Treffen junger Autor*innen

Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Seitenbühne

Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Side Stage

Eröffnung Treffen junger Autor*innen 2023

Opening Treffen junger Autor*innen 2023

Treffen junger Autor*innen linksbündig_neu

cookieConsent

Treffen junger Autorinnen

Berliner Festspiele 75

appFooterBfsLogo

Gropius Bau linksbündig_neu

appFooterFestivals0

Jazzfest Berlin linksbündig_neu

appFooterFestivals1

MaerzMusik linksbündig_neu

appFooterFestivals2

Musikfest Berlin linksbündig_neu

appFooterFestivals3

Performing Arts Season_neu

appFooterFestivals4

Reflexe und Reflexionen

appFooterFestivals5

Theatertreffen linksbündig_neu

appFooterFestivals6

Treffen junge Szene linksbündig_neu

appFooterFestivals7

appFooterLinks0

appFooterLinks1

appFooterLinks2

appFooterLinks3

appFooterLinks4

appFooterLinks5

appFooterLinks6

appFooterLinks7

appFooterLinks8

appFooterSocials0

appFooterSocials1

appFooterSocials2

BKM-Logo englisch

appFooterSponsors0

appHeaderMenuFestivals0

links0

links1

links2

links3

links4

appHeaderMenuGroups0

appHeaderMenuGroups1

links5

links6

links7

appHeaderMenuGroups2

appHeaderMenuLinks0

appHeaderMenuLinks1

The Treffen junger Autor*innen is a platform for young writers who use their own words as a form of expression. The participants are selected annually by a jury on the basis of the texts submitted in a nationwide contest.

Fallback-Bild Treffen junger Autor*innen

treffen-junger-autorinnen-config

todayButton

ctas0

ctas

smartInfo

A total of 13 musical acts — including four bands, two duos and seven solo performers — will come to Berlin from 19 to 24 November as award winners of the 42nd Treffen junge Musikszene. A day later, they will be joined by 21 other talented young people who have been selected by the jury as award winners of the 40th Treffen junger Autor*innen.From 20 to 23 November, the Haus der Berliner Festspiele will host concerts, readings, talks and performances by the prize-winning authors and musicians, open to the public. In addition, a variety of workshops and coaching sessions will provide safe spaces where the young artists can meet, inspire one another and, with professional support from experienced workshop leaders, be encouraged to further develop their personal artistic expression.

Inspiration included: Young authors and the young musicians come together

visibility

tja23_impressionen_1

tja23_impressionen_6

tja23_impressionen_5

tja23_impressionen_konstantin_stawenow

tja23_impressionen_14

tja23_impressionen_lilli_nawar

tja23_impressionen_marvin_krause

tja23_impressionen_8

tja23_impressionen_10

tja23_impressionen_7

tja23_impressionen_11

tja23_impressionen_12

tja23_impressionen_alexandra_isabel_reis

tja23_impressionen_13

tja23_impressionen_4

tja23_impressionen_carolin_schaefer

tja23_impressionen_3

tja23_impressionen_friederike_junge

tja23_impressionen_2

tja23_impressionen_9

tja23_impressionen_hannah_klitzke

media

Treffen junger Autor*innen 2023: Impressionen

Treffen junger Autor*innen 2022: Impressions

pictures

Treffen junger Autor*innen 2023

Impressions

tja25_hoerwelten

The reading at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other events from Treffen junger Autor*innen are available in the media library until November 2026. The young authors write about very personal situations and relationships, from issues of social and emotional integration to family histories and everyday observations, to questions about the global situation, politics, the climate, and social or economic injustice.

Treffen junger Autor*innen in the Media Library

Key Visual Treffen junger Autor*innen 2026

Treffen junger Autor_innen sw

Apply now until 15 July 2026

Young Authors Wanted!

Key Visual Treffen junger Autor*innen 2025

Lectures &amp; Talks

Save-the-Date-allgemein

0116

The next Treffen junger Autor*innen will take place from 25 to 30 November 2026. Applications will be possible again from March&nbsp;2026.

Treffen junger Autor*innen 2026

filters

Upcoming Events

The up-and-coming International Film Festival Hanover is the partner of the 41st Treffen junger Autor*innen.&nbsp;<figure class="table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <figure class="image image_resized" style="width:150px;"> <img style="aspect-ratio:241/150;" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:b2dace59-cef6-46e5-9fde-8b791b465ad0/up_and_coming_sw.svg" width="241" height="150"> </figure></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></figure>

The Treffen junger Autor*innen is part of the Treffen junge Szene of the Berliner Festspiele.<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="Logo Federal Ministry for Education, Familiy Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:51a4da6e-1ea4-472b-88a9-8f6a9c961316/bundesministerium_fuer_bildung_familie_senioren_frauen_und_jugend_en_gefoerdert.svg" style="height:110px; width:308px"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

The Treffen junger Autor*innen offers young writers a platform on which they can present their texts, thus creating attention for their concerns, topics and points of view. At the same time, the meeting opens up a protected space in which the young artists can meet, inspire each other, and be encouraged to further develop their personal artistic expression through the professional guidance of experienced authors and workshop leaders.

About Treffen junger Autor*innen

Every year we invite former participants of the Treffen junger Autor*innen for Nahaufnahme. The meeting has been honoring exceptional writing talents between the ages of 11 and 21 for over 30 years. You can experience five participants in Nahaufnahme 2024 on 12 September as part of the international literature festival berlin.

Nahaufnahme 2024

When will the next entry period start for the Treffen junge Szene? Who is in the selection for the next festival and when will the dates for the programme be published? Sign up now and stay up to date with our newsletter!

Newsletter of the Treffen junge Szene

Anthology of the Treffen junger Autor*innen 2024German, 164 pages<a href="https://berlinerfestspiele.1kcloud.com/ep1684be8f7b6b26/" target="_blank" title="Full screen view in new window">Full screen view in new window</a> <a href="${link:{uuid:{1c2d3926-d7f4-4da8-b1ed-7b516847b6b5},repository:{dam},path:{/bfs-de/indizierte-pdfs/DE/Treffen-junge-Szene/Treffen-junger-Autorinnen/2024/tja24_anthologie.pdf}}}">Download anthology</a>&nbsp;(pdf,&nbsp;1 MB)

ich sage was, was du nicht siehst

Chronik Treffen junger Autor*innen

Award Winners of Treffen junger Autor*innen

The Treffen junger Autor*innen is part of the Treffen junge Szene of the Berliner Festspiele and is sponsored as a national contest by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="/magnoliaAuthor/dam/jcr:6318970e-ebfd-4186-8f69-8e41b6be0b4c/BMBF_sponsored_by__en_rgb.svg" style="height:138px; width:175px"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

You like to write poems, plays, short stories, slam poetry or experiment with language? Do you want to present your texts to an audience at a reading in Berlin? Would you like to meet other young authors, exchange ideas with professionals, and try out writing workshops?Then apply now for the Treffen junger Autor*innen! The winners will travel to Berlin for a five‑day festival. Another 20 authors will receive a book voucher and a one‑year subscription to a literary magazine.You can submit up to five pages of text or ten poems. It is also possible to submit texts in other languages or multilingual texts. The Treffen junger Autor*innen offers the invited award winners a platform to present their work, drawing attention to the concerns, themes, and perspectives of young writers. At the same time, the meeting provides a protected space where young artists can connect, inspire one another, and, with professional guidance from experienced authors and workshop leaders, be encouraged to further develop their personal artistic expression. All costs for participating in the Young Authors’ Meeting will be covered.orkshop leaders.

The award winners for the 40th Treffen junger Autor*innen have been chosen. Congratulations!

The selection has been made!

main

Treffen junger Autor*innen is a platform for young writers who use their own words as their form of creative expression. On the basis of submitted texts, participants are selected each by a jury in a nationwide context.

Festivals & Programme Series

Upcoming

The Berliner Festspiele organise a range of festivals and art exhibitions, concerts, dance and theatre performances, readings, lectures, debates and much more throughout the year. These events are presented at a range of locations across Berlin but are concentrated primarily at their own two venues: the Gropius Bau and the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

Berliner Festspiele

The four meetings

Young theatre makers, dancers, musicians and authors are given a platform for their creative work at the four national contests of the Treffen junge Szene and are specifically supported in their artistic development.

The Treffen junger Autor*innen 2023 took place from 16 to 20&nbsp;November.

The Treffen junger Autor*innen 2023 will take place from 16 to 20&nbsp;November.

Monika Bürvenich&nbsp;–&nbsp;Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) Matthias Pees&nbsp;–&nbsp;Director of Berliner Festspiele Susanne Chrudina&nbsp;–&nbsp;Director of Treffen junge Szene
Moderation – Jannika Jenk,&nbsp;Ansgar Riedißer Music&nbsp;– Palko

The festival opens with the presentation and honouring of the winners of this year&#39;s Treffen junger Autor*innen, guests and music. Welcome to the festival!

Kalender

Calendar

Calendar 2023

Programm 2023

2023

Programme 2023

Programm

Programme

Berliner Festspiele linksbündig_neu

Fallback-Bild Berliner Festspiele

In accordance with the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), you must consent to the use and storage of cookies when you visit our website. In addition to the strictly necessary, functional cookies, we recommend that you also activate further cookies in order to be able to use all the functions on our website.

furtherInformation

Jazz player

Ganzj&auml;hrig realisieren die Berliner Festspiele eine Vielzahl von Festivals, Ausstellungen und Einzelveranstaltungen in ihren zwei H&auml;usern – dem Haus der Berliner Festspiele in der Schaperstra&szlig;e und dem Gropius Bau nahe des Potsdamer Platzes – sowie an anderen Orten der Stadt.

Newsletter

bfs26_jubiläum_plakat_stoetzer

Theatertreffen-Blog Header

In 2026 the Berliner Festspiele celebrate their 75th anniversary. A selection of events programmed throughout the entire year engage take the anniversary as their theme or mark the occasion with works at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, the Gropius Bau, the Philharmonie, on Berlin’s Ringbahn and at other locations in the city. Outstanding international that liberal societies and their cultural institutions face in a new, multipolar world order. artists such as Marina Abramović, Gabriele St&ouml;tzer and Akira Takayama will set the agenda both thematically and aesthetically. Entitled “Die gro&szlig;e Unordnung” (The Great Disorder), the four-day focus Reflexes &amp; Reflections will also enquire about the challenges.

75 Years of the Berliner Festspiele

0111

teasers

ctaButton

teasers0

The massacre, hostage-taking and rocket attacks by Hamas have shaken us deeply. The grue-some attack on Israel on 7&nbsp;October left us stunned and initially lost for words.

The Berliner Festspiele on Current Events in Israel, Gaza and Germany

teasers1

With this letter of intent, we, the signing cultural organizations, express our intention to welcome, host and stage Ukrainian theatre artists in our venues, to make Ukrainian dramatic work visible to the European community.

Support of the Ukrainian Cultural Scene

More Berliner Festspiele

Key Visual Theatertreffen der Jugend 2026

Theatertreffen der Jugend swr

011111

The programme has been published, advance ticket sales are open.

Productions, Concert, Readings, Party

011114

slides

Fallback-Bild Theatertreffen der Jugend

slides0

103 ensembles from all 16&nbsp;federal states have submitted their productionsfor the 47th&nbsp;Theatertreffen der Jugend 2026. The focus is on the invited productions and exchange among young performers and their directors. The programme is published. Tickets are available.

Theatertreffen der Jugend

bfs26_in_c_sasha_waltz_c_yanina-isla_3.jpg

slides1

In June 2026, Sasha Waltz &amp; Guests will be performing the productions Beethoven&nbsp;7 and In&nbsp;C at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Sasha Waltz &amp; Guests will also be staging a special evening to celebrate the 75th&nbsp;anniversary of the Goethe-Institut.

Sasha Waltz &amp; Guests

bfs26_sounding_light_cloud_gate_c_lin_chun-yung_3

slides2

In August 2026, the festival Tanz im August will return to the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with several productions. Tickets for Sounding Light are already available. The other productions will be published in June.

Tanz im August

Fallback-Bild Musikfest Berlin

slides3

The full programme and tickets for all events of Musikfest Berlin are now available. In 2026, the festival also marks the 75th anniversary of the Berliner Festspiele and brings together leading international orchestras, renowned conductors and outstanding soloists in a diverse concert programme – ranging from opera productions to contemporary works, from Gy&ouml;rgy Ligeti’s grotesque humorous anti-opera Le Grand Macabre to George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

Musikfest Berlin

Fallback-Bild Reflexe_Reflexionen

slides4

The third edition of Reflexes &amp; Reflections, again curated by the political scientist Saba-Nur Cheema and the historian Saba-Nur Cheema, marks the 75th&nbsp;anniversary of the Berliner Festspiele. As a cultural institution that is linked to Berlin’s eventful history, in their anniversary year the Berliner Festspiele will examine the consequences of the current geopolitical upheaval for open societies.

Reflexes &amp; Reflections

Fallback-Bild Performing Arts Season

slides5

The exploration of myths and rituals shapes the fourth edition of the Performing Arts Season with works by Marina Abramović, Mario Banushi, Marie Chouinard, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas, Ictus, Bl!ndman, Dumb Type, Damien Jalet / Kohei Nawa and Gisèle Vienne. The programme will be published on 18 June, and advance ticket sales will start.