Small delights
Do you know those little moments of wonder or happiness? They overwhelm you on the street or in nature, they…
Five years of City of Literature
In the autumn of 2019, Leeuwarden was given the permanent title of “City of Literature” by UNESCO. And whole the…
Mei-inoar lêze (shared reading)
Enjoying stories together enriches life, and literature has a beneficial effect. That is why Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature and…
Poetry bookmarks
In each season of the year, we publish a poetry bookmark working with a poet, visual artist and bookshops. It…
Lit-up
In order to bring literature in minority and minor languages ​​in Europe more to the attention of national and international…
Portraits in Poetry
Poet Tsead Bruinja and musician Zea will travel through Fryslân in 2022 to record stories of older Frisians in residential…
International programme
Various literary arts organisations run international exchange programmes for writers. We coordinate and facilitate these initiatives, providing access to knowledge…
Literary bench
Exposing literature more and more is one of the goals of Leeuwarden City of Literature. That is why the municipality…
Speaking Stones
Speaking Stones is a literature project about loneliness as part of Leeuwarden Municipality’s Over the Threshold (Over de Drempel) program.…
Poetry Archives
For the Poetry Archives of Poetry International, Leeuwarden City of Literature, together with RIXT, invites Frisian poets to select three…
Professionals programme
The Leeuwarden City of Literature Creative Writing Programme offers writers the opportunity to develop their skills in various genres and…
Promotion of reading
Lower levels of literacy and the decline in reading is a serious (national) problem. And in Fryslân there is also…
Wjerspegelje
Washing hands? Read a poem! Since corona we wash our hands more thoroughly than ever. How nice it is to…