The literary magazine AKZENTE was founded more than seven decades ago. From its very beginnings, AKZENTE has published works by authors such as Ingeborg Bachmann, Hilde Domin, Günter Grass, and Peter Handke—all literary giants who remain among the leading figures in German-language literature to this day. Time and again, this magazine has also provided ample space for young voices, thereby paving the way for their future literary careers. In this way, AKZENTE has long since become a unique literary cultural asset in the German-speaking world—an asset that has now, since the end of 2024, found a new home in the Lit.Eifel region: Dittrich Verlag, based in Weilerswist, has taken on the major task of carrying on the outstanding legacy of the magazine, which was previously published by Hanser in Munich. Edited by Marietta Thien, the publisher at Dittrich, four issues have now been released, featuring authors such as Marion Poschmann, Ingrid Bachér, Kaleb Erdmann, Joachim Sartorius, and many others. The response to these new issues has been remarkable.

This evening at the Altes Kloster Nettersheim, a diverse range of poetry and prose from the most recent issues will be presented. Several authors from these issues will read their work, and there will also be a conversation with Marietta Thien about the history and future of this journal: an evening that will bring the audience as close to the “heartbeat of literature” as is otherwise rarely possible.

Moderators: Christoph Leisten, Lit.Eifel Advisory Board Member

Time: 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Cost: €12 (adults), €6 (reduced)
Location: Nettersheim, Nettersheim Monastery, Klosterstr. 12
Info: 0651. 9790777
www.lit-eifel.de