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Ü70 Schreibwettbewerb
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-12-31
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- JULL – Junges Literaturlabor in Zusammenarbeit mit der Stiftung Kreatives Alter, Zürich
- Deadline
- 31 December 2026
- Where
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Compensation
- 7 winners receive a writing workshop stay at Hotel Laudinella or Reine Victoria in St. Moritz, including public readings in Zurich and St. Moritz
- Disciplines
- Lyric, Prose, Crime fiction, Short story, Essay, Narrative
About this opportunity
The Ü70 Schreibwettbewerb is an annual writing competition for authors born in 1956 or earlier, inviting submissions on the theme of 'Heimweh' (homesickness). Winners receive a week-long writing workshop in St. Moritz with professional mentorship and public readings in both Zurich and St. Moritz.
Who can apply
- Authors born in 1956 or earlier (currently over 70 years old) can submit one text in German or a German dialect.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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