The Write Salon

We made it! So grateful to the authors @lemnsissay, @meadwriter, @Kit_Fan_, Johanna Sinisalo, @UscaveniusU and Stephen Buoro who made it rainy Bornholm! Thank you to our partners Kjollergaard, Olivarius and Kinohotellet, and sponsors @kunstfond, Bornholms Brand and @ScanHouse.

We stopped by the charming Olivarius Bookstore in Svaneke today! Thrilled to have Danish short story writer @UscaveniusU join us there on Sat 4 pm for one of our events. This event is already sold out, and we look forward to a wonderful time with all of you lucky ticket holders!

One week to go to “No Place Is An Island”, Bornholm’s first global literary festival! We look forward to seeing you on Denmark’s sunniest island! More info and tickets: noplaceisanisland.dk @lemnsissay @UscaveniusU @Kit_Fan_ @meadwriter @BloomsburyBooks

Join us on July 13 at Kinohotellet for an evening of fantasy and horror writing with Finnish author Johanna Sinisalo and American writer KC Mead-Brewer (@meadwriter). Enjoy unexpected stories and lively discussion, followed by mingling, drinks and snacks. noplaceisanisland.dk

Join us on July 13 at the cozy and intimate Olivarius bookstore in Svaneke for a reading and conversation with @UscaveniusU, Denmark’s most exciting short story writer! noplaceisanisland.dk @LolliEditions @TheWriteSalon #literaryevents #writerscommunity

Visiting Bornholm? Kick off your beach day with literature on July 13! Join us to hear Nigerian novelist Stephen Buoro and Hong Kong poet @Kit_Fan_. Afterwards, linger with us on the beach for more conversation (or a nap! or swim! or beach reading!). noplaceisanisland.dk

Experience poetry like never before! Join us on July 12 for a conversation & live stage performance with the acclaimed British-Ethiopian poet, speaker, and playwright @lemnsissay at Kjollergaard, Bornholm Island’s Coolest Farm/Creative Hub. noplaceisanisland.dk @canongatebooks

Meet our venues: Olivarius Boghandel! With its rows of wooden shelves and cozy reading space, the bookstore is like something out of a 19th century novel. Join us there on July 13 for a reading & discussion with Danish short story phenom @UscaveniusU. noplaceisanisland.dk

Meet our venues: Kjøllergaard We’re thrilled to kick off the festival at the newly renovated performance barn of our sponsoring partner Kjøllergaard, Bornholm’s sprawling farm turned creative hub in the village of Østermarie. noplaceisanisland.dk

A huge thank you to our three cultural sponsors—the Danish Arts Foundation, Bornholms Brand, and the American-Scandinavian Foundation (@ScanHouse)—for their generous support in making this year’s festival possible. We couldn’t do it without you! Tickets at noplaceisanisland.dk

It’s Halloween in July (13) with the US’s maven of modern horror, @meadwriter! American dark fiction author K.C. Mead-Brewer joins us for a night of reading and discussion among the visually-striking set design of the Kinohotel theater. noplaceisanisland.dk #writerscommunity

Join us on July 13 for an afternoon bookstore reading with Denmark’s @UscaveniusU. Short story virtuoso Ursula Scavenius will be reading from her latest collection, The Dolls, a dramatic, hysterical, and exquisitely crafted page-turner of four tales. noplaceisanisland.dk

On July 13 Nigerian writer #StephenBuoro brings his unique voice to our morning beach reading. One of the most exciting voices in contemporary African literature, Buoro will read from his novel, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa. noplaceisanisland.dk @BloomsburyBooks

UK's @lemnsissay kicks off our festival on July 12 with a performance from his collection "Let The Light Pour In". His poems, drawn from growing up in foster care, resonate with themes of identity, heritage, and belonging. noplaceisanisland.dk @canongatebooks @TheWriteSalon