Bright literature festival in Meißen: Colorful art bus inspires everyone!

Bright literature festival in Meißen: Colorful art bus inspires everyone!

On June 15, 2025, the sun shines over Meißen, while the literary festival is made a colorful spectacle. With a bright blue sky and over 400 guests who are spread over the 220 readings at 39 different reading locations, the organizers show that the reading of the reading lives in the city. The new highlights include a freshly painted literature bus that can be admired on the Roßmarkt and which was designed by primary school children from Lommatzsch. Together with their teachers and parents, the children were working on the design of the bus, which is a real eye-catcher with an imaginative literature theme, so [diesachsen.de] (https://www.diesachsen.de/meissen-news/ein-hingucker-von-lommatzscher- Grundschuelern-Frisch--literaturbus-3028070).

One of the highlights of the festival was the reading of bestselling author Margot Käßmann. She spoke about the importance of dealing with fear for your own health. The positive response to their presentation shows that their topic has touched many emotionally. In addition, the CDU member of the state parliament Daniela Kugge was a guest in a church and read from the book "Jesus, feet down!" by Jonas Goebel.

intercultural stage as a heart

But the literary festival has more to offer. From June 13th to 15th, 2025, the fifth edition of the intercultural stage will take place on the green market. Organized by the Diakonie Meißen and the Alliance for Civil Courage e.V., you would like to create a platform for encounter, exchange and hope in three days. "Literature can beat bridges between cultures," said Sören Skalicke by Buntes Meißen. The exchange is particularly important for Sylvia savings from the diaconal work to promote community spirit.

The program highlights of the intercultural stage included: Jakob Springfeld, who read on Friday at 5:30 p.m. from "The West has no idea what happens in the east", as well as Matthias Brandis, who gave exciting insight into the fate of Hamburg on Saturday. Finally, on Sunday, Hella and Sandra Rottenberg looked at the moving history of Isay Rottenberg, who saved the German cigar works in Döbeln in 1932.

A look outside the box

The literary festival Meißen is part of a broader movement that promotes appreciation for literature and its influence on society. A particularly remarkable relationship is the International Literature Festival Berlin, which takes place annually in September and over 100 international author: gathered inside to create a dialogue on current social issues. Such festivals are important to present a variety of perspectives and keep literary life alive, as is emphasized on literature festival.com.

be it through the improvisation of elementary school students in Meißen or the big names of the literary scene - the art of literature is a connecting element that brings us all together. The fact that the people in Meißen are looking for and live this exchange shows how politically and culturally relevant literature is still today. So let's stay curious and look forward to the upcoming readings!