From 26 to 28 June 2026, 44 authors from 19 countries will join us in Leukerbad to observe world events, some offering clear political commentary, others taking a keen look at the small, interpersonal connections through which the big issues manifest themselves.
Over the next few days, we will be publishing the authors’ biographies and all other information about this year’s programme here.
Odilo Abgottspon, Switzerland
Aliyeh Ataei, Iran
Tash Aw, Malaysia
Hoda Barakat, Lebanon
Lukas Bärfuss, Switzerland
Elif Batuman, Turkey/USA
Hemley Boum, Cameroon
Yevgeniy Breyger, Germany
Katja Brunner, Switzerland
Martina Clavadetscher, Switzerland
Kamel Daoud, Algeria
Radka Denemarková, Czech Republic
Christian Döring, Germany
Elisa Shua Dusapin, Switzerland
Dorothee Elmiger, Switzerland
Gustavo Faverón Patriau, Peru
Fitzgerald and Rimini, Switzerland
Franziska Füchsl, Austria
Stefan Gartmann, Switzerland
Rolf Hermann, Switzerland
Yuliia Iliukha, Ukraine
Lídia Jorge, Portugal
Vea Kaiser, Austria
Ursula Krechel, Germany
Michael Lentz, Germany
Son Lewandowski, Germany
Catherine Lovey, Switzerland
Jonas Lüscher, Switzerland
Urs Mannhart, Switzerland
Dorota Maslowska, Poland
Robert Menasse, Austria
Asta Olivia Nordenhof, Denmark
Ronya Othmann, Germany
Désirée Reynolds, United Kingdom
Anna Ruchat, Switzerland
Barbara Sauser, Switzerland
Tanja Sljivar, Serbia
Peter Stamm, Switzerland
Kinga Tóth, Hungary
Laura Vogt, Switzerland
Peter Waterhouse, Austria
Peter Weber, Switzerland
Stefan Weidner, Germany
Noussaiba Younis, United Kingdom
Schiller Foundation Award Winners
Marina Skalova, Switzerland, Viceversa Prize
Sagal Maj Čomafai, Switzerland, Terra nova Prize
Noemi Nagy, Switzerland, Terra nova Prize
Olivier Vonlanthen, Switzerland, Terra nova Prize
30th Leukerbad International Literary Festival:
