European Writers’ Festival returns to London celebrating literature, dialogue and European voices

Hosted at the British Library, the festival was organised by EUNIC London in partnership with the EU Delegation to the United Kingdom, the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK (EPLO) and the European Literature Network.

The festival once again offered a rich and diverse programme reflecting the breadth of voices, languages and perspectives that shape Europe. Across two days, audiences explored themes ranging from personal and collective histories to migration and belonging, democracy and freedom of expression, urban life, nature and environmental change, and the experience of living in a period of profound social and political transformation.

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This year’s edition brought together internationally acclaimed writers including Nino Haratischwili, Vincenzo Latronico, Gonçalo M. Tavares, Sara Stridsberg, Christy Lefteri, Jáchym Topol, Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Wendy Erskine and Artem Chapeye, alongside emerging authors and leading literary voices from across Europe.

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The festival also highlighted the vital contribution of translators in bringing stories across borders and making European literature accessible to readers across languages and cultures.

The European Writers’ Festival has become an important platform for literary exchange between Europe and the UK. Literature has a unique power to build bridges and cross borders, languages and generations, and festivals such as this demonstrate how culture continues to connect European and British audiences.

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As Italian author Umberto Eco once said: 

"The language of Europe is translation"

In a world that can often feel fragmented, festivals such as this remind us how literature continues to bring people together across borders and languages, fostering dialogue, understanding and shared perspectives.