Annika Reich, Editor of Wenn ich deine Worte lese, finde ich den Weg zurück nach Hause (Ullstein, May 2026) talks with Gerrit Wustmann about Weiter Schreiben and the process of putting together the anthology.
*This review is in German.
The anthology’s title translates in English as ‘When I Read Your Words, I Find My Way Back Home’, and contains letters from almost 10 years from Weiter Schreiben’s program, from fifteen different tandems, including eight letter exchanges featuring Paranda Network writers:
– Marie Bamyani & Tanasgol Sabbagh
– Tamanna Easar & Yael Inokai
– Freshta Ghani & Daniela Dröscher
– Batool Haidari & Marica Bodrožić
– Masoma K & Heike Geißler
– Shamsia & Francesca Melandri
– Parand & Mithu Sanyal
– Zahedeh & Judith Hermann
The Letter Exchanges from Paranda Network writers published in this anthology are a partnership between Untold Narratives, Weiter Schreiben, and KfW Stiftung.
