Berlin International Literature Festival

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The Berlin International Literature Festival (German: internationales literaturfestival berlin) or ilb is an annual event based in Berlin. Every September, the festival presents contemporary poetry, prose, nonfiction, graphic novels and international children's and young adult literature. Renowned authors present themselves next to new talents within the wide-ranging and political programme. The festival is an event of the "Internationale Peter-Weiss-Stiftung". The founder and festival director is Ulrich Schreiber. The 20th ilb was set to take place September 9 through 19, 2020.

The founder and director of the festival until 2023 was Ulrich Schreiber. The festival is organized by the Peter-Weiss-Stiftung für Kunst und Politik e. V. The festival takes place at various locations in Berlin. Since 2005, the main venue has been the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. The festival is primarily supported by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds (Capital Cultural Fund). Other sponsors include the Federal Foreign Office, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, the Foundation Jan Michalski, as well as embassies, cultural institutes, and publishers.^[1]