{"id":56256,"date":"2026-04-27T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/?p=56256"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:42:46","slug":"salzburg-literature-festival-2026-various-locations-salzburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/2026\/04\/27\/salzburg-literature-festival-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>27.05.2026 \u2013 31.05.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of May, everything in Salzburg revolves around literature. The 18th Salzburg Literature Festival aims to provide a platform for authors, performers and musicians where different disciplines such as literature, music and drama intersect, overlap and collide. The direct on-site experience, the opportunity for exchange and discussion \u2013 in short, the fundamental spirit of the festival \u2013 is to be realised to the fullest over five days of festivities. At the Salzburg Literature Festival, under the leadership of Birgit Birnbacher, Carmen Schwarz and Nadine Samija, language and sound come together at various venues across the city of Salzburg that change each year \u2013 a tried-and-tested concept that appeals to both a regular audience with an affinity for literature and curious passers-by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salzburg Literature Festival 2026<\/strong><br>27.05.2026 \u2013 31.05.2026<br>Salzburg, various locations<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.literaturfest-salzburg.at\">www.literaturfest-salzburg.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27.05.2026 \u2013 31.05.2026 At the end of May, everything in Salzburg revolves around literature. The 18th Salzburg Literature Festival aims to provide a platform for authors, performers and musicians where different disciplines such as literature, music and drama intersect, overlap and collide. The direct on-site experience, the opportunity for exchange and discussion \u2013 in short, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[301,303,80,77,282,227,298,283,285,340,226,231,233,79,343],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art-6","8":"category-art-3","9":"category-art-7","10":"category-gegenwartskultur-en","11":"category-creative-regions-en","12":"category-current-7","13":"category-current-3","14":"category-current-6","15":"category-events-6-en","16":"category-events-3-en","17":"category-events-7-en","18":"category-festivals-en","19":"category-literature","20":"category-kreative-orte-en","21":"category-salzburg-en"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg &#187; CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg &#187; CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"27.05.2026 \u2013 31.05.2026 At the end of May, everything in Salzburg revolves around literature. The 18th Salzburg Literature Festival aims to provide a platform for authors, performers and musicians where different disciplines such as literature, music and drama intersect, overlap and collide. The direct on-site experience, the opportunity for exchange and discussion \u2013 in short, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/creativeaustria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T09:45:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-22T08:42:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"935\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"CREATIVE AUSTRIA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"CREATIVE AUSTRIA\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/\",\"name\":\"Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg &#187; CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-27T09:45:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-22T08:42:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#\/schema\/person\/2ef270c3dee27d6c0ec621fe9330173e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":935,\"caption\":\"\u00a9 Erika-Mayer\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/\",\"name\":\"CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture\",\"description\":\"Austrias Magazine for Contemporary Culture\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#\/schema\/person\/2ef270c3dee27d6c0ec621fe9330173e\",\"name\":\"CREATIVE AUSTRIA\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/684a70572f233313686e8858b8b6ca7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/684a70572f233313686e8858b8b6ca7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"CREATIVE AUSTRIA\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/author\/creative-austria-redaktion\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg &#187; CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg &#187; CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture","og_description":"27.05.2026 \u2013 31.05.2026 At the end of May, everything in Salzburg revolves around literature. The 18th Salzburg Literature Festival aims to provide a platform for authors, performers and musicians where different disciplines such as literature, music and drama intersect, overlap and collide. The direct on-site experience, the opportunity for exchange and discussion \u2013 in short, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/","og_site_name":"CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/creativeaustria","article_published_time":"2026-04-27T09:45:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-22T08:42:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":935,"url":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"CREATIVE AUSTRIA","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"CREATIVE AUSTRIA","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/","name":"Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg &#187; CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-27T09:45:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-22T08:42:46+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#\/schema\/person\/2ef270c3dee27d6c0ec621fe9330173e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":935,"caption":"\u00a9 Erika-Mayer"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/2026\/04\/27\/literaturfest-salzburg-2026-various-locations-salzburg\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Salzburg Literature Festival 2026 \/ various locations, Salzburg"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/","name":"CREATIVE AUSTRIA \u2013 Contemporary Culture","description":"Austrias Magazine for Contemporary Culture","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#\/schema\/person\/2ef270c3dee27d6c0ec621fe9330173e","name":"CREATIVE AUSTRIA","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/684a70572f233313686e8858b8b6ca7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/684a70572f233313686e8858b8b6ca7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"CREATIVE AUSTRIA"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at"],"url":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/author\/creative-austria-redaktion\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Literaturfest-Leitungsteam_c-Erika-Mayer-scaled-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9E1qX-eDm","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56257,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56256\/revisions\/56257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeaustria.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}