Program 2025:
FLYLEAF Programming Opening hours for the FLYLEAF BOOK & ZINE exhibition:Friday: 15:00–19:00 (at FALSCHRUM and WIRWIR)
Saturday & Sunday 13:00–19:00 (at FALSCHRUM and WIRWIR)
Thursday, 18 September
FLYLEAF Prelude
17:00–18:30 [WIRWIR]
'Indie publishing and printed matter' roundtable
Profundo ediciones (ES)
Sasha Wizansky (USA)
Gura Mare (RO)
Ugly Duckling Presse (USA)
nanay fanzin (TU/DE)
Bored Wolves
19:00 - [Casino, Sonnenallee 100, 12045 Berlin-Neukölln]
PRE-FESTIVAL SALON
An evening of poetry / performance:
with C. Bain, Muj Abdulzade, Teona Galgoțiu, Maria Preußmann and others
Friday, 19 September
15:00–19:00 [Apartment]
ZUHAUSE
Game about housing issues by Katya Craftsova
19:30–20:15 [FALSCHRUM, Braunschweiger Str. 16, 12055 Berlin-Neukölln]
Snacks for exhibitors 20:15–21:30 [FALSCHRUM, Braunschweiger Str. 16, 12055 Berlin-Neukölln]
Presentations [15 min. each]:
Avarie | Labor Neunzehn: “Kamera series” – an exhibition of moving images in dialogue with artists’ books, taking place in a former GDR building in Berlin, including a screening Zine Triangle: “Obangsek (5 colors of directions)” – talk about a project which includes people from Japan, China and Korea, discussing transnationality Sur Berlinas: “5 years of Bleeding Stories: Creating and Speaking around Menstruation” Spoken Matter: “Written Systems” – 4 text-sound-pieces by alfredo costa monteiro
21:15 - [FALSCHRUM, Braunschweiger Str. 16, 12055 Berlin-Neukölln]
PARTY!
Saturday, 20 September
11:00 [Falschrum]
WRITERS WORKSHOP
“Prose… Poetry… what’s the difference anyway?”
Writers/text artists/publishers welcome to bring and read their own texts
13:00 - 19:00 [WIRWIR]
EXCEL POETRY CLOTH
A participatory, performative action by Muj, transforming the rigid, corporate structure of Microsoft Excel into a living poetry grid. Instead of a screen-based format, this version reimagines the Excel spreadsheet as a large-format printed fabric: a soft, physical surface covered in cells, inviting interaction throughout the day.
14:00 - 15:00 [WIRWIR/Falschrum]
LIVE LISTENING SESSION
A radio show with REFUGE WORLDWIDE introducing VORTEXT, a mail-order poetry magazine (eds Erin Honeycutt and Katharina Ludwig) published by CUTT PRESS. The show includes a poetry reading with VORTEXT contributors. https://vortextmagazine.com/
14:00 [Apartment]
COLOR POEMS WORKSHOP
With Eva Marina Burckhardt from La Casa Grande & Cecilia Galoppo from TonoLab
Join us for Color Poems, a creative and meditative workshop where you'll design your own poetry zine. Through intuitive watercolor painting and reflective writing, we will explore the emotional connections between color and language. This session encourages a playful yet thoughtful approach to color theory, fostering learning in a collaborative, supportive environment. Sign up via e-mail: evaburckhardt@gmail.com
What to Bring:
• Your own watercolor set
• Additional paper
• Markers or colored pencils (optional, if you prefer to use them)
• A donation (7 € or more for materials provided during the workshop)
15:00 [Starting at WIRWIR]
WILDE WORTE – WORDS IN THE WILD
re(a)d vvedding invites you to a poetry walk through Neukölln’s urban wilderness, reflecting, writing, and wondering, sometimes in introspection, sometimes in conversation with one another.
16:30 [Apartment]
GUT STORIES
An Evening for the Gut & the Heart, with Monja Simon
A cozy gathering for artists, writers, publishers, feelers, and ferment-lovers alike. An intimate evening dedicated to gut feelings, both literal and emotional, to heartfelt conversation, soul-deep storytelling, and sharing home-fermented snacks. What’s bubbling up? Let’s talk about the ups and downs of independent writing and publishing, and how our gut instinct—our creative compass—guides us through it all. What to expect: A cozy circle for open-hearted conversation — Fermented snacks & gut-friendly drinks to nourish and delight — Reflections on writing, risk-taking, and radical honesty — A chance to connect, share, and maybe write a little, too. Limited spots available, to keep things intimate. Sign up via e-mail: monjasimon@gmail.com
16:00 - 19:00 [Falschrum]
A BOOK IN A DAY
Workshop with Karl Larsson from PUUT
Participants will make a collaborative book, with the participants’ images and text. The book will be printed with a portable printing press (a Thermal printer/ receipt printer) and bound on site. Each participant will have 5-20 pages at their disposal. The book will become a part of the PUUT-library. You can have your own copy for a suggested donation of 5–10 € for the materials. To participate, bring images/photos/text, either as printed copies, which will be ”scanned” with a phone, or digital photos from phones or digital cameras/memory card (SD/Compact flash). There is time for participants to create content for their pages (i.e. take photos, write text, make a collage).
20:00 - 21:30/45 [WIRWIR]
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH WILDE HILDE
A chance for a selection of publishers/artists to present recent and ongoing work around printed matter (5-8 min each):
Dach Magazine
Kristen Mallia
SoEL
EYESORE
Erphaneh Sadeghzadeh
Sansan books
Jiajing Wang (Fruit Salad Press)
Nicole Goodwin
PUUT / Karl Larsson
Natalia Talamagka
vertwen
DĂ©bora Caro Reyes
Sunday, 21 September
11:00–12:30 [WIRWIR]
POTLUCK BRUNCH for all participating artists and publishers!
13:00–15:00 [Starting at Falschrum]
WEEDS WALK with Katya Dimova
An informal, collective exploration of so-called weeds, during which participants will observe, talk about, and draw often-overlooked plants in the urban landscape. Where do weeds grow in the city? How does the urban environment shape their growth? How do we perceive and name them? While drawing, we will reflect on the resilience of these plants, their medicinal and symbolic meanings, and how they challenge our ideas of value, control, and belonging.
14:00–15:00 [Apartment]
FLUO POP workshop about DIY stencil cut printing with RĂĽsselhorn (Jo Ruessmann & Charlotte Hornung)
45–60 minutes, 10 participants, € 12–15 p. P.
Sign up via e-mail: hornungcharlotte@gmail.com
15:30 [Apartment]
BOOK BINDING WORKSHOP with Julia Fabricius from kraterbooks (€ 15 participation fee; sign up via e-mail: post@julia-fabricius.com)
20:00 [WIRWIR]
Closing gathering
Participants of FLYLEAF 2025
AVARIE (FR) | Labor Neunzehn (DE)Christian Reister (DE)
Christoph Schieder (DE)
CUTT PRESS (DE)
Errant Journal (NL)
Erphaneh Sadeghzadeh (DE)
EYESORE (UK)
Falschrum Books (DE)
Ina GeiĂźler (DE)
Katya Dimova (AT)
Less Than 500 Press (UK)
Marta Stepek (DE)
Monja Simon (DE)
Nanay Fanzin (DE)
Pseudo Press (CA)
PUUT (SE)
Sansan books (NL)
Sophie Aigner (DE)
Spoken Matter (DE)
Stef Mosebach
Tiresias Projekt (US)
Ugly Duckling Presse (DE)
Zine Triangle (DE)
Anna Dial (RU)
Avery Edelman (DE)
Dach Magazine (UA)
DĂ©bora Caro Reyes (DE)
Elizabeth Hanisch (DE)
Eva Busch Verni (CL)
Flo (DE)
GAS (DE)
Juliette Patissier (FR)
JURO (DE)
Katya Craftsova (UA)
kraterbooks (SE)
La Casa Grande (DE)
Lesbianas Concentradas (CL/DE)
Lex Kartane (DE)
Li Anna (DE)
Manuel Krause (DE)
Maria PreuĂźmann (DE)
Nicole Goodwin (US)
Profundo ediciones (AR/DE)
SAND (DE)
Some Books FH-Potsdam (DE)
Sur Berlinas (DE)
textur (US/DE)
Tiresias Projekt (US)
‹usus› (DE)
Whisk Publishing Berlin (DE)
Ayten Pehlivan (DE)
Azimut Collective (DE)
Berlin Mutual Aid KĂĽfa
Bored Wolves (PL)
Emotional Factory (DE)
Été (FR)
FLORETS (DE)
Goofypress (FR)
Gura Mare (RO/DE)
Happy Potato Press (NL)
Hounyeh Kim (KR/DE)
Ioca (DE)
Jiajing Wang / Fruit Salad Press (CD/FR)
Kaméidi Kollektiv (DE)
Kristen Mallia (US)
Lafat Bordieu (ES)
Mina Braun (DE)
malelingue edizioni (IT/DE)
Moana Vonstadl (DE)
Muj (DE)
Natalia Talamagka (GR)
NIka Grigorian (DE)
PENCIL Magazine (US)
RĂĽsselhorn (DE)
SoEL (DK/GB)
Spilenka (AU)
vertwen (UA)
Victoria Rodriguez (DE)
WIRWIR PUBLISHES (US/DE)
Yehudi Villa / coatla (DE)