Meet more judges for the #2019BerlinWritingPrize. Today we talked to writer May-Lan Tan about Berlin, writing to a theme, and community. May-Lan Tan studied fi... Read More...
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” said Joel Barker. No quote coul... Read More...
When someone asks you about what to expect from a hostel, your first thoughts are probably about bunk beds, rows of showers and meeting backpackers from all ov... Read More...
Elnathan
John is a
lawyer, novelist and satirist. His fiction was shortlisted twice for the Caine
Prize for African Writing in 2013 and 2015. He was the recipi... Read More...
When you arrive to a new place, what’s the first thing you map out? Landmarks, museums, shopping streets…? Or are you more about the food? We definitely are…an... Read More...
Sophie Mackintosh is a writer who grew up in Wales and now lives in London. Her debut novel, The Water Cure, was published by Hamish Hamilton in 2018 and longl... Read More...
What’s the
first thing that comes to mind when you say Berlin? Späti beers, open air
parties, Berghain? You wouldn’t be the first… Although mainly know as a
de... Read More...
Spring in Berlin. Is there anything else like it? If you witnessed it you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about. If you haven’t, now’s the time! Seriously, ... Read More...
It’s Thursday afternoon and our meeting room is full of people. It might be the first time this year that the entire management is sitting together in one room... Read More...
Katrin Schönig is a Berlin native and the manager of The Circus Hotel. She is for the second time part of the jury team of the Berlin Writing Prize. We talked ... Read More...
Breaking news!
The Circus owners have just signed a new contract that will have the hotel running until 2044! Yes, The Circus is turning into a lifelong pr... Read More...
April has finally arrived and we couldn’t be happier! Spring has been taking its time this year, and seeing the sun is bringing back the familiar need to step ... Read More...
Dolores Walshe won the 2017 Berlin Writing Prize for her short story ‘The Wooden Box’. She stayed at The Circus Hotel for one-month in January/February 2018. D... Read More...
This is the first in our series of
2019 Berlin Writing Prize interviews. This time we caught up with Victoria
Gosling, Reader Berlin and Berlin Writing Prize f... Read More...
Is it possible that spring has sprung already in March? Well we certainly hope so! And to help you get out and see the best of Berlin this coming month, we’ve ... Read More...
Berlin Travel Festival is getting close and we couldn’t be more excited! From an amazing venue to the best possible crowd a passionate traveler could ask for, ... Read More...
Traveling to big cities can’t go without a proper walking tour. But in Berlin, walking the city is unlike anywhere else. Why? Two words: street art. Because in... Read More...
As we mentioned last week, February can be a tricky month. Winter kicks in full-gear, Valentines day gets most of us annoyed and we’re all just waiting for it... Read More...
February is
a weird month. It’s short but feels long, it has an extra day but only on leap
years, and in the middle of it: the cheesiest holiday of them all – ... Read More...
March is a big month for the traveling industry in Berlin and this year, we are excited to announce that The Circus will be participating at the Berlin Trav... Read More...
