Name: 9th Querbeet Culture Festival in Metropolengarten - Two-day literature workshop for elementary school children with Hakan Akçit
Start: 2026-07-08T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-09T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Metropolengarten auf Dahlbusch e.V.

Interactive literature: Hakan Akçit invites creative writing in Metropolengarten

At the 9th Querbeet Culture Festival in Metropolengarten, a two-day literature workshop for elementary school children is scheduled for July 8, 2026. Hakan Akçit, author, essayist, columnist, and literary translator, brings his experience from writing workshops with children and adolescents into a format that not only explains literature but brings it to life. The event takes place in the green cultural space of Metropolengarten in Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen and is free of charge.

A workshop that opens language as a space for play

Literature education begins where curiosity about language meets. This workshop focuses on this point: elementary school children experience how their own texts emerge from observations, ideas, and memories. Hakan Akçit combines literary quality with an accessible, pedagogically trained workshop atmosphere that gives children the courage to discover their own voices.

The Metropolengarten as an inspiring place

The Metropolengarten on Dahlbusch is one of those places where cultural engagement and neighborhood come together in a special way. The historic site in Rotthausen creates an open, green backdrop for cultural encounters. Especially for a literature workshop, this forms an intimate yet stimulating environment where language does not remain abstract but grows through direct experience.

Hakan Akçit: literary experience and cultural practice

Akçit was born in Duisburg, studied history, classical archaeology, Islamic studies, and applied computer science, and has been working for years at the intersections of literature, essay, column, and translation. His texts appear in anthologies, literary magazines, and online portals; moreover, he has been curating the migration-political portal Zwischenraum for the Heinrich Böll Foundation since 2015. This mix of language art, social perspective, and workshop experience also shapes his approach to young readers.

Two-day format, child-friendly and practical

The workshop is designed as a two-day format. The follow-up date will take place on July 9, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This allows for a process, not just a single impulse: ideas can mature, texts can grow, and the children experience how literature shapes large images from small observations.

Conclusion: A literary experience for young explorers

Anyone wishing to combine literary education with creativity, conversation, and a sense of exploration will find a special event in the festival program here. The workshop with Hakan Akçit promises a child-friendly approach to language, an open reading and writing atmosphere, and an inspiring afternoon in Metropolengarten. A visit is worthwhile for families who want to not only read literature but experience it.