LITERATURE AT THE STEEPLE

The Juffing - your literature hotel in Austria

We understand literature as a sustainable source
of inspiration. This is why the theme "reading"
has a special place in our tyrolian hotel. 

Books and a cup of coffee

Source of joy - enjoy literature in Tyrol

Books mean something different to everyone: They open windows to other worlds, offer a possibility to decelerate, further empathy, make enjoyable downtime and relaxation possible and, last but not least, they serve as an especially qualitative leisure activity - in any case, reading enables us to get a new perspective, to take a different glance at the world and to gain sustainable inspiration. In our literature hotel you will find the perfect space for it!

A heartfelt thank you to our literary guests, January 2025

For many years, we have been able to organise unforgettable literary evenings with high-calibre authors at our hotel - unique encounters that have inspired us in particular. They were moments of exchange, reflection and a shared passion for literature. The evenings were a personal affair of the heart for us - a contribution to culture and an invitation to experience great moments together.

It has always been a pleasure and an honour for us to welcome great authors and to see how literature connects people. Their works, their thoughts and their presence have filled our hotel with literary life and given us all unforgettable encounters. Our heartfelt thanks go to them for their marvellous contributions, which have made our hotel a place of exchange and inspiration.

At the same time, we have realised that there has not been as much interest in the readings as we would have liked. We have therefore decided to suspend the monthly reading series for the time being. However, this does not mean saying goodbye to literature, but rather a break during which we will observe whether interest changes again in the future.

This decision was not an easy one for us, as we know that the readings were special highlights for some of you.

Our house remains a place to meet, relax and enjoy - and we look forward to continuing to welcome you here.

We look forward to receiving your feedback at info@juffing.at and will be happy to engage in a personal dialogue with you.

Past readings

Writers visiting the Juffing Hotel & Spa

What connects us withNorbert Gstrein, Christoph Ransmayr, Anna Kim, Maja Haderlap and Michael Köhlmeier? All of them have already read in our house and woken us from our gentle twilight sleep. Surrounded by signed books and secluded places, the Juffing hotel and spa has internalised literature. 

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"Not the big names are important here but the encounters and conversations"

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Room with desk, chair, tablet and books
Woman and man reading books in front of bookshelves
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Woman behind piles of books
Woman and man reading in library
The libraries of our literature hotel

We understand literature as a sustainable source of inspiration.

The two libraries of our Litaraturhotel are a personal concern of ours. Visit us in Tyrol and see for yourself!

Literature at the steeple

Stay scholarship at the literature hotel

We offer German-speaking authors the opportunity to spend two weeks at the Juffing in the form of a scholarship which will allow them to pursue their creative activities without the immediate use of own financial means. 

Moreover, authors are invited to enjoy all benefits of our literature hotel in austria. An exclusive text contribution for our magazine and a reading at our Boutique Hotel near Kufstein will also enable our guests to take part in this exchange. 

The scholarship is selected and granted every year by a jury consisting of the literature assistent of the Juffing Hotel & Spa Gabriele Wild, the literature agent Robert Renk (8ung Kultur) and Sonja Juffinger-Konzett. 

 

The following "Literatur am Kirchturm" scholarship holders were guests at the Juffing Literaturhotel:

  • Carolina Schutti (2015)
  • Christoph W. Bauer (2016)
  • Bernd Schuchter (2017)
  • Mascha Dabic (2018)
  • Olja Alvir (2019)
  • Jana Volkmann (2020)
  • Hans Augustin (2021)
  • Siljarosa Schletterer (2022)
  • Isabella Krainer (2023)
  • Julia Costa (2024)
Biography of Mrs Gabriele Wild
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Gabriele Wild, born in 1982, studied German literature and Russian in Innsbruck, Berlin, St. Petersburg and Riga. She began her career already while studying towards her degree, working as an author, moderator and host for the Tyrolean literature magazine Cognac & Biskotten and thus discovered her excitement for literature events and literature transmission. After having finished her degree in German studies she worked at different projects in literature studies for some years and was also responsible for the programme of the literature event Innsbrucker Wochenendgespräche. In 2009, her path led to Innsbruck’s House of Literature at the Inn where she now does the programme and works as a moderator. In her function as a employee at the House of Literatur she is also engaged in the culture advisory board of the state of Tyrol and is a member of various juries for awarding literature grants and prizes.

For all matters concerning literature, please contact
our literature commissioner Gabriele Wild. 

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Literary Sunday breakfast

Spend a beautiful day and engage yourself in sophisticated literary encounters - we are convinced that the JUFFING as a literature hotel is the ideal place to solve this seeming contradiction. 

The authors that we invite are just as hand-picked as our library. We do not let ourselves be blinded by trends and names but count on prize-winning authors apart from the bestseller lists, on unique and idiosyncratic literary voices, and last but not least on insider tips and new discoveries. Have the courage, leave the trodden paths, there are so many things which only wait to be discovered!

What expects you at the literary Sunday breakfast

At our literary Sunday breakfast, where we will await you from 8.00 am, you can take enough time to get in the mood for the reading. From 10.30 to 11.15 you will meet the authors and their books in concentrated silence. After we will have shared our thoughts in an esteeming atmosphere you will recollect the impressions in our spa before you will enjoy our afternoon buffet (2.00 to 4.30 pm).

Breakfast, reading, spa and afternoon buffet: € 78.00
Reading only: € 10.00
For hotel guests, this offer is included in the stay!

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We would like to point out to you the literature festivals glück.tage, W:Orte and Sprachsalz.

The glück.tage festival in Kufsteinerland offers inspiring lectures, readings and workshops with renowned personalities from the fields of philosophy, psychology, ethics and natural sciences.
The aim is to create motivating encounters and to track down happiness together. The festival impresses with a top-class and exciting programme.

The international poetry festival W:ORTE invites you to experience poetry, listen to poetry and feel poetry in all its facets: in readings, talks or even with a chamber orchestra!
W:ORTE - One festival, eight locations & even more poetry: International poets present their poems on festival stages in Innsbruck and the surrounding area. The International Poetry Festival W:ORTE invites you to an annual celebration of W:ORTE!

The international literature festival Sprachsalz has been enriching the cultural scene for over two decades and acts as a platform to bring together outstanding authors and enthusiastic readers. After the successful relaunch in Kufstein in 2024, the festival is continuing its tradition.

#savethedate 12 to 14 September 2025:
The 23rd edition of the festival in the Kultur Quartier Kufstein with international literary stars and a diverse programme.

Sprachsalz has made a name for itself far beyond the country's borders, as it is the only international literature festival in Austria and has repeatedly featured authors of outstanding quality and originality.

Go to the website glück.tage
Go to the Website W:Orte
Go to the website Sprachsalz

Take your time for valuable hours of leisure in our book hotel where you can quietly immerse in another world.