Pre-launch

Burtz in Vilnius

Lithuania

On Literatų Street, writers have a gallery of their own, right on the walls. In Vilnius, even a shortcut can turn into a literary detour.

What Vilnius needs to launch

Burtz opens a city when the local network is dense enough for books to move between people.

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October 27, 2026Burtz updates

Burtz stories, organised around your interests

Follow platform updates, practical guides and local reading stories. News now appears alongside the cities, partners and home libraries it concerns.

October 27, 2026Authors & Books

Czesław Miłosz: a life across languages and places

Born in Lithuania and writing in Polish, Czesław Miłosz studied in Vilnius. His work opens a path into the region’s overlapping literary histories.

October 27, 2026Cities

Reading Vilnius beyond the guidebook

Vilnius joined UNESCO’s Cities of Literature in 2021. Writers, translators, libraries and public reading spaces give the city many stories to discover.