OFF PATTERN

“OFF PATTERN” is an art collective composed of creative writers and researchers, who focuses on alternative representations of technologies in fiction.

[Event]

Creative writing & Tech

Workshop and symposium.

From the 23rd to the 25th of September 2026, Vienna

In the context of this workshop, creative writers are invited to write a futurist adaptation of a well-known literary work that they will have read before the event. In doing so, we explore common representations of technology in fiction, and question how we use (or choose not to use) AI systems, when imagining possible futures.

How to get there

Hotel Regina, Rooseveltplatz 15 – 1090 Vienna

From the Airport:

Take the S7 train (ÖBB) toward Vienna. You can buy your ticket in the arrivals hall after collecting your luggage. Once you have purchased your ticket, go down the ramp to the train station.

The S7 train will take you to "Wien Praterstern" station.

From there, you can buy a ticket for all public transport from a red ticket machine "Wiener Linien". Take the U2 metro and get off at “Schottentor” station.

You are now only a few minutes walk from Hotel Regina.

From the main station (Wien Hauptbahnhof):

There are many different possibilities to get from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Schottentor (and so, to Hotel Regina). One way is to buy a ticket for all public transport from a red ticket machine "Wiener Linien", and to take the tram D in direction of "Nußdorf, Beethovengang".