Writing and Publishing Lab
Our online and in-person workshops range from creative writing to special themes in art, design, and multimedia
StoryLab is an interdisciplinary initiative for art, writing, technology, design, and education based in Prishtina, Kosovo. || StoryLab është iniciativë interdisiplinare për art, shkrim, teknologji, dizajn, dhe arsim e bazuar në Prishtinë, Kosovë.
Welcome to StoryLab
Here are some of the cool things we do:
e-Learning Environment
Our extended education and e-learning environment uses Moodle as well as a variety of other educational tools for our online workshops.
Crosspollinations
We pride ourselves in our philosophy of crosspollination. We value cooperation with our creative partners and are eager to learn and get inspired form them.
SkunkWorks & Gray Projects
Sometimes we are so creative, we have trouble classifying things. These are the crazy-awesome experimental projects.
Modus Operandi
We pride ourselves with our Mentorships and Internships. We are amazed how much we can learn from our mentees and interns, as well as all their great work.
Iconoclast Series
A Residency Program for young Artists, Researchers, and Academics.
Mirrors
Our Cultural Diplomacy initiative which aims to promote dialogue, diversity, self-reflection, and cultural exchange between different peoples, countries, societies, and cultures.
Our latest projects
We are constantly creating. Here's what we've been up to lately:
What's New
Here you can learn about the latest things StoryLab has been involved in.
Join us for a culinary storytelling experience by Babamatko.
Friday, 18-September-2026 at 7:00pm at StoryLab Space in Prishtina.
Stay tuned for our upcoming series of events that feature storytelling through culinary arts.
More info coming up soon.
Throwback to 7-june-2026 when StoryLab participated in Print Bazaar 2026.
We’ve done some fun activities like the Children’s Corner and the Collective Collage. Amazing printed works from posters, zines, artbooks, prints, stickers, and lot more were accompanied by great music, awesome crowd, and amazing vibe.
During the final session of the Bookbinding Workshop, the participants designed their own book covers and learned how to trim the books manually.
During the second session of the Bookbinding Workshop, we worked on sewing and gluing our books and found creative ways to exert weight on our works in progress.
Session 1 of the Bookbinding Workshop was held by Vjosa Maxhuni. During our first session we learned the first steps of bookbinding. We learned how to use different tools, from bone folders to awls, and we separated our book into signatures to be stitched and glued in the next session.
StoryLab është e lumtur t’ju njoftoj për serinë e re të punëtorive që përfshinë libërlidhjen, kollazhin, grafikën përmes lino-gdhendjes, thurjen, shtypjen cianotipe, etj.
Na përcillni për informacionet dhe thirrjet e hapura për punëtoritë në fjalë.
StoryLab is happy to announce our new series of workshops in bookbinding, collage, lino-cut printing, knitting, cyanotype printing, etc.
Stay tuned for upcoming info and open calls on specific workshops.
Libër arti kriptik për vetëzbulimin nga Durim Klaiqi, që kombinon artin vizual me elemente ditari.
We are very proud and honored to have one of our publications — The Arbiter by Artrit Bytyçi — featured by Chertluedde Books in Berlin.
Ejani për punëtorinë tonë 2 javore për lidhjen e librave. Në këtë punëtori, do t’ju prezantojmë me artin e lidhjes së librave dhe do t’ju udhëzojmë në proçesin e lidhjes dhe qepjes Koptike. Në fund do të keni një fletore të përfunduar, të punuar me dorë.
Join us for our 2-week bookbinding workshop. In this workshop, we’ll introduce you to the art of bookbinding and guide you through the Coptic binding stitch. By the end, you’ll have a finished, handmade notebook
Me 29 prill prej orës 14:00, po mblidhemi në StoryLab për me diskutu rreth arkivave digjitale, promovimit të dijes së lirë dhe të skenojmë e publikojmë foto në platformën e Wikimedia Commons.
Si pjesë e programit tonë StoryLab Communities, ju ftojmë të merrni pjesë në evenimentin nga ___. Collective, me temë: Nietzche mbi artin.
StoryLab is super happy to announce that our publication, Ksci-Fi: New Science Fiction and Fantasy from Kosovo and Beyond, has been selected to be part of a book exchange collaboration between the National Library of Kosovo and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Dita 1
Pse të humbasim kohë duke…
…imagjinu distopi tekno-optimiste
e enjte, 5 shkurt 2026, ora 18:00, StoryLab
Kino Armata, StoryLab, Termokiss dhe Undesignate Institute prezantojne programin eksperimental me vepra audiovizuale.
Pse të Humbasim kohë duke…
… imagjinu distopi tekno-optimiste
e enjte, 5 shkurt 2026, ora 18:00, StoryLab
… shiku filma eksperimental
e premte, 6 shkurt 2026, ora 19:00 Kino Armata
… diskutu për festival eksperimental
e shtunë, 7 shkurt 2026, ora 17:00, Termokiss
“Pse të humbasim kohë duke…”
program eksperimental me vepra audiovizuale
5, 6 dhe 7 shkurt 2026
nga Kino Armata, Termokiss, StoryLab, Undesignate Institute
As part of our StoryLab Communities collaboration we invite you to an infosession of the European Solidarity Corps.
During our tenth and final session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we reviewed works in progress of participant’s personal zine and artbook projects. From works in early conceptual stages and all the way to finished mockups, we commented on the work of our peers, discussed things that worked well and gave constructive suggestions.
During October 2025, as StoryLab we were very honored and exited to collaborate with the University of Prishtina’s Sociology Department, Poetics of Walkability, Czech Technical University’s Faculty of Architecture, and Pro Peace with “Prishtina Walkability” workshops.
During October 2025, as StoryLab we were very honored and exited to collaborate with the University of Prishtina’s Sociology Department, Poetics of Walkability, and Czech Technical University’s Faculty of Architecture with “Prishtina Walkability” workshops.
During our tenth and final session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we reviewed works in progress of participant’s personal zine and artbook projects.
On the second day of “In Between | Në Mes | Dazwischen” on Saturday 15th of November, the halls of the Prishtina Bus Station were transformed by the sound and the musical performance of ZWADA.
We kicked off “In Between | Në Mes | Dazwischen” at Prishtina Bus Station on Friday 14th of November…
StoryLab was part of the Art Book Fair in Tirana in November/December 2025 organized by 28 November.
Our November 2025 collaboration with the Kosovo National Gallery
During our eighth and ninth session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we welcomed Olson Lamaj from Albania with a double-header workshop “Rediscovering the Archive”.
During our seventh session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we welcomed Arif Muharremi with “FantaZINA” lecture on hand drawn zines.
Our collaboration with Sekhmet Institute for “Recycling as an Artistic Practice” workshop.
You are cordially invited to
In Between | Në mes | Dazwischen
StoryLab from Kosovo and dasvinzenz from Germany invite you to “In Between | Në mes | Dazwischen”, a series of cultural events that explore the story of two cities – Munich and Prishtina – through exhibition, happening, performance, food, and music.
Jeni të ftuar përzemërsisht në
In Between | Në mes | Dazwischen
StoryLab nga Kosova dhe dasvinzenz nga Gjermania ju ftojnë në “In Between | Në mes | Dazwischen”, një sërë evenimentesh që së bashku rrëfejn tregimin e dy qyteteve – Mynihut dhe Prishtinës – përmes ekspozitës, ndodhisë, performancës, ushqimit, e muzikës.
You are cordially invited to “In Between”, our exhibition, happening, performance, food, music. Featuring works by Valdrin Thaqi & Svenja Schafer, Endrit Jashanica, Zwada, Rebeca Werkmann.
When?
Friday, 14 November, 7:00pm-9:00pm, and
Saturday, 15 November, 7:00pm-9:00pm.
Where?
Central Bus Station, Prishtina, Kosovo
Ftojmë krijues(e) që duan të ndajnë punë eksperimentale në formë të videos, të çdo lloj cilësie. Një përzgjedhje e veprave do të shfaqet publikisht. Preferohen punë nën 31 minuta. Afati i fundit: një javë para 28 nëntorit 2025.
During our sixth session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we brainstormed ideas for our upcoming zines and artbooks.
During our fifth session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we welcomed Ferdi Limani with his lecture on “Storytelling through photography”.
Ksci-Fi Video Klub comes back with a Halloween Special, with the screening of The Thing (1982) directed by John Carpenter. Come by the StoryLab space on Friday, 31st of October 2025, at 18:00. What better way to deal with chilling weather than with this seminal science fiction horror set in Antarctica. Feel the solitary chills […]
During our fourth session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we welcomed Fatmir Mustafa Karllo with his lecture performance titled “Book of ideas”.
During our third session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we looked at several examples of artists’ books. We discussed technologies of mass production and how they affect artworks, especially when compared to classical art
During our second session of “Book as an Artwork” workshop we discussed history of contemporary art and how it relates to artbooks and zines.