bettyquast.com

What It Is

bettyquast.com is the personal website/WordPress blog of Betty Quast. According to the site’s content, she is an author, poet, singer-songwriter, literary scholar, and teacher, born in Munich and now based in Carinthia, Austria. The site focuses on “Musik, Lyrik, Kurzgeschichten” — music, poetry, and short stories — while also regularly posting updates on readings, publications, literary events, and writing workshops.

Core Features

The site’s main value is not technical functionality, but the aggregation of cultural and educational information. It presents Betty Quast’s biography, publications such as 《Endzeit》 and 《Almenrausch》, literary appearances, performance experience, and contact details. The blog updates readers on anthologies she contributes to, reading events, and writing courses held in places such as Klagenfurt, Musilhaus, and Café Fürstlich. Course topics include “how to write a book,” “how to write poetry,” “text workshops,” “station writing,” and “writing by the lake,” with an emphasis on in-person creation, group discussion, and mentor feedback.

Pricing

The course pricing mentioned in the content is relatively clear: some three-hour workshops cost 47€, themed courses such as poetry writing or book-writing workshops cost 85€, and ongoing writing workshops cost 117€. Some cultural reading events are marked as free admission. Note that courses are usually not purchased directly on this website, but registered for through Volkshochschule Klagenfurt/VHS Kärnten.

Pros and Cons

The strengths are that the author’s credentials are genuine and substantial, combining literary writing, music performance, and teaching experience. The course topics are specific and strongly tied to real-world settings, making them suitable for writers who want face-to-face feedback. The drawbacks are that the site feels rather traditional, information is scattered across blog posts, and there is no unified course catalog, online registration, or payment flow. The content is almost entirely in German and heavily dependent on local offline settings in Austria.

Who It’s For

It is best suited to German-speaking users, especially literature enthusiasts near Klagenfurt/Carinthia, beginners in creative writing, people who already have poetry or prose drafts and want feedback, and cultural institutions interested in the author’s background for performance or reading invitations.

Access from China

The site appears to be hosted within the WordPress.com ecosystem. Users in mainland China can usually try accessing it directly, though stability may vary depending on network conditions. Since the content focuses on German-language offline courses, its practical value for Chinese users is mainly in learning about the author, her literary works, and her approach to writing education.