Hear new work from Contains Strong Language
Matt Beavers reports back on the major new BBC Poetry Festival in Hull
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These blog posts offer an insight into some of the projects that we’ve supported and how the British Council works with literature, including interviews with writers, diaries from international visits, and reflections on completed or on-going projects. The opinions expressed in the blog are those of the authors.
Announcing our partnership with the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award
British Council is delighted to be international partner of the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with the University of Warwick
First Monday Blog: New Writing About Feminism and Gender Politics
Swithun Cooper on a selection of new non-fiction books taking aim at the mistakes of the past and the problems of the present
Q&A with Helen Klonaris forthcoming writer in residence at Small Wonder Festival
We caught up with Helen Klonaris ahead of her time in Charleston as the third British Council International Writer in Residence at Small Wonder Festival.
Publishers! Are you eligible to apply for the EBRD Literature Prize?
British Council is pleased to be supporting an exciting new prize to recognise and promote the importance of literature in translation. Read on to find out how you can apply for the first EBRD Literature Prize.
First Monday Blog: Literature of the British Virgin Islands
Poet, editor and academic Richard Georges introduces the literature scene in his home in the British Virgin Islands.
Reflections on the Indian Poems on the Underground
Swithun Cooper the Research and Information manager on the British Council literature team blogs about the Indian Poems on Underground appearing on the London tube network in the summer of 2017.
Indian Poems on the Underground
Look out for Indian Poems on the Undergound on the London Underground #UKINDIA2017
Small Wonder Short Story Festival
Find out about this year's International Writer in Residence Helen Klonaris
What We're Reading this Summer
Find out what the book-ish team here at the British Council have been reading this summer!
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