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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.

My London: British-Indian writers' stories of the capital

In 2017, the UK and India will celebrate a major bilateral year of cultural exchange. In December 2016, British Council are exploring the arts and culture scene in the UK’s capital, London. With an international reputation for producing some of the most innovative creative talent and rich artistic work in the world, London is at the centre of the UK’s cultural life. Listen to British-Indian writers' stories of the capital in this mini podcast series!

First Monday Blog: Poetry as Protest

| by Deanna Rodger

For December's 'First Monday Blog' we asked poet Deanna Rodger to write about poetry and protest. In her piece Deanna uses poetry to explore definitions of protest and examine our relationship with it. Read Deanna's poetic response below.

Walking Cities - Athens

Watch the second in our series of short films. Anthony Anaxogorou meets with director of the National Theatre Greece to talk about Shakespeare.

Walking Cities - Olite, Spain

Watch this short film with UK based novelist Kamila Shamsie and Spanish author and translator Javier Montes discussing Shakespeare.

Word of the Day - Translating Romeo and Juliet

Our third Word of the Day blog from Mexico takes Romeo 'where no other Romeo has ever been before (at least in Spanish).' Read on for more insights into Shakespearean translation.

Word of the Day - Translating The Tempest

| by Mónica Maffía‘s translation group

How do you translate the language of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' into Spanish? Workshop attendees report back from Mexico in our second Word of the Day blog.

Writer in residence at Edge Hill University: Maung Day

One of Myanmar's leading poets, Maung Day, will be writer in residence at Edge Hill University for two weeks in November and December. In this blog Lucas Stewart talks about Myanmar's place in South East Asia's burgeoning literary scene, and shares details of two exciting events with Maung Day, open to UK audiences in London and Liverpool

Kagiso Lesego Molope: Dust and No Dahlias

Our second British Council International Writer-in-Residence at Small Wonder Short Story Festival is Kagiso Lesego Molope. In this piece Kasigo reflects on the festival, her writing, the enduring influence of Virginia Woolf, and Charleston as 'the ideal set up for a writers’ festival'. Read on for more.

Word of the Day - Translating Hamlet

The first blog from our Shakespeare Lives translation conference in Mexico, where translators have been wrestling with Hamlet's iconic soliloquy. Read on to find out how participants of the workshop got on.

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