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Project

China Market Focus at The London Book Fair 2012

Location:
'A Female Perspective' © Frank Noon

Every year British Council works with The London Book Fair on their Market Focus programme. The London Book Fair is one of the largest and most important annual Book Fairs in the world, and for 2012 we have developed a programme in collaboration with them and the official Market Focus partner organisations to illustrate the wealth and breadth of literature written in China today.

Joe Dunthorne

Writer

Updated: Joe Dunthorne

Born
Wales
Genres
Poetry, Fiction

Joe Dunthorne was born and brought up in Swansea, and is a graduate of the University of East Anglia's Creative Writing MA, where he was awarded the Curtis Brown prize. His poetry has been published in magazines and...

Project

The Norwich Showcase

Location:
Norwich, UK
When:
9-13 March 2012
Partner(s):
Norwich Cathedral

A new international gathering featuring innovative British writing and literature development in partnership with Writers' Centre Norwich

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British Council Literature showcases UK writing and the UK literature sector around the world.

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