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Now recruiting: Literature Assistant
We are looking for an outstanding literature project assistant who has solid experience in project administration and can use their knowledge and passion for contemporary literature to deliver the British Council’s international cultural relations projects.
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Major Chinese Authors Showcased at the London Book Fair
We are delighted to welcome a diverse range of writers to the UK this week for the London Book Fair China Market Focus
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China Market Focus Programme at The London Book Fair 2012 Announced
Today a press conference was held at the Langham Hotel, London, to announce the China Market Focus programme at The London Book Fair 2012
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Dickens commemorated in 24 countries over 24 hours with global read-a-thon
On his 200th birthday, Dickens achieved worldwide recognition with readings from all over the world.
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Winners of Dickens 2012 Creative Writing competition announced in Singapore
Ambitious writers have launched a programme of events around Dickens and his work as part of the global bicentenary celebrations.
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Follow our LIVE stream as some of the best British writers discuss the relevance of Dickens today
See below for our LIVE streaming link to the seminar 'What Would Dickens Write Today?'
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Join some of Britain's best contemporary writers as they meet in Berlin today to discuss that very question over the course of three days, close to the bicentenary of Dickens' birth. -
British writers are a success in Sri Lanka this weekend
Novelists D J Taylor and Roshi Fernando spoke to audiences at the Galle Literature Festival this weekend, covering topics from Victorian characters in Dickens to new Sri-Lankan writing from the diaspora, as they made a name for themselves in Sri Lanka's fourth largest city.
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What the Dickens? A Photography Workshop in Azerbaijan
Photographer Sue Parkhill worked with 16 young photographers in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan, as part of Dickens 2012. Here she tells us about taking Dickens to the streets in a very different city to 18th century London.
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What Would Dickens Write Today?
AS Byatt, Claire Tomalin, David Nicholls, Toby Litt, Philip Hensher, Louise Doughty, John Burnside and Denise Mina discuss Dickens' legacy.
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Richard T Kelly Becomes Boz in Argentina Dickens Project
Read more from Richard T Kelly's Dickensian project in Buenos Aires in his Boz Blog.
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