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Introducing the next generation of British novelists.
We are delighted to be supporting Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2023 to introduce the work of these inspiring writers to literature audiences around the world. Read on to discover more about the writers, hear from some of them and read or listen to extracts of their work.
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Celebrating Windrush 75 with Poetry
This summer, 'Poems on the Underground’ commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Windrush's arrival in Britain and we’re supporting to ensure six fantastic poems are available to read on London Underground and Overground trains.
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Hay Festival 2023
Find out how we're involved at this year Hay Festival – the world’s leading festival of ideas across literature.
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International Publishing Fellowship
Read about our work to continue the professional development of the next generation of publishing leaders.
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British Council Literature Seminar
Bernardine Evaristo chairs the 38th British Council Literature Seminar in Berlin.
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Exploring the Ukrainian publishing sector
Find out more about the Ukrainian publishing sector in our report.
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Walking Cities Kingston
Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James takes poet, rapper and author Akala on a tour of Kingston, Jamaica.
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Sub-Saharan Africa Publishing and Literature Sector Study
By Matt BeaversThe British Council wishes to engage a researcher to conduct in-depth research into the trade publishing and literature sectors in six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Hay Festival 2023
Hay Festival is back, and from 25 May to 4 June, we’ll be there supporting a selected programme of events on the topic of equity and featuring up-and-coming writers from the UK and around the world.
Sub-Saharan Africa Literature and Publishing Sector Report
The British Council has commissioned a scoping report into the trade publishing and literature sectors in nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in which it operates.
British Council Literature Seminar
Bernardine Evaristo chairs the 38th British Council Literature Seminar in Berlin from 16-18 March.
Our Latest Projects
Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2023
Introducing Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists 2023. Every ten years since 1983, Granta magazi...
London Book Fair 2023
The London Book Fair returns to Olympia in April 2023 with a programme of seminars and events, inclu...
International Publishing Fellowship
The International Publishing Fellowship is our flagship publishing programme which supports the prof...
Who We’re Working With
Niall Griffiths
Niall Griffiths was born in Liverpool in 1966, studied English, and now lives and works in Aberystwy...
Sabrina Mahfouz
Sabrina Mahfouz is a British-Egyptian writer, performer and educator. She was raised in London and C...
Kei Miller
Kei Miller was born in 1978 and grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. He studied English at the University o...
Monique Roffey
Monique Roffey is an award winning Trinidadian-born British writer. She has written four novels and ...
