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From the blog
First Monday Blog: On Law, Literature and Narratives
By Téa BraunIn the first in our new series of blogs, coming on the first Monday of each month, Téa Braun of Human Dignity Trust explores the relationship between Literature and the Law.
Kagiso Lesego Molope: Small Wonder Festival Writer-in-Residence
Our second British Council International Writer-in-Residence at Small Wonder festival at Charleston is Kagiso Lesego Molope. Kagiso, who lives in Canada but comes from South Africa, is an award-winning writer of young adult fiction.
Shakespeare Lives in Illustration: Karrie Fransman
By Leah CrossIllustrator and comic creator Karrie Fransman talks about her 'Tragedy' illustration, commissioned for our Shakespeare Lives campaign, and shares before and after sketches of her work.
Andrew Dickson: Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare's Globe
By Andrew DicksonAfter his recent trip to Moscow as part of the UK–Russia Year of Language and Literature 2016, writer Andrew Dickson reflects on Russia's relationship with Shakespeare.
Latest projects
The UK-Russia Year of Language and Literature 2016
Both the UK and Russia have widely-spoken languages and rich literary traditions. We share a deeply ...
International Literature Showcase
The International Literature Showcase (ILS) is an online showcase of contemporary British Literature...
New Nigerian Writing in the UK
New Nigerian Writing in the UK As part of UK/Nigeria 2015–16, a major season of arts work aimed ...
A Great Feast of Languages
A Great Feast of Languages is a year-long international focus on translating Shakespeare for perform...
Who we're working with
Imtiaz Dharker
Imtiaz Dharker was born in Pakistan, raised in Glasgow, and now lives between London and Mumbai. She...
Inua Ellams
Inua Ellams was born in Nigeria in 1984 and moved to the UK as a child. He is a poet, performer, pla...
Kamila Shamsie
Kamila Shamsie, novelist, was born in 1973 in Pakistan. Her first novel, In the City by the Sea, was...
Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh was born in Edinburgh in 1958. He lived in London after leaving school, but returned to...
Opportunities
Open Call: UK Editors Trip to Poland
We are supporting 4 UK commissioning editors to travel to Poland for a scoping and study trip in Oct...
National Poetry Competition!
The poetry society is running an award for individual poems that are previously unpublished...
Arts opportunities
A list of British Council current and upcoming international opportunities for artists, creatives, p...
Job opportunity
We're recruiting a new programme manager to join the team!
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