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This month's What We're Reading features a nervous Little Crab, a memoir that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming, and poetry to soothe the soul and expand the mind.
Romance, poetry, debut novels and rediscovered classics - celebrate Black British authors and get some Autumn reading inspiration from the latest edition of 'What We're Reading'.
Hannah Berry, on the realities of being a Comics creator in the UK
This week, for Literature on Lockdown, we have gathered a suggested reading list focusing on race and racism, and are sharing this alongside links to opportunities for Black voices to be heard and platforms to amplify Black writers’ voices.
Klang Farben Text is a three-day visual poetry festival taking place at the Lyrik Kabinett in Munic...
“Scotland’s literature is woven through with political discourse, social realism, absurdity, roman...
This brand-new initiative aims to connect publishing professionals in the UK with those in growing p...
The International Literature Showcase 2019-20 is an online programme from the British Council and th...
Juno Dawson grew up in West Yorkshire and now lives in Brighton. She worked for some years as a teac...
Born in Guyana in 1921, and studying at Queen’s College, Georgetown, Guyana, Sir Wilson Harris becam...
Helen Oyeyemi is the author of five novels, including White is for Witching, which won a 2010 Somers...
A list of British Council current and upcoming international opportunities for artists.
We are seeking proposals for research on the literature and publishing sectors in India.
Grants of up to £50k to organisations in the UK and selected countries overseas to collaborate.
@LitBritish RT @FarangisN: Project #WriteAfghanistan is looking for short stories in Dari or Pashto, from women writers who’re Afghan citizens and curr…
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@LitBritish RT @BBCRadio4: The 2021 BBC National Short Story Award with @Cambridge_Uni is now open for submissions!
The closing date is 9am (GMT) on…
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@LitBritish Did you know that Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 islands, and is the fourth most populous country on the plane… https://t.co/9LjpmazfLa
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