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Singer, songwriter and author Dee Lestari took time to speak to us about London Book Fair, translation and what the UK can learn from Indonesian literature.
We caught up with Agustinus Wibowo at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival and spoke to him about Indonesian literature, writing processes, and the best book he's ever read.
Author of The Pact We Made, AlAmmar, on her experience of the Charleston Literary Festival
Award-winning journalist and author, Cathy Otten, reflects on the Kalimat Palestinian Literature Festival.
In 2019, Indonesia takes the stage at The London Book Fair as the Market Focus country. Working with...
Britain’s First World War poets changed the way we view military conflict and had a deep impact on t...
RadioBook Rwanda is an international collaboration between Rwanda, Kenya and the UK which aims to pr...
Winner Istanbul Istanbul by Burhan Sönmez and translated by Ümit Hussein won the first EBRD Literatu...
Liz Berry was born in the English West Midlands in 1980, and now lives in Birmingham. Her pamphlet T...
Malika Booker is a writer, spoken word and multidisciplinary artist, whose work spans literature, ed...
Olivia Laing was born in 1977 and grew up in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire. She spent her chil...
We are currently accepting expressions of interest from established UK writers to participate in The...
We are seeking expressions of interest from UK-based arts organisations and programmers to undertake...
Developing Your Creative Practice
A list of British Council current and upcoming international opportunities for artists.
@LitBritish RT @sihirperempuan: This week’s @litbritish @LondonBookFair/ Indonesia Focus Q+A: I chat with my editor Ellie Steel @HarvillSecker about di…
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@LitBritish Don't miss @nrmnp discussing democracy in Indonesia @SOAS on 14 March https://t.co/w7h0QwaHvm
#LBFIndonesia… https://t.co/t9ymdnkm1z
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@LitBritish ICYMI, our Q+Awith @clara_bg, one of the 12 Indonesian authors who will be representing their country at… https://t.co/Q3L4U9p9lS
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