These blog posts offer an insight into some of the projects that we’ve supported and how the British Council works with literature, including interviews with writers, diaries from international visits, and reflections on completed or on-going projects. The opinions expressed in the blog are those of the authors.
Kalam is an initiative of Prabha Khaitan Foundation, a Kolkata based NGO engaged in various social welfare activities and promotion of Indian culture internationally. In November 2017, March 2018 and June 2018, esteemed Indian writers visited the UK to read and discuss their work.
Meet Nora Ikstena, our Latvian Author of the Day at the London Book Fair.
Luīze Pastore is a Latvian children's writer. She is the author of eight books.
The British Council invite Robert Macfarlane, Helen MacDonald, and four other celebrated writers to take part in this year's Nature Writing Seminar in Munich
Raymond Antrobus blogs about his time in Jamaica at the Kingston Book Festival!
Meet Latvian poet Kārlis Vērdiņš.
Meet Latvian writer, Inga Ābele.
Illustrator Alexis Deacon talks about an international exchange of outstanding and emerging illustrators and comics artists across the UK, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Coming to London Book Fair? Catch our delegation of fabulous Baltic writers in conversation at Olympia
The three Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, are the Market Focus at London Book Fair in 2018 and we have prepared a feast of literary delights for you to get to know some Baltic writers
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