In Light of What We Write – Julie Nxadi and Sabrina Mahfouz
Julie Nxadi and Sabrina Mahfouz share their thoughts about being part of In Light of What We Write at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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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.
In Light of What We Write – rhymes and tempos from four countries
In Light of What We Write will bring young Scottish and Southern African artists together at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Co-curator Linda Kaoma introduces the project.
OPPORTUNITY: Publishers Trip to Indonesia
Publishers! Apply for a trip to Indonesia Book Fair in September 2018
What We're Reading, August 2018
As the UK heatwave continues, the British Council Literature team share their current reads
PODCAST: Hay Festival 2018
Listen to Georgina Godwin interview writers and audience members at this year's Hay Festival
Unwritten Poems – uncovering Caribbean experiences of WW1
Karen McCarthy Woolf introduces the Unwritten Poems project, exploring Caribbean experiences during the First World War
NEWS: Society of Authors prize round-up
Winners of the eight Society of Authors prizes announced
Announcing the Small Wonder Festival writer-in-residence
Layla AlAmmar is this year's British Council International Writer-in-Residence at Small Wonder Short Story Festival
Jane Austen in Pakistan
A new book, launched at the British Council library in Lahore, explores Jane Austen's relevance to contemporary Pakistan.
British Council Nature Writing Seminar 2018
We look back on last month's British Council Nature Writing Seminar and what made it so exceptional
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