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Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds

The launch of a new anthology of Burmese writing called Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds.

Poetry on the Chinese metro

A new project is bringing poetry to audiences across China as they travel on the metro!

Hear new work from Contains Strong Language

Matt Beavers reports back on the major new BBC Poetry Festival in Hull

PODCAST Small Wonder Festival 2017: Helen Klonaris and the Importance of Place

Listen to our latest podcast, in which presenter Georgina Godwin talks to some of the writers and organisers involved in this year's Small Wonder Short Story Festival.

Announcing our partnership with the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award

British Council is delighted to be international partner of the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with the University of Warwick

First Monday Blog: New Writing About Feminism and Gender Politics

Swithun Cooper on a selection of new non-fiction books taking aim at the mistakes of the past and the problems of the present

Q&A with Helen Klonaris forthcoming writer in residence at Small Wonder Festival

We caught up with Helen Klonaris ahead of her time in Charleston as the third British Council International Writer in Residence at Small Wonder Festival.

Publishers! Are you eligible to apply for the EBRD Literature Prize?

British Council is pleased to be supporting an exciting new prize to recognise and promote the importance of literature in translation. Read on to find out how you can apply for the first EBRD Literature Prize.

First Monday Blog: Literature of the British Virgin Islands

Poet, editor and academic Richard Georges introduces the literature scene in his home in the British Virgin Islands.