Poems on the Underground goes online
As many of us are staying at home for the duration of the Covid-19 virus outbreak, we've been missing our Poems on the Underground. Fortunately, the poems have gone digital, as Judith Chernaik explains
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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.
Literature on Lockdown 4: #CultureConnectsUs
This week Literature on Lockdown thinks of spring and looks at how organisations from around the literary world are responding differently to the challenges of lockdown.
Literature on Lockdown 3: #CultureConnectsUs
In our third edition of Literature On Lockdown, we have gathered stories, craft projects, podcasts and online events that will keep you in conversation with world literature.
Literature on Lockdown 2: #CultureConnectsUs
The second edition of the British Council Literature team's Literature on Lockdown blog is here! We're offering an overview of the literature scene during the pandemic, with suggestions for things you can read, participate in, and discover while in lockdown.
Literature on Lockdown: #CultureConnectsUs
The British Council Literature team launches our new blog series Literature on Lockdown: #CultureConnectsUs, offering an overview of the literature scene during the pandemic.
What We're Reading – special edition
The literature team share their recommendations for lock-down reading.
Making a living as a comic book artist
Comics creator and scholar Dr. Nicola Streeten shares her journey into comics and graphic novels, and offers tips on how to find your own way in
Polly Roberts: "I began to call myself a writer."
Poet and nature writer Polly Roberts reflects on her time at the Munich Nature Writing Seminar, after winning a British Council scholarship to attend
Beyond Jokha al-Harthi: Women Writers from the Gulf
10 exceptional writers you should know about (with a few extra for good measure)
Practical Advice for Artist Visas to the UK
As part of the London Book Fair programme of events, lawyers Richmond Chambers give insight into the visa application process.
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