Small Wonder Short Story Festival Writer in Residence
British Council International Writer in Residence Layla AlAmmar was at Small Wonder Festival, September 25 – 1 October 2018
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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.
Q&A with Layla AlAmmar
Layla AlAmmar, British Council International Writer in Residence at Small Wonder Short Story Festival 2018, talks about the short story form, Kuwait's nascent literature scene and her own writing
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
Nell Leyshon - The Story of my Story
Ahead of her trip to the Bocas Lit Fest, novelist and playwright Nell Leyshon reflects on her experience of writing a short story inspired by Cervantes for the new anthology Lunatics, Lovers and Poets: Twelve Stories After Shakespeare and Cervantes.
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