Writers Directory
This unique, searchable database contains profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers, as well as writers from these regions whom we have worked with. Included in the profiles are biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, and information about awards.
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From Our Blog
Majaaz Poetry Translation Workshop, Tunisia, Sept. 2018
By Martha SpracklandPoet and editor Martha Sprackland writes about her experiences at the Majaaz Poetry Translation Workshop in Tunsia last month. The workshop, run in collaboration with Modern Poetry in Translation magazine, brought together 5 young British poets, and 10 young poets from across the Maghreb, to translate each other’s work at a residential workshop at Villa Ma’amoura, Nabul, Tunisia.
Small Wonder Short Story Festival Writer in Residence
By Joe WhiteBritish Council International Writer in Residence Layla AlAmmar was at Small Wonder Festival, September 25 – 1 October 2018
Unwritten Poems – whose voice am I hearing?
By Eleanor TurneyVladimir Lucien, one of the poets involved in the Unwritten Poems project, talks about finding a human story to tell, his fascination with the weather and the nature of Caribbean participation in European wars
Unwritten Poems – telling new stories
By Eleanor TurneyKat Francois, one of the poets involved in the Unwritten Poems project, talks multi-cultural history, looking to the past to help the future, and telling black stories.
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