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
Journeys in Translation
By Emma Lee and Ambrose MusiyiwaHow does poetry travel across borders and languages? Ambrose Musiyiwa and Emma Lee, two poets from Leicester who are coordinating a multi-lingual poetry project called Journeys in Translations, discuss their inspirations and explain how you too can get involved.
Hay Festival Wales 2017 Podcast: Indian and Welsh authors explore the meaning of place
By Daisy LeitchWelsh and Indian authors reflect on the theme of place in their writing at this podcast recorded at the Hay Festival Wales 2017. The poets took part in the Hay Mela: a series of events at Hay Festival that were part of the UK India Year of Culture 2017- a year of cultural exchange marking the 70th anniversary of India’s independence.
Hay Festival Wales 2017 Podcast: celebrating 30 years of the Hay festival with 30 reformations by writers
By Daisy Leitch30 Reformations – 500 years after Martin Luther sparked a theological revolution with his 95 Theses, Hay Festival invited a series of world leading writers and thinkers to imagine a different world in conversations, lectures and essays. We spoke to 3 of the authors and asked what would you reform?
Hay Festival Wales 2017 Podcast: the importance of story telling and translation for young people
By Daisy LeitchIn this podcast, recorded at the Hay Festival 2017, we look at the importance of literature and books for young people: and we ask what is the value for younger readers of literature in translation and why is it important to discover stories from other countries?
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@LitBritish RT @inBritish: 7 weeks, 7 artists and a story told by YOU in 7 different ways. Stay tuned to share your story with India #SaptanStories #UK…
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@LitBritish Can you speak another language and would you like to translate poetry? Find out about Journeys in Translation… https://t.co/cN1GFs0Lj9
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