Writers Directory
This searchable database contains profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important writers. Each profile includes a biography, bibliography, critical reviews and information about awards.
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From Our Blog
10 Arabic titles that should be translated into English
By Sawad HussainIn 2022, the spotlight falls on Sharjah as London Book Fair's Market Focus country. Sawad Hussain, Arabic translator, here gathers some of the best Arabic fiction not yet translated
International Literature Showcase: emerging UK writers
Good writing knows no borders. Poet, writer, and academic Kei Miller will introduce his selection of ten unmissable emerging writers based in the UK on 19 June.
British Council at the Online Book Fair 2021
Join us for three free literature events live on 30 June
What We're Reading Welsh Literature Edition
By Rochelle SaundersInspired by our recent British Council Literature Seminar on Welsh writing, this month's What We're Reading is dedicated to Welsh Literature. We asked Elena Schmitz (Head of Programmes, Literature Wales, and member of the British Council’s Arts and Creative Economy Advisory Group) to join us.
From Twitter
@LitBritish RT @JTaylorTrash: Wonderful to see work from @seanehewitt on my overground from Wood Street to Hackney 
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@LitBritish For December, @PoemsOnTheTube have gathered a new set of poems on their website that look back across 1000 years of… https://t.co/bps2RTr6WL
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@LitBritish Congratulations to @BernardineEvari on her appointment as President of the @RSLiterature https://t.co/YKHUDw1S69
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