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 with whom we have worked. Included in the profiles are biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews and information about awards.
This month's What We're Reading features a nervous Little Crab, a memoir that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming, and poetry to soothe the soul and expand the mind.
In November we offered grants of between £1500 and £8000 to support the UK literature sector to work with organisations and individuals in selected countries.
We are seeking proposals from researchers who would be interested in delivering a piece of research for us on the literature and publishing sectors in India.
Romance, poetry, debut novels and rediscovered classics - celebrate Black British authors and get some Autumn reading inspiration from the latest edition of 'What We're Reading'.
@LitBritish RT @FarangisN: Project #WriteAfghanistan is looking for short stories in Dari or Pashto, from women writers who’re Afghan citizens and curr…
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@LitBritish RT @BBCRadio4: The 2021 BBC National Short Story Award with @Cambridge_Uni is now open for submissions!
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@LitBritish Did you know that Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 islands, and is the fourth most populous country on the plane… https://t.co/9LjpmazfLa
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