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
Opportunity: PEN Translates award 2019 open for submissions
Funding available to support publishers to publish more works in translation.
Apples and Snakes:
This March, three artists from Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia visited the UK as part of the British Council’s Southern Africa Arts programme.
What We're Reading – April 2019
The Literature team share what they've been reading this Spring.
PODCAST: London Book Fair 2019
Listen as Georgina Godwin interviews Indonesian authors and translators at the 2019 London Book Fair.
From Twitter
@LitBritish RT @AfricaWritesUK: REVEALED! The #AfricaWrites2019 Programme is here: https://t.co/ZTXCqtk5Cl 🤩
Join us and over 60 writers and contribut…
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@LitBritish RT @MPTmagazine: Join our free online translation workshop, set by our poet in residence, Khairani Barokka!
We’re looking at the poem ‘Bo…
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@LitBritish RT @TheEmmaPress: It's such a joy seeing tiny children interact with #BickiBooks. They pick the colourful little booklets up, maybe a littl…
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