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		Our range of websites offer a comprehensive guide to reading, UK and Commonwealth writers, literary translation and UK LITERARY FESTIVALS as well as information and texts from British Council creative writing projects. You can use our discussion boards and join in with online chats or sign up to our mailing lists.

enCompassculture

Our world-wide online book group where you can select books, read reviews, join in web discussions, chat to our online reader in residence, read news and find out how to set up a reading group.

contemporary writers

Detailed biographical and bibliographical information on over 500 UK and Commonwealth authors. New authors added every month. Search by author, genre, nationality, gender, publisher, title, and prize.

New Writing

A website for readers and teachers. It features selected texts grouped into themed sections. A new section added each month. Featuring poetry, short stories, extracts from published and soon-to-be published novels, and non-fiction pieces.

Literary Translation

This site explores the role of the translator and the challenges of translation, as well as the process of translation.

medi-cafe

The Medi-cafe is an online writing programme for students and writers from Morocco and Tunisia who work with UK writers and academics in a unique form of intercultural dialogue.

Power In the Voice

This website showcases our programme celebrating self-expression. Performance poets, rap artists and storytellers work with schools and youth groups in Southern Africa and the UK.

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Radiophonics

Radiophonics continues the work that was established with Crossing Borders, our creative writing mentoring scheme in Africa. It profiles mentors and participants and features their work.

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