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Poems on the Underground launches its 23rd year with a display of poems by the leading Chinese poets Bei Dao and Yang Lian, with calligraphy by Qu Lei Lei.
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In conjunction with the London Book Fair, which ran from 14 - 16 April, the British Council has launched a new website which aims to bring Arabic books to English language readers.
Read more news from the literature department.
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| Read biographies and comprehensive booklists for over 500 UK and Commonwealth authors. With critical reviews, author statements, and prize and award information. New authors added every month. Sign up for our e-news service. |
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A comprehensive guide to reading, UK and Commonwealth writers, literary translation and a selection of our literature and creative writing projects. With teachers’ and readers’ notes, author interviews, discussion boards, online chats, blogs, audio/visual streaming, podcasts and e-news services.
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| Select from over 10,000 books or join our online reading group. Write reviews, join in web board discussions and chats, read news, seek advice from the Online Reader in residence and find out how to manage reading groups. Separate sites for adults, children (3-12) and young adults (12-18). |
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| Learn about the type of work we do; how to contact us; who we work with (our partners, advisors, and how we select authors); our web sites; education and training resources; funding; frequently asked questions with answers; and useful links. |
| Find out about the various areas we work in, along with useful information about UK and Commonwealth literature within those areas. Here you will find: British Council events and projects around the world; where to find information about events in the UK; study opportunities in the UK; distance learning and online courses available for the rest of the world; information on major UK literature organisations; relevant books; author information; British Council publications and resources; a list of useful web links; and answers to frequently asked questions. |
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| We co-ordinate literature events in the UK and around the world, providing advice and guidance to the overseas offices of the British Council on a wide range of types of literature activity including writers, academics and critics visits to festivals, conferences and seminars. We organise workshops, writing residencies and readings, aiming to cover all types of writing including: the novel, the short story, poetry, drama, performance poetry, crime fiction, literary biography, science fiction, popular science writing, travel writing, writing for children, screenwriting, literary translation, storytelling and literary criticism. |
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| Take a look at the wide range of publications and resources that we have in print, audio and online, including: www.contemporarywriters.com with information on modern British and Commonwealth writers; www.encompassculture.com where you can choose what to read next; our New Writing annual anthology; the Literature Matters online magazine; and streamed audio poetry, to name a few. Other resources are produced in support of our projects and events in the UK and overseas. |
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