Literature - Arts and culture - British Council



	Interested in UK arts and culture? Read about our innovative theatre projects, films, music events and exhibitions we organised throughout this year.

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	LITERATURE

Literature Department

Our Literature Department promotes British and Commonwealth literature. We organise, or provide support to, a wide range of literature events overseas, working with over 300 writers annually.

enCompassCulture

Our world-wide online book group where you can select books, read and write reviews, join in discussions about books on our web board as well as chat to our online reader in residence.

Contemporary Writers

This unique, searchable database contains up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers - biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs.

Animating Literature

Access the best UK and international online resources on UK literature. Our Literature Department portal to news, information and discussion for readers, writers, teachers, students and literature professionals.

The Booker Prize

The official web site of the most famous UK literature prize, with this year's shortlist, previous winners, judges, quotes, sales figures, and news. Vote for the winner and listen to shortlist authors' readings.

The Art of Translation

This site produced by our Literature Department and the British Centre for Literary Translation aims to celebrate the art of translation and bring to a new audience an appreciation of the complexities and richness of this art form.

WORLD BOOK DAY

World Book Day is a big event supporting books and readings. We celebrated this day with various activities: new book displays, interesting sessions for children and adults, teachers and parents. Lots of prizes, lotteries and fun.
Date: 12 March 2006
Location: British Council Information Centre

Contemporary literature in the UK

We invited a well-known British writer, Geoff Dyer, who ran two creative writing workshops for English literature lovers in Baku.
Date: 19 March 2005
Location: Khazar University Dunya Theatre

Road Competition

We brought together five countries from Europe - Hungary, Romania, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan in a writing and photo competition called Road.
Date(s): 17 December 2004