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UK universities and colleges offer a wide yet distinctive range of courses in literary studies. These include programmes in English literature with a strongly traditional content, plus courses in Commonwealth literature and new and contemporary writing in English. Many universities have writers in residence.
To search for degree programmes in Literature please visit Education UK. What follows is a selection of resources we've produced or identified for students, professors and all enthusiasts of Literature.

		ANIMATING LITERATURE
		This Portal website is a news, information and networking tool on the best of UK contemporary literature and creative writing.

		UK LITERATURE DIRECTORY
		A selected directory for literature links.

		THE LITERARY DICTIONARY
		Literary Encyclopaedia and Literary Dictionary.

		CONTEMPORARY WRITERS
		Helps you find out more about your favourite contemporary British writers.

		BRITISH AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
		This guide is designed to give you a brief overview of the major players in British literature.

		LITERARY CONFERENCES
		Guide to literary conferences in the UK and overseas conferences about UK and Commonwealth literature.

		LITERARY FESTIVALS
		A listing of UK literature festivals, and general arts festivals that have a literature element in their programme.

		Apples and Snakes - Poetry with bite!
		Apples & Snakes was established in 1982 as a platform for poetry which would be popular, relevant, cross-cultural and accessible to the widest possible range of people.

		POETRY MAGIC
		Resource centre for writing poetry.

		BABELGUIDES
		A guide to world literature in English translation, searchable and categorised by country. There are over 1000 reviews drawing material from the printed Babelguides.

		LITERARY TRANSLATION
		Workshops and listings on literary translation.

		CULTURAL STUDIES
		Information about inter-cultural and British studies from British Council.

		LITERARY MAGAZINES
		A list of literary and books-related periodicals and magazines, including a section on online magazines and book sites.

		LITERATURE MATTERS
		We publish Literature Matters twice a year. It contains features and listings on recent fiction, poetry and literary prizes, discussions of trends in literature teaching overseas, and reports on recent festivals and conferences.

		NEW WRITING
		Our annual anthology of new writing (short stories, extracts from forthcoming novels, poetry, drama, interviews with writers, essays) by new and established authors working in the UK and the Commonwealth.