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Klandestini: Mediterranean Literature Project
International Short Story and Poetry Workshops.
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Magic Pencil on tour
Exhibition of contemporary UK children's book illustration.
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3 in 3: Short Story Competition
The judging panel has now completed its task of selecting the winners. There were 197 valid entries from all over Greece. Many of these were of a very high level, thus making the selection process especially difficult. And the winners are ...
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Meet Irvine Welsh
Meet the author of Trainspotting.
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Meet Tracy Chevalier
Meet the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.
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Meet Simon Singh
Meet the internationally acclaimed science writer and author of the best-sellers Fermat's Last Theorem and The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking.
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Crack it!
To celebrate Simon Singh's visit to Athens, we asked him to devise an encrypted message for us. Congratulations to everyone who entered our exciting code-breaking competition! And the winners are ... |
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Meet Alan Hollinghurst
Meet the author Alan Hollinghurst, winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize.
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Τribute to Zisimos Lorentzatos
In collaboration with the Institute for Neohellenic Research and the Institute of Byzantine Research at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, and the cultural organisation AINOS, we present a Τribute to Zisimos Lorentzatos.
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Draw the World Together at Comicdom Con Athens
We are collaborating in Comicdom Con Athens, which is taking place for the first time this year. The convention aims to present the latest international trends in the world of comics, and to engage the wider Greek public with one of the most interesting aspects of global popular culture.
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Paul Johnston crime night in Thessaloniki
We invite you to a crime literature event hosted by award-winning Scottish crime writer, Paul Johnston. Johnston, widely known to the Greek public for his crime novels set in Greece and featuring detective Alex Mavros, will read extracts from his novel The Last Red Death and answer questions about his work.
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Julian Barnes in conversation
If you’re interested in contemporary British writers, don’t miss Julian Barnes, one of the most significant figures in British literature today, in conversation with Nikos Bakounakis, literary critic and author, at the Athens Concert Hall. Barnes will also be signing copies of his book at Ianos Bookstore.
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The British Council at the Thessaloniki Book Fair
Come along to our stand at the Thessaloniki Book Fair and find out about our cultural work in Greece. In collaboration with Periplous Publications, we will present Tales from the City, Stories from the Sea, an anthology of the twenty best entries from our 3 in 3 Short Story Competition. We will also be organising writing workshops and author talks.
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Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers
Geoffrey Horrocks, Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Cambridge, will be in Athens to present the Greek edition of his internationally acclaimed book Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers by Hestia Publishers.
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International Translation Symposium
Find out more about Translation in the University and the Workplace.
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Granta magazine in Greece
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Ian Jack, award-winning journalist and editor of Granta, talk about this internationally acclaimed literary magazine, which is now also available in Greek.
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Literary Translation Competition
Ian Jack, editor of the literary magazine Granta, has provided an article from Granta for our latest literature competition, which this year offers translators the opportunity to demonstrate their talent. And the winner is ... |
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International Radio Playwriting Competition 2007
We've joined forces with the BBC to launch our International Radio Playwriting Competition. Whether you're a writer with no experience at all writing your first script; an experienced novelist or writer for theatre, film, or television, but new to radio drama; or a writer somewhere in between; we want to hear from you!
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European Literary Translation Award 2007
Are you a literary translator or a publisher with an interest in contemporary UK literature? Has your Greek translation of a contemporary UK novel, short story, poem or play been published in 2006? Why not submit an entry for our European Literary Translation Award?
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UK Writers in Greece
If you're interested in finding out more about the contemporary UK literature scene, don’t miss our forthcoming literature events featuring a variety of best-selling and up-and-coming UK writers.
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James Meek
Meet the author James Meek, winner of the 2006 Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award and the 2006 Ondaatje Prize.
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Panos Karnezis
Acclaimed Greek-born writer Panos Karnezis will present his new book The Birthday Party and answer questions from the audience about his work.
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Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka will present extracts from her work, including her debut novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian, which has enjoyed great success in both the UK and Greece.
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Victoria Hislop
We are delighted to present Victoria Hislop, who has wοn the hearts of readers in both the UK and Greece with her best-selling novel The Island, a book that earned her the Best Newcomer award at the 2007 British Book Awards.
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Sofka Zinovieff
Meet Sofka Zinovieff and hear her reading extracts from her books Eurydice Street and Red Princess. You'll also have the chance to take part in a discussion of her work with Sofka and Scots writer Paul Johnston.
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Paul Johnston
Meet Paul Johnston, author of nine crime novels including a trilogy featuring Greek-Scots private investigator Alex Mavros, and hear him read from his work and discuss it with the writer Sofka Zinovieff.
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Converging Lines
Reserve a place on our creative writing workshops and take part in the poetry meeting we're organising with Converging Lines, a dynamic poetry partnership working to bring talented new poets from the UK to an international audience.
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Jonathan Coe
We're delighted to invite you to attend acclaimed UK novelist Jonathan Coe’s presentation at this year’s Thessaloniki International Book Fair and find out more about his work.
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Literary Translation Award 2008
Are you a literary translator or publisher with an interest in contemporary UK literature? Was your Greek translation of a contemporary UK novel, short story, poem or play published in 2007? Why not submit an entry for this year's Literary Translation Award?
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Meet Terry Eagleton
We are proud to present the internationally celebrated literary scholar and cultural theorist Professor Terry Eagleton in two lectures: The Death of Criticism and The Meaning of Life.
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Best of Aisle16
Don’t miss the first performance in Greece of the UK’s most sought-after poetry collective . After sell-out shows in Britain, Australia and Slovakia, they'll present the best of their performances in an exciting show with quick-fire poetics on everything from video games to kinky butlers!
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Superbook
If you want to find out about the contemporary UK literary scene for children and teenagers, join us at our programme of events at the r, where the UK is this year's guest of honour. Take part in a wide range of activities including readings, storytelling sessions, workshops and discussions and meet leading UK writers!
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Meet Professor Tony Bennett
We are delighted to invite you to a lecture on Governmentality and Culture by , Professor of Sociology at the Open University in the UK and author of The Birth of the Museum: History, Theory, Politics.
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Manga Shakespeare Comics Competition
Our innovative has now come to a close. We received 44 valid entries from all over Greece and the very high standard of the artwork submitted made the selection process particularly difficult. And the winners are … |
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Cambridge Seminar on Literature
The Cambridge Seminar on Literature has influenced discussion, performance and debate on literature for over 30 years. Applications for registration are now being accepted.
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David Connolly: On translating Εngonopoulos
In collaboration with PALSO Northern Greece we invite you to a public presentation by award-winning translator .
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Imagine Your Future in a Changing City Book Launch
We are delighted to invite you to the launch of a book of the 10 best short stories submitted as part of our , published by IANOS.
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Word Express writers join together in Athens
Join us at a series of poetry readings, discussions, creative workshops, residencies, screenings and other parallel events with the contribution of a line-up of talented young poets who all took part in our train journey through the Balkans last year.
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Tom Chivers in conversation with Sakis Serefas and Don Schofield
UK poet will be taking part in a cross-cultural poetic event together with Greek writer/poet and American poet .
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In conversation with Maggie Gee
In collaboration with the School of English at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, we are delighted to invite you to a literary event with acclaimed UK novelist as our guest.
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Sarah Waters Tribute
We are taking part in this year’s Outview Film Festival with a tribute to British author , which will include screenings of the BBC series Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith and post-screening discussions with the writer.
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The Νovel and the Urban Landscape in an Age of Crisis and Transition
Don’t miss this unique programme of literary encounters and discussions between established and emerging Greek and UK writers on , which we are organising as part of the Megaron Plus programme.
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Between Two Worlds: The British Council and Anglo-Greek Literary Interaction, 1945-1955
We are delighted to invite you to a conference exploring our contribution to Anglo-Greek literary interaction during the period 1945 to 1955, which we are organising in collaboration with the British School at Athens.
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The Promotion of Creativity and Innovation in Education and Business
In collaboration with Εν Πλώ publications, we're delighted to invite you to a literary event on the occasion of the Greek publication of ’s book .
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British and Greek Poets Meet Up
Co-curated by UK poet Fiona Sampson and Socrates Kabouropoulos, Greek and aims to bring together Greek and UK poets to talk about and read from their work.
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Laurence Durrell Centenary Celebrations
Don't miss the series of events taking place as part of the centenary celebrations marking the birth of novelist and poet .
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Greece-UK Creative Writing Exchange
Find out about the series of workshops, residency activities and the new online course we will be piloting as part of our programme!
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Meet Philip Kerr
We're delighted to invite you to a discussion with the British author , which we're co-organising with Kedros Publications.
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Dickens 2012
Don't miss the series of events we're organising as part of our global programme to mark the bicentenary celebration of the birth of this great British writer.
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