We promote awareness of contemporary and innovative literature in Britain and the Commonwealth through a varied and wide-ranging programme. Activities include writer's tours, book presentations and literary exhibitions developed in close collaboration with local publishers, critics and scholars. Why not join one of our new reading workshops?
Find out about the literary events we organize in Spain.
Take a look at the wide range of publications and resources that we have in print and online.
The Contemporary Writers. web site contains UK and Commonwealth author information with biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs. Searchable by author, genre, nationality, gender, publisher, book title, date of publication and prize name and date.
enCompass Cultureis a world-wide online book group where you can:
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select from the best of contemporary UK and Commonwealth literature |
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search for books by genre, prize winner or new talent |
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read and write book reviews |
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chat with our online reader in residence, and much more |
enCompass Culture can also be used as a tool in English Language Teaching and by English Literature teachers as a fun way for their students to select books to expand their reading and then add their reviews to the site. Find out more about enCompassCulture.
Read the latest edition of Literature Matters, our online e-newsletter with news, articles and the latest events in UK literature.
Consult ourannual anthology of new literature in English from the UK and the Commonwealth, New Writing. Find out more about previous and upcoming editions.
Locate course and conference details using our comprehensive UK directories.You will find details of literature, creative reading and writing short courses, summer schools, conferences and postgraduate courses. We also have an extensive list of UK literary festivals.
See how else we can help you on our Literature website.
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