The Book Buzz literary series was initiated with the objective of giving a boost to the literary activities we conduct. Carried out as part of our Animating Literature programme, it gives ‘young’ writers the opportunity of being read and heard by a larger and wider audience while also giving an opportunity for established writers to reach a new and wider audience. All artists featured in the Book Buzz series are members of the writers' website www.writeclique.net

The first Book Buzz event took place at the British Council in May 2005 and since then has showcased a variety of British and Sri Lankan writing in English, giving an opportunity to Colombo and Kandy audiences to get exposed to a diverse selection of creative works. From UK Performance Poets, to Gratiaen Award winners to contemporary writers and even professionals engaged in creative writing; have all been featured in our Book Buzz series.

A comment made by a customer at one Book Buzz event reflects our intention for this series … “this literary series promotes great interaction among many with various ideas” whereby we will always strive to present writing that is contemporary and creative in both look and feel!

Listed below are some of the Book Buzz events conducted in the recent past

Mythil's Secret Unveiled by Prashani Rambukwella

The event featured the 2009 Gratiaen Prize winner Prashani Rambukwella. While this session was mainly aimed at children aged 7 to 15, we had an audience comprising both adults and  children who were interested in creative writing. This rare opportunity to interact with Prashani Rambukwella was carried out as a part of the British Council’s animating literature programme. August 2010

Making Crime Pay: An evening with Ian Rankin

The event featured UK’s number 1 bestselling crime writer Ian Rankin and it was one of the biggest literary events to hit Colombo's literary calendar this year. This event forms part of the British Council’s Animating Literature ‘Book Buzz’ series. Ian Rankin was also one of the British Council sponsored writers at the Galle Literary Festival 2010 February 2010

Writing for Theatre by Michael Frayn

The Emmy Award winning writer playwright Michael Frayn was featured in this event. He was also one of the British Council sponsored writers at the Galle Literary Festival 2010. The event was carried out in Colombo and Kandy to a large audience. February 2010

If you want to know more info please e-mail info.lk@britishcouncil.org.