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The events will showcase writers and speakers from countries in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa to UK audiences, and feature up-and-coming UK writers selected as part of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2023 list.This specially selected event series brings together our work with the... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2024-05-24 10:51:02 UTC ]
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Photo credit: Nigel DaviesSunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award marks the 30th anniversary with one of it's most decorated shortlists to date:• Irish novelist Megan Nolan for her darkly funny debut novel Acts of Desperation;• US-based writer Anna Beecher for her novel... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2022-02-16 14:40:41 UTC ]
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After previous seminars showcased work from Scotland and Wales, this year the focus is on writing from Northern Ireland. Chaired by novelist and non-fiction writer Glenn Patterson, director at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast – a familiar and popular name for British... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2022-02-16 12:14:57 UTC ]
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The National Centre for Writing (NCW) and British Council has announced they will award more than £50,000 to collaborative projects from UK and international literature organisations and practitioners. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 00:28:03 UTC ]
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I first met Jennifer, who died on 3rd July, in 1985, when I had been commissioned by the British Council in Paris to research and write a report on the market for British books in France. The editorial and production side was handled in London by the council’s Book Promotion Department, which... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-17 07:32:28 UTC ]
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What is the International Literature Showcase?The International Literature Showcase is a partnership between the National Centre for Writing and British Council. It aims to showcase amazing writers based in the UK to programmers, publishers and teachers of literature in English around the world.... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2021-06-03 11:39:08 UTC ]
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Exploring the Ukrainian publishing sectorThe British Council, with support from the Ukrainian Book Institute, commissioned the research which was undertaken by Emma Shercliff from February to October 2020, with the aim of exploring the Ukrainian publishing sector in more detail, and finding ways... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2021-03-29 15:27:40 UTC ]
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I draw, write, speak about, teach, facilitate and organise events about comics. After graduating with a degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex, I attended art college and worked as a freelance illustrator. In 2008, I began to incorporate comics into my practice. I also... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2020-03-11 13:11:13 UTC ]
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Discover the opportunities in buying and selling rights in Sharjah and the wider Arab Market at this free half-day seminar on Thursday 5 December 2019. The day, which forms part of The London Book Fair Market Focus Professional Programme will feature a fantastic line-up of speakers looking at... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2019-11-20 11:14:33 UTC ]
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Staff from Penguin Random House, Kogan Page and Picador are among the professionals taking part in the British Council's International Publishing Fellowship Programme. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 13:29:38 UTC ]
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The International Literature Showcase is a partnership between the National Centre for Writing and British Council. It aims to showcase amazing writers based in the UK to programmers, publishers and teachers of literature in English around the world. To do so, we have invited six leading writers... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2019-10-05 10:05:02 UTC ]
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A new set of five poems goes live on London tubes on July 1st for four weeks. Some deal specifically with the urgent issue of climate change. Others reflect more generally on how human beings take solace and meaning from their living world of earth, sea and sky.The poems:Still Life with Sea... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2019-06-26 17:36:35 UTC ]
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In 2019, Indonesia was the Market Focus country at The London Book Fair. Over the year, we've worked with lots of organisations to bring Indonesian literature to the UK, and UK literature to Indonesia. Contains Strong Language / Makassar Writers Festival In June 2019, three UK poets, William... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2019-06-19 15:03:54 UTC ]
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The €20,000 EBRD Literature Prize, launched by the British Council and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has revealed its inaugural shortlist, including titles from Turkey, Croatia, Russia, Albania and Lebanon. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian Bartlett says the ruling that Uber is a transport company not a digital service could also change the way we view other digital giants; and Derek Wyatt suggests a post-Brexit Britain could create a Global Digital Foundation to address these issuesUber is officially a transport company and... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Council has been announced as the international partner of the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with the University of Warwick. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Council and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have launched a €20,000 literature prize to promote the “extraordinary richness” of the culture and history of the bank’s countries. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Council has released a collection of essays from leading culture figures in the UK following the result of the EU referendum, with its regional director saying cultural and educational ties to Europe "are more important than ever". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dom Hastings is stepping down as director of Bloody Scotland to take on a new role with The British Council. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Council has responded to criticism from exiled Chinese poet and essayist Bei Ling... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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