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 Letford, Rufus Mufasa and Roseanne Watt travelled to Makassar Writers Festival in South Sulawesi to work with three Indonesian poets, Jamil Massa, Irma Agryanti and Mario F. Lawi on new poems. The six poets will then travel to the BBC Contains Strong Language festival in Hull in September 2019 and will be part of the Hull19 poets. Modern Poetry in Translation Digital Translator-in-Residence - Khairani Barokka The poet Khairani Barokka took part in an online poetry translation workshop and contributed essay pieces to MPT online. Alongside this, MPT have produced a digital pamphlet containing interviews, podcasts, videos and new Indonesian poetry translation commissions. Khairani Barokka took up this role in March 2019. Funded by a British Council-NOC grant John Waromi and Nuril Basri tour of UK Monsoon Books will publish new work by Indonesian writers John Waromi and Nuril Basri, and will bring both writers to the UK to take part in events promoting their booksFunded by a British Council-NOC grant Edinburgh International Book Festival Neu! Reekie! IndonesiaOn the back of their 2016 tour of Indonesia, Edinburgh’s original cultural noisemakers present some of the most exciting artists... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 03/11/2011 - 09:45 The UK will be the country focus at the 2012 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which will run from 28th March to 2nd April next year at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The ADIBF will work with the Publishers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 27/10/2011 - 09:00 The Publishers Association's international conference will focus on issues such as export sales and the growth of the English language, with speakers to include Barnes and Noble vice-president of digital content Theresa... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publication Date: Tue, 20/09/2011 - 08:33 Turkey is to be the the Market Focus partner of London Book Fair 2013. The announcement was made last night (19th September) at an official signing event attended by Turkish Ministry Of Culture and Tourism general director of libraries and publications,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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