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The Royal Society of Literature has announced the shortlist for the RSL Ondaatje Prize, awarded for writing that evokes the spirit of a place.
Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors!
Congratulations to all the authors shortlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for Fiction!
Find out more about the shortlist:
An exciting line-up of international poets will be heading to Newcastle on 9-10 May for the PoetryBookSoc International Poetry Symposium.
Check out the programme:
Congratulations to all the writers shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize and the Jhalak Children's and Young Adult Prize!
Check out the shortlists at jhalakprize.com
We are delighted to announce the 2024 Judges for The Caine Prize for African Writing.✨
To read the full press release and judges’ bios, visit: caineprize.com
#2024CainePrize #MeettheJudges
How about some poetry to start the week?
Here's 'The Creel' by Kathleen Jamie, Scotland's Makar, from Poems on the Underground
Read and listen online:
poemsontheunderground.org/the-creel
📚 Beyond Literature Borders - final call! 📚
Diverse-led UK literature organisations, or those working with diverse voices, apply by 12 April for £7k grants to kick-start international projects. 🌍
Learn more and apply now:
speaking-volumes.org.uk/beyond-literat…
#BeyondLiteratureBorders
Check out this writers' residency opportunity hosted by Verb Wellington and Moniack Mhor
Open to writers based in Aotearoa New Zealand and Scotland working in fiction, non-fiction, or long-form poetic genres. Apply by 8 April.
📽️Beyond Literature Borders📽️
Milan Lucic, the British Council's Head of Arts for the Western Balkans, tells us about the literature scene in the region
Watch Milan's #SpotlightCountry presentation here: youtu.be/-XdmZgizut8?si…
#arts #literature #funding #westernbalkans
Also wonderful for our shortlisted authors to have lunch at the British Council today, another of our brilliant partners who help connect authors with international audiences! ✨
Find out more here: literature.britishcouncil.org
Congratulations to Tom Crewe winner of the Charlotte Aitken Young Writer Award Award, and to all the shortlisted authors!
#YoungWriterAward
Beyond Literature Borders!
There are 3 weeks left to apply for a grant of £7k to develop new international partnership work by and/or with diverse voices.
For information and inspiration please visit speaking-volumes.org.uk/beyond-literat…
#literature #arts #funding #grants #international
Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay here's Dreamer by Jean 'Binta' Breeze from Poems on the Underground
poemsontheunderground.org/dreamer
Congratulations to all the writers longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for Fiction!
Find out more about the longlisted writers in this short film with the prize judges:
