Word of the Day : 23 / 07 / 2017
Witling
(Noun, English) / A person who affects wittiness.
Upcoming Event
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International Translation Day 2017
- Mon 2 Oct 2017
- British Library, NW1 2DB
Our annual event for translators, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers returns this October, with an incredible programme to satisfy all your translation needs...
Past Event
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Where Activism and Imagination Intersect
- Wed 12 Jul 2017
- 7:00pm - 8:15pm
- Free Word Centre
Celebrated Cairo-based novelist and non-fiction writer Basma Abdel Aziz discusses the current moment in Egyptian cultural and political life with English PEN director Jo Glanville. Part of Shubbak Festival.
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Susan Sheahan on Word Festival 2017
REVIEW: Chasing Shadows and Slambassadors at Word Festival 2017 as it draws to a close || Susan Sheahan was crowned winner of the 2017 Observer/Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism. She is currently on a six-month residency at Free Word.
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Stephen Watts on Co-Translation
Acclaimed poet, editor and translator, Stephen Watts, shares his views on the art and power of co-translation.
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Comma Press Short Story Course with Adam Marek
- Six month course starting 6 July 2017
- Free Word Centre
Join award-winning writer Adam Marek and Comma Press on this six month course dedicated to the short story. Explore the fundamentals of great story writing so you can hook your readers from the opening line.
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The Observer / Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism: now open for entries
If you’re a journalist, critic, blogger or writer interested in examining the arts, you could win a first prize of £3000 and have your work published in the Observer. Find out more and enter by 30 November 2017.