Links
Currently we have hundreds of links to useful and interesting web sites about UK and Commonwealth literature. To make it easier to find the appropriate link for you we have organised them into the following categories:
Children and Young People's Literature; Bookshops; Creative Reading; Creative Writing; Study Opportunities; Publishing; Storytelling; Libraries; Literature, Language and Culture; Literary Translation; Organisations; Sport in Literature; Periodicals; Playwriting; Poetry; Prizes; Science and Literature.
We have selected the best UK children's literature and young people's literature websites for you. They include author sites, reviews, interviews, reading groups, online magazines and all the major organisations.
A list of links to online bookshops in the UK, ranging from general purpose bookshops covering all genres, to more specialised bookshops concentrating on specific subject areas.
Currently the UK is in the forefront of a movement that promotes reading and recognises that readers are the principle audiences for literature. We have selected links that are useful for readers as well as links for the reader development worker.
Websites that provide guidance on the art of creative writing including some distance learning and online courses.
Find details of literature courses in the UK. Listed here are links to undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as short courses and online study opportunities.
Links to leading and specialist publishers, as well as companies and organisations providing book data and bibliographic information.
Storytelling websites offering plenty of information.
Libraries are increasingly placing their collections online or allowing users to search through their catalogues. Listed here are a selection of links to enquiry services and online collections with an emphasis on literature-related material.
Literature teaching, literature in relation to English Language Teaching and intercultural studies websites.
We have selected websites that will be useful to literary translators and also sites that include translated texts.
Included are national and regional organisations, organisations promoting specific genres or subject areas and organisations with a European and international focus.
Websites providing Sport in Literature information.
Links to both print and online periodicals are listed here.
Websites with information about playwrights and playwriting courses.
There are some excellent UK poetry websites which we provide links to here.
Literary Prizes exist for many different writing genres; each prize seeking to recognise and reward outstanding or promising writing talent. A diverse list of literary prizes is provided here.
Links related to science and literature can be found here.