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Norwich and Nottingham host UNESCO Cities of Literature conference
Cultural leaders from 26 cities across 5 continents met in Norwich and Nottingham for the Network’s first four-day meeting in England showcasing activity in their literary cities and discussing projects…
Read MoreNew Book Market in Utrecht – ILFU
Utrecht gets an annual book market at Vredenburg. The first edition will take place during the UIT-week and is also the start of the ILFU International Literature Festival Utrecht on September 16.…
Read MoreTwo poets from Utrecht in a unique book made by UNESCO Creative Cities
To mark the XII UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) Meeting in Krakow and Katowice, Utrecht City of Literature has contributed to the project ‘Poetic Encounters’, initiated by Heidelberg UNESCO City…
Read MoreNew ILFU Festival
In November 2017, Utrecht was crowned UNESCO City of Literature. Having received this award in honour of the city’s rich literary history, it’s time for the next step: an international…
Read MorePoetry International Festival
Poetry International Festival Rotterdam will take place from May 29th to June 3th this year. It is the 49th edition of the festival that has been organized in the Rotterdamse…
Read MoreBooks 4 Life back in Utrecht
Books 4 Life was a used bookstore for charity until 1 September 2017. You may already know the name from other cities in Europe, because it is a chain of…
Read MoreIndependent Bookstore Day
On Saturday, April 14, the second edition of the Bookstore Day will take place. On that day the bookstore and its customer are in the spotlight. A bookstore is more…
Read MoreU-Slam
On the first Wednesday of every month poets and onlookers gather in the Theatercafé de Bastaard, in the buzzing cultural city of Utrecht, to take to the stage of U-Slam.…
Read MoreUtrecht verkozen tot UNESCO City of Literature
Utrecht named ‘UNESCO City of Literature’ Utrecht is named ‘City of Literature’ by UNESCO and is the first city in the Netherlands to receive this prestigious title. This was announced…
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