Melbourne City of Literature launches travel fund
The Melbourne City of Literature office has announced a new $3000 travel fund to support writers, editors, publishers and librarians.The funding will enable anyone working in Victoria’s literary sector ‘to...
Dunedin submits UNESCO City of Literature bid
Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand has applied to become a UNESCO City of Literature.Dunedin mayor Dave Cull submitted the city’s application to UNESCO on 19 March. Cull...
Krakow named UNESCO City of Literature
The city of Krakow in Poland has been named the seventh UNESCO City of Literature. It joins Edinburgh, Iowa City, Dublin, Reykjavik, Norwich and Melbourne, which was designated as a...
Melbourne council announces plans to create City of Literature office
The City of Melbourne Council has allocated $135,000 in its 2013-14 draft budget towards the establishment of a permanent City of Literature office in partnership with the Victorian Government. ...
Norwich named sixth UNESCO City of Literature
The city of Norwich, in Norfolk in England, has been named a City of Literature by the United Nation’s cultural arm UNESCO. Norwich joins five other UNESCO Cities of Literature,...
Melbourne named a UNESCO City of Literature
Melbourne has been named a City of Literature by the United Nations' cultural arm UNESCO. The recognition is the result of an official bid--brought together by a steering committee led...