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Where Do We Go From Here? Oliver Jeffers: Begin Again at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Caroline Tompkins, Courtesy of Southbank Centre From How to Catch a Star and The Way Back Home, Oliver Jeffers has written and...
Sophie Cheung
Nov 17, 20233 min read


"Significance blooms like mad" - Helen Oyeyemi: Trying at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Tereza Linhartová, Courtesy of Southbank Centre “The sense we make gets broken all the time,” as in life as it is in art. What...
Jorvell Ong
Nov 17, 20233 min read


Publishing No More a Mystery - Literature Powerhouses at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Anainah Dalal The publishing world is often seen as this big, scary machine, that no one ever really understands the workings...
Anainah Dalal
Nov 17, 20235 min read


Meet the 'Liquidists': New Poets Collective Showcase at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Rona Luo - Photo by Arnaud Mbaki, Courtesy of Southbank Centre The latest cohort of Southbank Centre’s New Poets Collective have invented...
Lara Mae Simpson
Oct 27, 20237 min read


London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre
Photo by Tom Hermans (licensed under Unsplash Licence) From the 18th to the 29th of October 2023, the London Literature Festival returns...
Isabelle Ragnetti
Oct 11, 20234 min read


In Search of Answers: An Evening with Ecopoets at the Southbank Centre
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo (licensed under Unsplash Licence) As the lights dimmed in the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for the...
Fathima Jaffar
Sep 7, 20233 min read


Where Else: International Hong Kong Poetry at the National Poetry Library
What does it mean to be a poet connected to Hong Kong? This is the key question of Where Else: An International Hong Kong Poetry...
Lara Mae Simpson
Aug 9, 20235 min read


Damsel Elysium at the Southbank Centre: Why They Are the Blueprint for Decolonising Music
Photo by Michelle Mentu On Wednesday 1st March, Damsel Elysium made an appearance in the Southbank Centre's Purcell Room, adorned with a...
Michelle Mentu
Mar 5, 20232 min read


Erykah Badu Pays Tribute To Debut Album ‘Baduizm’ In A Double Bill At The Southbank Centre
Photo by Arnaud Mbaki, courtesy of the Southbank Centre The Southbank Centre recently linked up with Erykah Badu to provide 2 electric...
Michelle Mentu
Nov 27, 20223 min read


Women of the World Festival 2022: In Conversation with Warsan Shire
Lyrical, poignant and memorable, the poet Warsan Shire brought her unforgettable work to the Southbank Centre for day two of the Women of...
Ella Mansell
Aug 17, 20223 min read
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