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Works to protect the rights and further the interests of authors in the United Kingdom. FAQ, membership information, news, and publications.
www.societyofauthors.net
British Council Literature Department
Promotes contemporary and innovative work from the UK to audiences around the world. Biographies, reviews, critical essays, audio and flash poems, magazine and events.
www2.britishcouncil.org
Print magazine for women who write. About exploring creativity and getting into print. With advice and inspiration; news, reviews, interviews; competitions, events, courses, grants; new poetry and prose.
www.mslexia.co.uk
English Literature Course from the London School of Journalism
Home study course covers literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. Course summary. English literature resources and essays.
www.english-literature.org
The Royal Society of Literature
Literary organisation. Information on lectures, readings and campaigns on behalf of the writer and the written word, prizes and magazine.
www.rslit.org
National body funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and committed to promoting reading and literacy in Wales. Information on services, best sellers with a Welsh interest, reviews and book lists. Welsh and English.
www.cllc.org.uk
Promotes literature in the West Midlands and offers services to readers, writers and librarians. Provides details of local writing groups and a discussion area.
www.lit-net.org
Magazine which documents and highlights the writers, poets, musicians and artists of the Beat Generation. Published from Coventry.
www.beatscene.net
Publisher provides catalogue of books, advice for writers, readers' club and ezine with articles and extracts from books.
www.bloomsburymagazine.com
Literary review publishing essay-length book reviews and topical articles on politics, literature, history, philosophy, science and the arts by leading writers and thinkers.
www.lrb.co.uk
Glasgow based online magazine publishing literature, stories, novels and poetry.
www.nomeancity.org
Printed literary magazine publishing poetry, short fiction and articles about literature and reading. Publishes beginners alongside established writers. Online shop, latest edition and subscriptions.
www.thereader.co.uk
Reviews contemporary fiction and novels. Commentaries on the books the group has chosen to read. Located in Brookwood, near Woking in Surrey.
freespace.virgin.net
Offers information about books for kids, teens, and adults. Includes chat, author interviews, reviews, discussion, booklists, and links to reading groups around the world.
www.encompassculture.com
Oxfordshire-based book group who meet monthly to discuss literature (and other things)! Site contains details of books read so far, links and details about how to join.
www.oxfordreadinggroup.co.uk