The British Arts Council in London, is supporting a promotional campaign in England for Dutch literature. This is the first time that an English institution contributes on this scale to the promotion of Dutch literature.

The campaign to promote Dutch literature in England will take place from August 2009 to June 2010. During that period, a number of important Dutch writers will visit English literary venues, reading clubs, libraries and literary festivals. It will also focus on the work of the translators and the exceptional quality of their work.

Participating authors and their English publishers are:

Tommy Wieringa (Portobello Books)
Joris Luyendijk (Reportage Press)
Arnon Grünberg (Comma Press)
Geert Mak (Harvill Secker)
Frank Westerman (Harvill Secker)
Cynthia McLeod (Arcadia Books)
Show Tellegen (Boxer Books)
Otto the Cat (MacLehose Press)

For more information, please contact:
Mireille Berman of the NLPVF,
tel 020 6206261
[email protected]

http://www.nlpvf.nl/nl/nieuws/britse_arts_council_steunt_nlp.php#more