{"id":51,"date":"2015-06-22T16:58:37","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T16:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/transculturalwriting\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2020-06-18T09:21:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T09:21:35","slug":"links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/transculturalwriting\/links\/","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">African Poetry Chatroom<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-815\" style=\"margin-left: 12px;margin-right: 12px\" title=\"Poetry_chatroom\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Poetry_chatroom.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"86\" height=\"83\" \/><\/p>\n<p>African Poetry Chatroom is a blog displaying mbizotheblackpoet news profiles, articles, poetry, perfomance, photos and discussions and as well his links with international, local and regional media. The poetry articulate a number of issues from political, social and cultural matters.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.poetrychatroom.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/www.poetrychatroom.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">African Writers Trust<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/AWT.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-796\" style=\"margin-left: 12px;margin-right: 12px\" title=\"AWT\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/AWT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a>Established in 2009, African Writers Trust is a non-profit entity which seeks to coordinate and bring together African writers in the Diaspora and writers on the continent to promote sharing of skills and other resources, and to foster knowledge and learning between the two groups. AWT is governed by an Advisory Board and administered by the Director. It is assisted by a working group and volunteers. It is operational in London, United Kingdom and in Kampala, Uganda, where it\u2019s registered as a company limited by guarantee. AWT\u2019s activities and programmes are sponsored through donor funding, friends, philanthropists and supporters of African writing.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.africanwriterstrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.africanwriterstrust.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">Asymptote<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Asymptote<\/em> is an exciting new international journal dedicated to literary translation and bringing together in one place the best in contemporary writing. We are interested in encounters between languages and the consequences of these encounters. Though a translation may never fully replicate the original in effect (thus our name, \u201casymptote\u201d: the dotted line on a graph that a mathematical function may tend towards but never reach), it is in itself an act of creation. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asymptotejournal.com\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.asymptotejournal.com\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">British Council Literature<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Promotes contemporary and innovative literature and creative writing from the UK to audiences around the world through the British Council&#8217;s global network. In 2004 the department is working with more than 400 authors and academics\u00a0in over 70 countries as part of\u00a0showcases, workshops, festivals, conferences, tours, residencies and virtual projects. The department works extensively with artists and cultural organisations, building skills, capacity and cultural awareness, creating access to audiences and markets, and promoting international collaboration and creative exchange.\u00a0Features\u00a0<em>Crossing Borders<\/em>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishcouncil.org\/arts-literature.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">www.britishcouncil.org\/arts-literature.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">British Council Main Website<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The British Council\u2019s home page. It is here that you can access information on learning, arts and culture, science, society and current development projects. In the Arts and Culture section you will find information on music, drama, dance, film and digital projects, literature and art, architecture and design. In the Literature section you will find further information on the Crossing Borders project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishcouncil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">www.britishcouncil.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">Centre for Medical Humanities<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-Shot-2012-05-28-at-13.08.10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1830\" style=\"margin: 2px 8px 2px 8px\" title=\"Centre for Medical Humanities\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-Shot-2012-05-28-at-13.08.10-300x56.png\" alt=\"Centre for Medical Humanities\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a>The Centre for Medical Humanities addresses an emerging field of enquiry in which humanities and social sciences perspectives are brought to bear upon an an exploration of the human side of medicine. \u00a0The Centre has funding support from the Wellcome Trust\u00a0as well as other funders for specific projects. These perspectives have a key role to play in analysing our expectations of medicine, and the relationship between\u00a0medicine and our broader ideas of health, well-being and flourishing.\u00a0The Centre for Medical Humanities has an active community of\u00a0post-graduates, a University wide network of\u00a0affiliate academics\u00a0and a vibrant programme of seminars public\u00a0engagement events and it also supports Visiting Fellows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/cmh\/\">http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/cmh\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\">Centre for New and International Writing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Supporting the very best in new writing, hand-in-hand with world-leading research, the Centre for New and International Writing is the University of Liverpool&#8217;s focal point for the study of contemporary and international literatures, for creative writing, and new\u00a0writing in its many manifestations. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.liv.ac.uk\/new-and-international-writing\/\">http:\/\/www.liv.ac.uk\/new-and-international-writing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">Edinburgh Review<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Edinburgh_Review.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-795\" title=\"Edinburgh_Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Edinburgh_Review.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a>Scotland&#8217;s leading journal of ideas, the<em>\u00a0Edinburgh Review<\/em>\u00a0publishes essays, short fiction, poetry and reviews aimed at an educated reading public with an interest in critical thought.\u00a0 Since its inception in 1802, the magazine has balanced a strong Scottish focus with a keen interest in international intellectual currents.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edinburgh-review.com\">https:\/\/edinburgh-review.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">Faiz Centenary Celebration 2011<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This website is dedicated to the memory of one of the greatest poets of twentieth century.\u00a0 Faiz\u2019s poems and writings, even today, represent an unflinching resistance to oppression and imperialism. Like Nazim Hikmat, Kazi Nazrurul Islam, Pablo Neruda and Mahmoud Darwish, Faiz\u2019s poetry transcends geographical boundaries; and is timeless.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from a being great poet, Faiz edited several journals and newspapers, reflected on cultural issues, penned film scripts and documentaries. He represented an unwavering revolutionary believe in the capacity and determination of oppressed people to fight and defeat tyranny.By paying our tribute to Faiz, we are re-affirming our continued commitment to fight against injustice and oppression.<\/p>\n<p>This website is a vehicle to provide details of many celebratory events in various countries. Please contribute information, articles, photographs and other material to be included in the website.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.faizcentenary.org\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.faizcentenary.org\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">Free Word Centre<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/FreeWord.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1846\" style=\"margin: 2px 8px 2px 8px\" title=\"FreeWord\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/FreeWord.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"95\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Free Word is where reading, writing and free speech come together; a dynamic production house for literature, politics and ideas. Located in the heart of London but with an international outlook, the\u00a0Free Word Centre is home to nine\u00a0resident organisations\u00a0and over 25\u00a0associates\u00a0working across literature, literacy and free expression. Free Word offers flexible\u00a0meeting space\u00a0and a lively\u00a0caf\u00e9. A hub\u00a0for innovation, collaboration and activism, Free Word runs a diverse\u00a0programme of events, lectures and performances. We encourage debate and discussion across the worlds of culture and politics,\u00a0committed to promoting openness, community and intellectual enquiry in a rapidly changing world.&#8221; \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freewordonline.com\/\">http:\/\/www.freewordonline.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">Girl Child Creativity<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Girl child creativity is a project designed to mitigate underrepresentation and unbalanced participation of young female writers\/poets in areas of creative writing ,literature,literacy and poetry perfomances development , it further enhances the ability of the girlchild to develop herself mentally, the motto is freedom of mental media air waves for cummunity development , a creative nation is a developed nation.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlchildcreativity.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/www.girlchildcreativity.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">Kwani<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Founded by Kenyan writers,\u00a0<em>Kwani<\/em>\u00a0is a literary online journal providing a forum for writers to explore Kenyan identity. Also has a discussions page, reviews of current African literature, articles and a calendar of current events taking place in Africa and the UK.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kwani.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">www.kwani.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">Lancaster University, Faculty of Health and Medicine<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/fhm_logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2211\" style=\"margin: 2px 8px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/fhm_logo.gif\" alt=\"fhm_logo\" width=\"171\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Centre is building links with Lancaster University&#8217;s Faculty of Health and Medicine, which is working to build international relationships through their visits to Uganda. \u00a0Here, for example, is a link to a recent post by Clinical Psychologist, Jenny Davies: &#8220;In January this year I was lucky enough to get on a plane destined for Uganda&#8230;My mission was to explore the potential\u00a0opportunities for developing international links. I lived and worked in Uganda fifteen years ago so this journey had particular\u00a0meaning for me and I was curious to see if and how things had changed&#8230;&#8221; Read Jenny&#8217;s post at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancs.ac.uk\/shm\/study\/doctoral_study\/dclinpsy\/new\/staff_stakeholders\/Staff_List\/jenny_davies_uganda.php\">http:\/\/www.lancs.ac.uk\/shm\/study\/doctoral_study\/dclinpsy\/new\/staff_stakeholders\/Staff_List\/jenny_davies_uganda.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more on the Uganda link of the Faculty of Health and Medicine, see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/shm\/study\/doctoral_study\/dclinpsy\/new\/news\/newsletters\/2013\/sept\/newsletter_sept_2013.html\">http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/shm\/study\/doctoral_study\/dclinpsy\/new\/news\/newsletters\/2013\/sept\/newsletter_sept_2013.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">Moving Worlds: A Journal of Transcultural Writing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Moving Worlds<\/strong>\u00a0is a biannual international magazine, and is a forum for creative work as well as criticism, literary as well as visual texts. Each issue highlights a particular theme and also carries material of general interest. The journal is internationally refereed and is published by Moving Worlds at the School of English, University of Leeds, UK.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingworlds.net\/\">http:\/\/www.movingworlds.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">New Europe Writers: Your Guide to Life Behind the Curtain<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/New_Europe_Writers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-808\" style=\"margin-left: 12px;margin-right: 12px\" title=\"New_Europe_Writers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/New_Europe_Writers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>New Europe Writers began in a caf\u00e9 on Nowogrodzska where a Canadian-Polish journalist, with a connection to Radio Free Europe, ran a caf\u00e9 as a cover for his catering business.<\/p>\n<p>Open to the needs of the scribbler, Stash owned the only bar not to close when the G-whiz summit boarded-out the centre of town ahead of the global protesters. \u2018Come and have a drink after the riot\u2019 was painted across the plate glass.<\/p>\n<p>There were no riots. But a poet, a playwright and a writer went and had a drink anyway. And what emerged was a creative partnership which continues to grow.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/new21.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/new21.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">Sable<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A literary magazine for new writing.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sablelitmag.org\/writingcourses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">www.sablelitmag.org\/writingcourses.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">The Caine Prize<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Caine Prize for African Writers is an annual award for a short story by an African writer published in English anywhere in the world. This site also has information on creative writing workshops that are taking place throughout Africa, and links to other sites of interest to African writers.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caineprize.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.caineprize.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">The Ofi Press<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Ofi Press is an online magazine based in Mexico where I publish young Mexican poets alongside international writers. Every month we will publish up to 2 short stories, up to 5 poems and either a piece of non-fiction or interview with a writer. We publish high quality work from writers of all nationalities however we are particularly interested in submissions from young Mexican writers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theofipress.webs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.theofipress.webs.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">The Poetry Society<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Poetry Society is a dynamic arts organisation that exists to help poets and poetry to thrive in the UK. This site offers information on publications, competitions, events and projects, and also specialist advice and information. <a href=\"https:\/\/poetrysociety.org.uk\">https:\/\/poetrysociety.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\">The Sankofa Centre for African Dance &amp; Culture<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The mission of The Sankofa Center for African Dance &amp; Culture is to utilize traditional African dance, music, and drama to preventatively educate youths &amp; adults about HIV\/AIDS, and provide free counseling, rapid HIV\/AIDS testing, &amp; life-saving drugs for people living with HIV\/AIDS. We strive to use the realms of the arts as a tool to foster open communication, accurate knowledge, and promote healthy behavior change to protect, empower, and bring togetherness to our human family in the face of this world-wide disease. UCLA has been a great supporter of The Sankofa Center\u2019s arts-based HIV\/AIDS education &amp; prevention volunteer program. However, non-UCLA students , residents of Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and all others from our international community can also learn more about out volunteer opportunities in Africa. See our News &amp; Events and click here to download the press release containing further details of this exciting internship. <a href=\"https:\/\/thesankofacenter.org\">https:\/\/thesankofacenter.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\">VanVN<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The site contains much information (in Vietnamese) about Vietnamese literature, including news about the 2015 International Conference Vietnam promotional Literature and\u00a0Poetry Festival Asia.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanvn.net\/\">http:\/\/vanvn.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">Wasafiri<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>A literary magazine and publisher.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wasafiri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.wasafiri.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\">William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences\u00a0at the University of Massachusetts Boston<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The William Joiner Institute is named after William (Bill) Joiner, an African American veteran who served as the university\u2019s first director of Veterans Affairs until his\u00a0untimely death in 1981 from liver cancer associated with his exposure to Agent Orange while serving in the military. 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