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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte discusses his extraordinary life as a celebrated singer and activist to celebrate the publication of his life story, 'My Song'.
Wednesday 6 June 2012More Info
P O E M! 2012
As we run up to Poetry Parnassus, our global celebration of contemporary poetry, we welcome Michael Horovitz to Southbank Centre to present P O E M! 2012.
Thursday 14 June 2012More Info
Orange Prize Shortlist Reading
The Orange Prize Readings offer you exclusive readings and discussions with each of the shortlisted writers.
Tuesday 29 May 2012More Info
London Literature Festival 2012
Welcome to Southbank Centre’s sixth annual London Literature Festival featuring headline names Siri Hustvedt, John Pilger and Clive Stafford Smith.
Monday 11 June 2012 - Thursday 12 July 2012More Info
Edmund White
Edmund White makes a rare visit to London to talk about the writing and journalism that have made him one of the most perceptive cultural critics alive today.
Wednesday 30 May 2012More Info
How to get your first novel published - Orange and Grazia evening for aspiring writers at the South Bank
Whether you have written your first draft, or are yet to write the first sentence, join Orange and Grazia at a special writers' evening.
Monday 28 May 2012More Info
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Happy World Book Night
Notes from a Small Island By Anita Sethi I began writing this blog whilst suspended over the Atlantic Ocean at an altitude of 38, 000 feet, on a journey from the sceptred isle of England to two small but beautifully formed islands, Trinidad & Tobago for the Bocas Lit Fest - fittingly my World Book [...]
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