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Purcell Room
Monday 28 May 2012
Whether you have written your first draft, or are yet to write the first sentence, join Orange and Grazia at a special writers' evening, chaired by Orange Prize co-founder and bestselling novelist, Kate Mosse, to get the best advice in the publishing business
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orange Prize Shortlist Reading
Tuesday 29 May 2012
The Orange Prize Readings offer you exclusive readings and discussions with each of the shortlisted writers.
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Purcell Room
Wednesday 30 May 2012
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.
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The London Wonderground
OneTaste Takes over the Speigeltent At Priceless London Wonderground at Southbank Centre
Monday 4 June 2012
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Royal Festival Hall
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Harry Belafonte discusses his extraordinary life as a celebrated singer and activist to celebrate the publication of his life story, 'My Song'.
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Level 5 Function Room
Monday 11 June 2012
Novelist Alex Marwood, whose new novel is The Wicked Girls, is joined by Kristian Johns, an author and blogger named one of the top 50 most influential LGBT tweeters of 2011 by PinkNews
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Festival of the World Summit: Art will change the world
Monday 25 June 2012
Whether you want to be amazed, motivated or convinced, join us at this immersive day of conversations, hands-on-learning, performances, market stalls, challenging questions and calls to action!<br/><br/>Featuring contributions from Jude Kelly, José Abreu, founder of the world famous El Sistema Venezuela, and a host of inspiring change-makers from around the world.
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Poetry Library
Monday 25 June 2012
Join us as we discuss 'The World Record' anthology, published by Bloodaxe in celebration of Southbank Centre's Poetry Parnassus festival, the coming together of poets from all the countries taking part in the 2012 London Olympics.
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Purcell Room
Tuesday 3 July 2012
A copy of The Complete Works of Shakespeare smuggled into a prison is the starting point for this evening of performance and discussion.
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Purcell Room
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Noo Saro-Wiwa, author of Transwonderland, and Chika Unigwe, whose latest novel Night Dancer is published this summer, explore the complexities of Nigeria, a country of economic dynamism, corruption and a geopolitical significance, and also a giant literary heritage.
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Purcell Room
Wednesday 4 July 2012
This event explores the subject of genre in African writing, visual art and film.
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Purcell Room
Thursday 5 July 2012
The visionary architect Cedric Price once imagined a 'Fun Palace' occupying the site now taken over by the 2012 Olympic park.
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Purcell Room
Saturday 7 July 2012
It began with the death of Mark Duggan at the hands of the police, and it ended with burnt buildings, looting across the capital and country, as well as recrimination.
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Level 5 Function Room
Saturday 7 July 2012
This event explores Annawadi, a slum on the edge of Mumbai, through Katherine Boo's book Behind the Beautiful Forevers.
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Blue Room, Spirit Level
Saturday 7 July 2012
The recent death of war reporter Marie Colvin sparked tributes from around the world and highlighted the perennial dangers in reporting from conflict zones across the globe
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Level 5 Function Room
Saturday 7 July 2012
This event tells the story of the largest human migration in history.
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Level 5 Function Room
Sunday 8 July 2012
Come and find out how Bloomsbury, the bohemian hub of early 20th-century moderns, was imbued at its heart by India.
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Level 5 Function Room
Sunday 8 July 2012
Craig Taylor's book 'Londoners' is an extraordinary work of oral history in which the city speaks for itself.
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Level 5 Function Room
Sunday 8 July 2012
Tobias Jones journeys through the deep south of Italy in his new book, Blood on the Altar, which he discusses at this event.
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Level 5 Function Room
Sunday 8 July 2012
Inspired by the publication of London: A History in Verse, we present four of the capital's finest contemporary poets reading from their own work and also their favourite London poems which echo through the centuries.
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