CITIES OF LITERATURE

Iowa City's Henry Morray is the winner of Slamovision 2025, having competed against the finest spoken word artists across the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature use creativity and culture to promote the social, economic and cultural development of their cities. In these times of global uncertainty, the network continues to connect literary communities across the world, forging bonds through the power of books, words and ideas. Celebratin

The 53 designated Creative Cities of Literature from 39 countries across the globe are delighted to welcome ten additional Cities of Literature to their literary family. Today UNESCO has announced the designation of 58 new Creative Cities in total across eight artforms to join its Creative Cities Network, making for a total of 408 Creative Cities from more than 100 countries worldwide. Among these new Creative Cities, ten have been designated in Literature: Aberystwyth (Wales

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network 2025 Call for Applications is now closed. Applications are currently being reviewed and selected...

Friday 21 March 2025 is World Poetry Day and UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature across the world will be celebrating the achievements...

International Mother Language Day, which takes place on 21st February each year, promotes unity in diversity and international...