UNESCO CITIES OF LITERATURE WELCOME TEN NEW CITIES TO THE NETWORK!

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); Abuja (Nigeria); Celje (Slovenia); Conakry (Guinea);

Dumaguete City (Philippines); Gdańsk (Poland); Kahramanmaraş (Türkiye); Lund

(Sweden); San Luis Potosi (Mexico); and Tangier (Morocco).

The UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature extend their congratulations and a warm

welcome to their new sibling Cities and look forward to collaborating to promote the

power of literature for sustainable and inclusive societies.

Kjartan Már Ómarsson, Program Manager of Reykjavík UNESCO City of

Literature and Creative Cities of Literature Network Lead says:

“We warmly welcome the new Cities of Literature to our global network. Their

creativity, diversity, and commitment to the written word will strengthen our collective

mission to place culture and storytelling at the heart of sustainable and inclusive

urban development.”