Kuala Lumpur named World Book Capital for 2020
Kuala Lumpur (KL) has been named as the UNESCO World Book Capital (WBC) for 2020. The city was selected due to its 'strong focus on inclusive education' and emphasis on 'accessible...
Dunedin submits UNESCO City of Literature bid
Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand has applied to become a UNESCO City of Literature.Dunedin mayor Dave Cull submitted the city’s application to UNESCO on 19 March. Cull...
Krakow named UNESCO City of Literature
The city of Krakow in Poland has been named the seventh UNESCO City of Literature. It joins Edinburgh, Iowa City, Dublin, Reykjavik, Norwich and Melbourne, which was designated as a...
New items added to Australian Memory of the World register
Collections from the National Library of Australia and state and territory libraries in Victoria, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and South Australia are among 11 new items to be...
Port Harcourt, Nigeria announced as World Book Capital 2014
The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt was announced as World Book Capital 2014 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 5 July. Port Harcourt was selected...
Norwich named sixth UNESCO City of Literature
The city of Norwich, in Norfolk in England, has been named a City of Literature by the United Nation’s cultural arm UNESCO. Norwich joins five other UNESCO Cities of Literature,...
Scottish literary delegates to visit Melbourne
Nineteen delegates from Scotland and northern UK will arrive in Melbourne on 9 November to meet with Melbourne's literary community. The delegates are from trust organisations, libraries, publishers, festivals, magazines,...
Melbourne named a UNESCO City of Literature
Melbourne has been named a City of Literature by the United Nations' cultural arm UNESCO. The recognition is the result of an official bid--brought together by a steering committee led...