#BritLit24: Jam Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today: New Adventures in Subjectivity
Now in its 38th year, the British Council Literature Seminar offers a unique opportunity for literature professionals, academics, students, and literature enthusiasts to engage directly with UK writers. The Seminar consisted of workshops, panel discussions and exclusive readings over 2.5 days with some of the UK's brightest writing talents, as well as the chance to engage with international peers working in the sector. This year, five of the UK's prestigious Granta Magazine's 'Best of Young British Novelists' explored the latest in contemporary fiction. Renowned writer and member of the jury Helen Oyeyemi chaired the event. Sarah Bernstein, Eliza Clark, Camilla Grudova, K Patrick and Eley Williams also participated in the Seminar.
You can learn more about the authors here.
Ireland Delegation
British Council Ireland were delighted to support Simon O'Connor, Director of the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), to attend British Council's Literature Seminar at Colonia Nova in Berlin from 14-16th November 2024. MoLI is a creative collaboration between University College Dublin and the National Library of Ireland, located on Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green. Simon attended the Seminar in Berlin as Ireland's representative to engage in knowledge sharing with literature colleagues in the UK and further afield.
About Simon O'Connor
Simon O’Connor is the Director of the Museum of Literature Ireland and a composer. MoLI has won numerous awards since opening, including the Business to Arts Best Philanthropic Support of the Arts award 2021, Red Dot Best Exhibition Design 2020, IDEA Exhibition Design Gold Award 2021, and is shortlisted for the European Mies Van Der Rohe Architecture Award 2022. A composer by training, Simon was also the founding curator of the Little Museum of Dublin, building that museum from scratch in 2011 and winning numerous awards in the process, including the European Commission’s Europa Nostra award for Cultural Heritage. As a composer, he has studied with Donnacha Dennehy and Kevin Volans, and is published on the Ergodos label.
More details
The seminar was held at Colonia Nova, Thiemannstraße 1/Tor 4, 12059 Berlin. It began with an opening reading on Thursday, 14 November. The seminar consisted of author readings, panel discussions, and workshops with the participating writers.
The full seminar schedule can be found here. You can also find out more about the seminar and here.