Programmes
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Politics & Olympics
During the summer of 2012, Free Word hosted Politics and Olympics: Ideals and Realities, an exhibition and programme of events that offered alternative perspectives on the Games, exploring how political and commercial pressures have buffeted the…
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Writers in Residence
As London's international literature house, Free Word runs a Writer in Residence programme. In 2011 our resident writer was Rachida Lamrabet (b. 1970), a Belgian author of Moroccan origin. She works as a lawyer for the…
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Shubbak Festival
A celebration of contemporary culture from across the Arab world
The Free Word Centre was an official venues for Shubbak, the capital’s first ever celebration of contemporary culture from across the Arab world. Shubbak showcased over seventy events throughout the city from 4…
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Free the Word 2011
The theme for PEN’s Free the Word! festival of world literature was Translating Power. It explored the power of literature to inform and transform. How can creative writers speak truth to power? Is…
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FLOW Festival 2010
Bigger and bolder, FLOW - the Free Word Festival - returned in 2010 featuring internationally acclaimed writers, prize winning authors, clowning and performance poetry. Events celebrated the Year of Biodiversity, International Translation Day and Children's…
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Free Word Festival 2009
The first Free Word Festival was held to celebrate the creation of the Free Word Centre. The Centre was a noisy place with events for young people - everything from poetry to drama to manga…