City of Literature

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City of Literature

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UNESCO's City of Literature program is part of its Creative Cities Network which was launched in 2004.[1] The Network was born out of UNESCO's Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity initiative which was created in 2002. Its aim is to "promote the social, economic and cultural development of cities in both the developed and the developing world."[1] The cities in network promote their local creative scene and conform to UNESCO’s goal of fostering cultural diversity.[1]

An important aspect of the "Creative Cities" concept is that the cities foster public/private partnerships particularly by encouraging the entrepreneurial and creative potential of small enterprises. Literature is just one of several categories of Creative Cities. Others include music, film, media, gastronomy, crafts and folk art, and design.[1]

Contents  [hide] 

1 Criteria for Cities of Literature

2 Cities of Literature

3 References

4 External links

Criteria for Cities of Literature[edit source | edit]

To be approved as a City of Literature, cities need to meet a number of criteria.[2] In essence, these are:

Quality, quantity and diversity of publishing in the city

Quality and quantity of educational programmes focusing on domestic or foreign literature at primary, secondary and tertiary levels

Literature, drama and/or poetry playing an important role in the city

Hosting literary events and festivals which promote domestic and foreign literature;

Existence of libraries, bookstores and public or private cultural centres which preserve, promote and disseminate domestic and foreign literature

Involvement by the publishing sector in translating literary works from diverse national languages and foreign literature

Active involvement of traditional and new media in promoting literature and strengthening the market for literary products.

Cities of Literature[edit source | edit]

Edinburgh, Scotland (2004)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (2008)

Iowa City, Iowa, United States (2008)

Dublin, Ireland (2010)

Reykjavík, Iceland (2011)[3]

Norwich, England (2012)

Kraków, Poland (2013)

Heidelberg, Germany (2014)

Dunedin, New Zealand (2014) [4]

Granada, Spain (2014)

Prague, Czech Republic (2014)

Baghdad, Iraq (2015)

Barcelona, Catalonia (2015)

Ljubljana, Slovenia (2015)

Lviv, Ukraine (2015)

Montevideo, Uruguay (2015)

Nottingham, England (2015)

Óbidos, Portugal (2015)

Tartu, Estonia (2015)

Ulyanovsk, Russia (2015)

Katowice, Poland (2015)

References[edit source | edit]

^ Jump up to: a b c d UNESCO What is the Creative Cities Network?

Jump up ^ Do you have what it takes to be a City of Literature?

Jump up ^ Reykjavík designated as UNESCO Creative City

Jump up ^ Goodwin, Eileen (2 Dec 2014). "City of Literature writes new chapter". ODT. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

External links[edit source | edit]

Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature official site

Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature official site

Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature site

Dublin UNESCO City of Literature official site

Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature official site

Norwich UNESCO City of Literature official site

Kraków UNESCO City of Literature official site

Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature official site

Barcelona UNESCO City of Literature official site

Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature official site

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