More reading: literary links
"Internet has triggered a revolution in Arabic literature," said the Algerian poet Lamis Saidi during Winternachten 2008. The Internet has made it possible for writers to reach a global public without a publisher as intermediary. There are all kinds of literary web sites: from simple blogs in which unknown poets post their poetry to attractive web sites with videos of world-famous authors reading their work. A brief list of literary web sites from all over the world:
General
Poetry International Web
Poetry International's web site provides a list of links to literary magazines and interesting links per country. This site is updated with new poetry once a week.
Words Without Borders
Monthly on-line magazine with literature from all over the world translated into English and reviews.
PEN American Center
Web site of the international authors organisation PEN with audio and video reports on literary gatherings, interviews, stories, poetry and news.
Granta
On-line edition of Granta Magazine on contemporary authors and literature. With essays, poetry, prose, interviews and news.
Banipal. Magazine of Modern Arab Literature
Banipal is a magazine in English on Arabic literature. Its site offers news, a calendar of events, reviews and biographies.
Contemporary Turkish Literature
Site in English on contemporary Turkish literature.
Asia
The Hindu Literary Review
Weekly on-line book magazine of this Indian newspaper with archives starting from 2001.
Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
On-line quarterly on Asian literature and art.
Biblio: A review of books
Bi-monthly Indian book site on Asian-Pacific literature; subscription required.
DesiLit
Provides an - incomplete and not up to date – list of literary web sites and magazines in Southeast Asia.
The Little Magazine
Independent South Asian magazine on art and literature, with essays, prose, poetry, art and reviews. Part of the content is also published on-line.
Cerebration
Webzine on poetry, literature and art.
Soas
Web site of the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London, with a list of South Asian literary web sites in English.
Africa
Sulair
Extensive list of links to web sites on African literature; regularly updated with new sites.
Lehman. Afrique francophone
Provides a modest list of links to sites in French on African literature.
LITAF
On-line database with more than 6000 books by African authors who write in French.
Africanwriter.com
Extensive list of African writers, with biographies, stories, poetry, essays, interviews and much more.
Zeroland African Literature
Provides a variety of links to African literary sites.
African Studies Centrum Leiden
Top 100 African books with a short list of web sites on African literature.
Kwani
Web site of the Kwani Trust, the organisation founded by Binyavanga Wainaina to promote literary production in Africa.
One Ghana, one voice
Ghanese poetry web site with new poems and literary news every week.
Radiophonics. New Writing from Africa
Information on young African authors, in particular from Nigeria and Uganda. Also provides links to other web sites on African literature.
Latin America
Palabra virtual
More than 2000 Latin American poems in audio and video, sometimes read by the authors themselves. Also has older recordings, for example with Jorge Luis Borges and Octavio Paz.
Letralia
Bi-weekly literary internet magazine with news, interviews, essays, stories and poetry.
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
Highly detailed list of primarily Spanish-language literary web sites.
El Castellano
Links to literary magazines in Spanish, from Cuba to Chile.
Poemas y relatos. Portal de literatura
Current site with biographies, stories and poems by both Latin American and European authors, with a few African and Asian authors.
Jornal de Poesia
The most extensive literature site in the world in Portuguese, with poems by and biographies of thousands of Portuguese-language authors.