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Gothenburg UNESCO City of Literature

Gothenburg as a literary field

Gothenburg is developing as a city where we read to our children, energize artistic freedom and safeguard freedom of expression and meet in intercultural exchanges – with literature as a key to social sustainability. By joining forces and gaining international recognition, we are strengthening Gothenburg and West Sweden as a place where it is good to be–and to become–a reader and a writer.

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International Authors Visit Läsning utan gränser

Publicerad 18 december 2024
The ALMA* laureate Baek Heena from Seoul and Laura Santullo from Montevideo visited Gothenburg to meet school pupils, teachers, and the general public as part of Läsning utan gränser (“Reading Without Borders”), a reading promotion project organised by Författarcentrum Väst.

Shana, a reading ambassador that inspires children to read

Publicerad 3 december 2024
During the spring Shana Sulaiman has been one of four reading ambassadors at Läsklubben, the Reading Club in Biskopsgården. Her job is to be a role model for younger children – something which requires both patience and imagination.

A club to awaken the love of reading in Biskopsgården

Publicerad 3 december 2024
A perennial question for educators is how to tempt children to read, and the search is always on for good ways of promoting reading. In Biskopsgården this spring they tried a reading club. Every Friday, young reading ambassadors got together with local children to read and talk about books.
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