London Literature Festival
International writers, prize-winning-authors and prize-giving. Comic books, comedy, music and architecture are just some of the arts weaving their way into this diverse and edgy literature festival.
2011’s London Literature Festival offers the sharpest contemporary writing in fiction, poetry, politics and art, and dissects the pres
ent and the future state of the nation as part of the Festival of Britain.
Who In 2011? - Home-grown literary heavyweights such as Philip Pullman and Alan Hollinghurst rub shoulders with top writers from further afield including Elif Shafak (right) and Hisham Matar. Staged adaptations of contemporary classics such as Jeanette Winterson’s Sexing the Cherry sit alongside new writing on political and social themes from Iain Sinclair, Alexandra Harris and Owen Jones.
When? June 30 - 14 July, 2011
Where? Southbank Centre, London- AA Route Planner | multimap
How much? TBA - Box Office
Festival Website: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/
Visitor Information
London looks huge as you gracefully climb the sky in your London Eye pod but many of the best attractions cluster in the centre.
Head for South Kensington's cultural mile, home to dinosaur fossils at the Natural History Museum, technical wizardry at the Science Museum and samurai swords and centuries of style at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Along the silver Thames, you can find the Tate Modern and the turreted Tower of London. You can spend a whole day with the Elgin marbles, mummies and ancient treasures of the British Museum (near café-lined Covent Garden) or pick your favourite Old Master at the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square.
Permanent collections at the major museums are free – from the stylish Victoria & Albert Museum to the British Museum and National Gallery. Many museums open late on some nights, including the British Museum, Tate Modern and the National Gallery. Check their opening hours if you're a night owl.
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