As reported in the Herald Sun, the United Nations has just appointed Melbourne as a City of Literature. The list of criteria to become a City of Literature can be found here and includes such things as publishing houses, literary readings and festivals, and translation efforts. As far as I can tell, the only other City of Literature is Edinburgh.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Melbourne Named a City of Literature
As reported in the Herald Sun, the United Nations has just appointed Melbourne as a City of Literature. The list of criteria to become a City of Literature can be found here and includes such things as publishing houses, literary readings and festivals, and translation efforts. As far as I can tell, the only other City of Literature is Edinburgh.
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Yep, definitely just Edinburgh before Melbourne. It's done a lot for that city by way of arts projects so hopefully the 'Paris of the Southern Hemisphere' will similarly benefit.
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