The Global Page

The Global Page is a unique series of online global conversations featuring internationally acclaimed and emerging writers and translators.

This online programme celebrates the art of writing in all its forms, connecting brilliant minds across styles, languages, and cultures. Together, we explore and challenge the ideas and approaches shaping contemporary literature.

Upcoming events

More events will be announced soon for autumn 2026!

South Asian Literature in Translation: Interventions and Futures

Deepa Bhasthi, Arunava Sinha, Jason Grunebaum, and Tara Tobler explore the current and future states of South Asian writing in translation.

Tuesday 21 July

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Past events

Browse our archive of past conversations between writers, translators and those from literary sector from across the world.

Poetry, Planet and Presence

Words That Remember

Writing the Family

Translation Odysseys: Life as a Literary Translator

KANATA: New Voices From Japan

Queer Desires

The Anatomy of Religion: Poetry on Flesh and Faith

Writing the Monstrous Body

Translation as Archive

Tasting Translation

Voices of Africa: Multilingualism in African Theatre

Finding Ourselves Through YA Fiction

Ká-sióng: Imagining a Different World Through Taiwanese Literature

Transforming the City

Rooted in Language

Writing Queer Lives

Stitching Stories

Translation as a Creative Act

Crossing Boundaries

Poetry in the Digital Age’

Translating Nature and Sacrifice

Making the Unfamiliar Familiar

Norwich-Québec – Walls Come Down

The Global Page

The Global Page is part of Meet the World, the home of NCW’s work on the international stage.

Our international work is generously supported by the Hawthornden Foundation.