The If:book Cafe & ifsoflo network

bookfutures for readers & writers

EXPLORING DIGITAL POSSIBILITIES FOR LITERATURE

IFSOFLO is an international network of people and organisations exploring digital possibilites for literature, reading promotion and the teaching of English.

THE IF:BOOK CAFE is both an actual space at Hornsey Library in North London and a pilot project to explore the future of literary communities in an era of financial austerity and digital abundance; when we can access free information via the web, but still need local, public spaces to read, study and dream in together.

To become a member of the IF:BOOK CAFE & IFSOFLO network, create a personal profile and use this as a place to collaborate and share ideas about the future of books, bookselling, libraries, literature development , creative reading and writing.

Blog Posts

IFSOFLO REBOOT

This week I attended the final conference organized by the wonderful NALD, UK’s National Association of Literature Development and then went on to speak to a meeting of EU_READ, the European consortium of reading promotion organisations which we set up while I was Director of Booktrust.

The two events helped clarify my thoughts on the direction that if:book UK should be taking, which is to reaffirm our commitment to the encouragement of creative reading and writing to people…

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Posted by Chris Meade on April 2, 2012 at 16:02