The Network was launched in 2004, and now has member cities in seven creative fields. The other creative fields are: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Media Arts, and Music.[1]
Ljubljana runs their Library Under the Treetops at various locations across the city, including Tivoli City Park and Zvezda Park. These sites offer a selection of book genres and several domestic and foreign newspapers and magazines.[5]
There are fifty three Cities of Literature, spanning thirty-nine countries and six continents.
Twenty-four of the represented cities are European, seven are Asian, and three are North American. Oceania and South America is represented by two cities each, while Africa is to have one designated city.
Aracataca train station, in Colombia, one of the literary settings of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel.
Eight countries have two designated cities, while the UK has five.
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UNESCO s City of Literature programme is part of the wider Creative Cities Network The Portico Library in ManchesterThe State Library Victoria in Melbourne The Network was launched in 2004 and now has member cities in seven creative fields The other creative fields are Crafts and Folk Art Design Film Gastronomy Media Arts and Music 1 Contents 1 Criteria for Cities of Literature 2 About the cities 3 Cities of Literature 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCriteria for Cities of Literature editTo be approved as a City of Literature cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO 2 Designated UNESCO Cities of Literature share similar characteristics Quality quantity and diversity of publishing in the city Quality and quantity of educational programmes focusing on domestic or foreign literature at primary secondary and tertiary levels Literature drama and or poetry playing an important role in the city Hosting literary events and festivals which promote domestic and foreign literature Existence of libraries bookstores and public or private cultural centres which preserve promote and disseminate domestic and foreign literature Involvement by the publishing sector in translating literary works from diverse national languages and foreign literature Active involvement of traditional and new media in promoting literature and strengthening the market for literary productsCities submit bids to UNESCO to be designated a City of Literature The designations are monitored and reviewed every four years by UNESCO About the cities edit nbsp nbsp Heidelberg University Library and Braidense National Library in Milan In 2004 Edinburgh became the first literary city It hosts the annual International Book Festival and has its own poet laureate the Makar 3 4 Ljubljana runs their Library Under the Treetops at various locations across the city including Tivoli City Park and Zvezda Park These sites offer a selection of book genres and several domestic and foreign newspapers and magazines 5 Manchester is home to the world class Central Library and the historic gems of The Portico John Rylands and Chetham s 6 Melbourne s is home to Australia s oldest public library State Library of Victoria the Centre of Books Writing and Ideas The Wheeler Centre and was home to the world s biggest book shop Cole s Book Arcade opened at the turn of the twentieth century Prague s great intellectual and creative resources includes the book design illustration typography and graphic design fields It also has the National Library of the Czech Republic among over 200 libraries one of Europe s highest concentrations of bookshops and the Prague Writers Festival 7 Libraries in other literary cities include Braidense National Library in Milan Heidelberg University Library and the National Library of Ireland in Dublin 8 9 10 Dunedin is the Edinburgh of the South and home to New Zealand s oldest university Durban is fun loving 11 12 Montevideo is a vibrant eclectic place and Quebec City is a gorgeous seductive place 13 14 Cities of Literature edit nbsp nbsp nbsp The National Library in Prague the National Library in Dublin and John Rylands Library in Manchester There are fifty three Cities of Literature spanning thirty nine countries and six continents Twenty four of the represented cities are European seven are Asian and three are North American Oceania and South America is represented by two cities each while Africa is to have one designated city nbsp Aracataca train station in Colombia one of the literary settings of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez s novel Eight countries have two designated cities while the UK has five The Cities of Literature are City Country Year of inscriptionAngouleme nbsp France 2019 15 Baghdad nbsp Iraq 2015 16 Barcelona nbsp Spain 2015 17 Beirut nbsp Lebanon 2019 15 Bremen nbsp Germany 2023 18 Bucheon nbsp Korea Republic 2017 19 Buffalo City nbsp South Africa 2023 18 Dublin nbsp Ireland 2010 20 Dunedin nbsp New Zealand 2014 21 Durban nbsp South Africa 2017 22 Edinburgh nbsp United Kingdom 2004 4 Exeter nbsp United Kingdom 2019 23 24 15 Gothenburg nbsp Sweden 2021 25 Granada nbsp Spain 2014 26 Heidelberg nbsp Germany 2014 27 Hobart nbsp Australia 2023 18 Iași nbsp Romania 2023 18 Iowa City nbsp United States 2008 28 Jakarta nbsp Indonesia 2021 25 Kozhikode nbsp India 2023 18 Krakow nbsp Poland 2013 29 Kuhmo nbsp Finland 2019 15 Kutaisi nbsp Georgia 2023 18 Lahore nbsp Pakistan 2019 15 Leeuwarden nbsp Netherlands 2019 30 Lillehammer nbsp Norway 2017 31 Ljubljana nbsp Slovenia 2015 32 Lviv nbsp Ukraine 2015 33 Lyon nbsp France 2023 18 Manchester nbsp United Kingdom 2017 34 Melbourne nbsp Australia 2008 35 Milan nbsp Italy 2017 36 Montevideo nbsp Uruguay 2015 37 Nanjing nbsp China 2019 15 Norwich nbsp United Kingdom 2012 38 Nottingham nbsp United Kingdom 2015 39 obidos nbsp Portugal 2015 40 Odesa nbsp Ukraine 2019 41 Okayama nbsp Japan 2023 18 Prague nbsp Czech Republic 2014 7 Quebec City nbsp Canada 2017 42 Reykjavik nbsp Iceland 2011 43 Rio de Janeiro nbsp Brazil 2023 18 Seattle nbsp United States 2017 44 Sulaymaniyah nbsp Iraq 2019 15 Taif nbsp Saudi Arabia 2023 18 Tartu nbsp Estonia 2015 45 Tukums nbsp Latvia 2023 18 Ulyanovsk nbsp Russia 2015 46 Utrecht nbsp Netherlands 2017 47 Vilnius nbsp Lithuania 2021 48 Wonju nbsp South Korea 2019 15 Wroclaw nbsp Poland 2019 15 See also editCreative Cities Network City of Crafts and Folk Arts City of Music City of Film Design Cities City of Gastronomy City of Media ArtsReferences edit UNESCO Creative Cities Network Do you have what it takes to be a City of Literature Edinburgh Crowned the Capital of Literature TheGuardian com a b Edinburgh Library Under the Treetops Manchester Named as a UNESCO City of Literature a b Prague Ten Stunning Italian Libraries Eight Most Beautiful Libraries in Germany Five Libraries in Dublin Every Bibliophile Should Visit Dunedin Durban Montevideo Quebec City a b c d e f g h i UNESCO designates 66 new Creative Cities Baghdad Barcelona a b c d e f g h i j k 55 new cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on World Cities Day Retrieved 31 October 2023 Bucheon Dublin Dunedin Durban Exeter Exeter Unesco a b 49 new cities join UNESCO s Creative Cities Network Granada Heidelberg Iowa City Krakow Leeuwarden Lillehammer Ljubljana Lviv Manchester Melbourne Milan Montevideo Norwich Nottingham obidos Odesa Quebec City Reykjavik Seattle Tartu Ulyanovsk Utrecht Vilnius External links editUNESCO Cities of Literature Website Creative Cities Map UNESCO Edinburgh City of Literature Melbourne City of Literature Iowa City City of Literature Dublin City of Literature Reykjavik City of Literature National Centre for Writing Norwich Krakow City of Literature Heidelberg City of Literature Dunedin City of Literature Granada City of Literature Prague City of Literature Barcelona City of Literature Leeuwarden City of Literature Lillehammer City of Literature Ljubljana City of Literature Lviv City of Literature Nottingham City of Literature obidos Vila Literaria Seattle City of Literature Tartu City of Literature Ulyanovsk City of Literature Utrecht City of Literature Bucheon City of Literature Exeter City of Literature Vilnius City of Literature Gothenburg City of Literature Kuhmo City of Literature Slemani City of Literature Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City of Literature amp oldid 1195168148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
