Norwich UNESCO City of Literature welcomed writers and literary professionals from over 25 countries and every continent in the world to speak at its International Literature Showcase last month (April).
Norwich has a history of encouraging literature and writers, ideas and print for over 900 years.
They added of Forna's novel that it was "bold, deeply moving and accomplished, which confirms her place among the most talented writers in literature today".
Michel Piquemal is one of the major writers of literature for young people today, with more than 200 books to his name, translated into a dozen languages.
UNESCO: Round Table on the theme "Youth, Philosophy and Future"
Without these writers, the magicians of literature, we would be different people.
He is regarded by many as one of the best writers in contemporary children's literature, but his books deal with difficult topics such as child abuse, homelessness and disability.
The chief executive of Welsh literature organisation Academi called Mr Garlick one of the top five mid-20th Century English writers in Wales.
Previous winners of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize have gone on to become major figures in the world of literature, including Louis de Bernieres, Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan.
Now many more leading Polish painters, musicians and writers, including Wislawa Szymborska, the poet who won the 1996 Nobel prize for literature, live as well as work in Poland.
In a further initiative, African writers are preparing a book, coordinated by Nadine Gordimer, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature.
The Order is an association of poets, writers, musicians, artists and individuals who have made a significant and distinguished contribution to Welsh language, literature, and culture.
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