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Whose Britain, Who's British? A publishing project for the British Council. This project aims to bring together approximately 50 pieces of writing of approximately 1000 words on how Britain and 'Britishness' are perceived by refugees resident in the United Kingdom. We want this anthology to project the actual diversity of refugees in the United Kingdom. For this reason we invite refugees of different backgrounds, age and gender (with or without previous writing experience) to express their views on how they perceive Britain and what being British means to them. If you know of anyone who would be suitable, please encourage him or her to write a piece and send it to me at the address below. We will pay a fixed rate for any submitted piece of writing that we decide to use. The piece of writing should consist of approximately 1000 words and it should deal with the writers' perception of Britain. What were their preconceptions of Britain? What did they expect to find in Britain? Whether and how their ideas of Britain changed after their arrival and what to them being British means. Ideally we would like pieces of creative writing bringing in accounts of people's own experiences rather than technical essays. They might take the form of a short story, a poem, piece of reportage etc. Although the writings should preferably be in English, we have funds available to translate some pieces from the original language. Any foreign languages submission should include a short abstract ( a couple of sentences) in English and the name of the language in which it is written. All writers should include contact details of some kind so we can get back to them. Thank you very much for your help. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely Nushin Arbabzadah 10 Ewin Court Oxford OX3 0NY Tel: O1865 201270 Mobile: 07930 589946 Email:[log in to unmask] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources.