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2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize Overall Winner Meets HM the Queen

Cultural organisations of the Caribbean call on governments to ratify the 2005 UNESCO Convention and observe its principles in international trade agreements

HIV Prevention - Using Culture in the Commonwealth

Commonwealth Writers' Prize leaves literacy legacy in Franschhoek

Commonwealth takes call for action on 2005 cultural convention to UNESCO

Your views on culture and development needed

Making cultural policy work - consultation in South Africa

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - message from the Commonwealth Foundation's Director

Blurring the line between fiction and fact - 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize

Commonwealth Writers' Prize podcast - is the internet killing reading?

18 May 2008 - the overall Best Book and Best First Book winners of the 22nd Commonwealth Writers' Prize have been announced

17CCEM Stakeholders' Forum 2009 - e-consultation

Commonwealth Writers' Prize overall winners - full coverage

Writers' blogs from the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize final programme

Foundation releases 'Sharing Strengths' report on cultural diversity Convention

Commonwealth Writers' Prize overall winners to be announced at Franschhoek Literary Festival

Culture and Diversity podcasts - Indra Sinha, 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional winner and Commonwealth and La Francophonie engage on culture

Commonwealth Writers' Prize Chair gives Commonwealth Day Lecture in Australia 

Commonwealth and La Francophonie engage on culture

Engaging With Faith - a Message from the Director, Commonwealth Foundation, 20 March 2008

2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional winners revealed

Malaysian delegates and civil society meet to discuss Commonwealth Education Ministers Meeting

2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize shortlists announced

Commonwealth Foundation builds new bridges in Paris

Commonwealth Writers' Prize works with libraries in the run up to Commonwealth Week

2008 Commonwealth Week Festival

2007 Commonwealth People's Forum statement on Culture and Diversity

2007 Commonwealth People's Forum statement on Respect and Understanding

Culture takes its rightful place next to other development issues at 2007 Commonwealth People's Forum

Commonwealth's Engaging with Faith report launched

Commonwealth Culture Toolkit launched

Commonwealth Short Story Competition 2007 winners

New work in film at the 2007 Commonwealth People's Forum

Commonwealth Writers' Prize readers' and students' guides launched

Commonwealth Arts and Crafts Awards 2007 winners