In June 2007 Norwich became the UK’s first City of Refuge, so joining the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN). Through this scheme, Norwich joins an international network of cities offering residency to politically exiled writers who have been denied freedom of speech in their home countries.

Our three-year Community Programme launched in June 2006 and comprises of the strangers and canaries project (for young people), competitions, a library project and various training and workshop opportunities. It is a comprehensive and ever evolving programme and we work with a wide range of local partners.