if:book is
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…a think and do tank based in London exploring the potential of new media for creative readers and writers & the future of the book in the digital age.
if:book makes websites, digital books and reading experiences. We teach courses on new media and literature for writers, teachers, readers; produce research and evaluation reports; give talks; co-ordinate the ifsoflo network of literature organisations; host regular if:bookgroup salons; devise and run amazing projects for schools and elsewhere.
mission
- to investigate the evolution of intellectual discourse as it shifts from printed pages to networked screens
- to explore the creative potential of new media for readers and writers
aims
- to undertake research and consultancy into the potential of the digital for literature organisation
- to devise and run literature, new media and education projects in schools and the community
- to seek to broaden and deepen the readership for digital literature
- to experiment with new forms of digital publishing, making open source software and web tools for authoring and publishing to be used by all
if:book is a charitable company. We are grateful to Arts Council England and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation for project grants.
if you’d like to collaborate with if:book, hire us or donate to our work, please get in touch.
cartoon by Toni Le Busque
