Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Performance
See also: - Promotes American literature and culture in Europe by bringing authors and other speakers to Amsterdam to give lectures. With lecture details and membership information. - Extensive collection of free audio books read by volunteers; the goal is to record every book in the public domain. - "Broadcasts up-to-date literary events nationwide to event editors at newspapers and web sites that subscribe . . . book readings, author signings, book conferences, open mics, and literary contests." - Free spoken word recordings from hundreds of authors. Includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and live author events. - A monthly salon for stories featuring writers and actors reading their own work and the work of others. - Seeks to record, produce, and sell performances of at least 50 public domain texts per year, with the intention of releasing them under the Creative Commons Attrubition Non-Commercial License five years after their first appearance on the site (or after a hundred-thousand purchases of the recording, whichever comes first). - Features modern and classic literature and literary criticism and discussion. Works are available in RealAudio, RealVideo, and multimedia presentations. - Features contemporary audio drama, from original and published sources. (Requires Apple QuickTime 4.)
