"Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds ? or H2 - is a unique, nation-wide project that uses literature as a platform to support freedom of expression, creativity and social change in Burma?s ethnic nationality states. Over the past two years, in collaboration with the British Council sponsored Millennium Centres and ethnic culture and literature associations, local community members in the ethnic states have participated in short story construction workshops. Stories in the ethnic languages generated from these workshops were selected and translated into Burmese. After months of proofreading and editing an anthology of these new voices from the ethnic states was published. Titled Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds the anthology features 28 original short stories, 21 in Burmese translation, in 11 different languages and 10 distinct scripts. In what may be the biggest book launch held in Burma, over 300 people attended the celebration of the publication in September 2015. 1000 copies of the anthology have been printed, with copies being distributed for free to the ethnic states through our ethnic literature group partners and also through the mobile libraries to ensure everybody across the nation gets an opportunity to read this unique collection. Over the coming months, book launches will be held in the ethnic states, while the English translation of 14 of the stories will begin in October 2015 with a possible UK publication of the first anthology of translated ethnic nationality stories from Myanmar."