From Mecca to the Midlands - Bi02/07/10 (662kb, PDF)
Performance poet Shamshad Khan, with 2007 Poetry winner Ameena Hanif and Geoff Mills, Senior Manager, Birmingham Libraries(Photo Birmingham Library & Archive Services)Awards: Muslim writers
NIKKI BI This article describes the establishment and development of the Muslim Writers Awards, a partnership between Birmingham Libraries and the private sector. The benefits of the Awards for community cohesion, literary diversity and individual writers are outlined. Details are given of related initiatives, partnerships with publishers and future plans. Nikki Bi is Reader Development Support Officer, Birmingham Central Library0121 303 2895; nikki.bi@birmingham.gov.uk
Latest issue Vol 24 No 2, Summer 2009
