Muslim Writers
Have a story to tell ?
Want your opinion heard?
Want to see your work in print ?
Want to share your experiences ?
Ever wanted to see your work published? Birmingham Libraries in partnership with Innovate Solutions (UK) is running a creative writers project with writers from the muslim community.
We are looking for authentic work from writers and budding writers from Birmingham. The piece/pieces must be original - fact or fiction, poetry or prose, weird and wonderful. Any topic will be considered - however, the more bizarre the better! Publishers are waiting to hear from you.
The project will offer writers the following support:
- mentoring support
- editing support
- creative writing courses
- master classes
- networking with other writers
- publishing support
- professional critique for your work
- access to the Publishing Birmingham website(on which writers can upload their material)
- advice clinics
- access to local, national and international publishers
- access to Writers' Centre
The first Annual Muslim Writers Awards ceremony was held on Wednesday 28th March 2007 at the ICC.
The winners and runners-up for this year's Awards were:
- Innovate Writer of the Year - Ahmar Malik
- Under 16: Winner - Mustafa Ansa Runners-up - Muneza Pathan, Mizan Ahmed
- Poetry: Winner - Ameena Hanif Runners-up - Nasrin Shah, Wajid Hussain
- Novel: Winner - Wajid Hussain Runners-up - Ahmar Malik, Pamela Jabbar
- Short Story: Winners - Azra Pathan and Moin Pathan (joint story) Runners-up - Ahmar Malik, Mohammed Shariff
- Non Fiction: Winner - Aisha Iftikhar Runners-up - Surwath Khan, Ahmar Malik
Guest speakers and judges included Stephen Hughes, (Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council), Lord Amir Bhatia, Sarah Joseph (Editor of Emel Magazine), Steve Dyson (Editor of Birmingham Evening Mail), Emma Hargrave (Editor, Tindal St Press), poets Shamshad Khan and Richard Grant (a.k.a Dreadlockalien), and novelist Qaisra Shahraz.
For more information about the project, go to the Muslim Writers Awards home page:
