Muslim Writers Awards
| Muslim Writers Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Recognise the best of British Muslim literary talent |
| Date | 28 March 2007 |
| Location | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Official website | www |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | Islam Channel |
Muslim Writers Awards is an annual British award ceremony, which aims to recognise, showcase and celebrate literary talent within the UK's Muslim community. It was established in 2006, with the Young Muslim Award category established in 2010.
Now into its fourth year, the Muslim Writers Awards was put together to showcase and celebrate the very best of literary talent from Muslims across the UK.
According to the founders of the Muslim Writers Awards, Imran Akram and Faraz Yousufzai, the goal of the Muslim Writers Awards "is to nurture that talent, bring it to the attention of the wider world and then celebrate it. We want to give Muslim writers confidence in their abilities and offer a platform to communicate their experiences and creativity through the power of the pen." The motto for the awards is: "Share stories, come together. It's time, Write Now!"
Birmingham Libraries worked on a creative writers project with writers of Muslim backgrounds. They provided writers with an e-portal where writers can upload their work of any genre online – www.publishingbirmingham.com. They aimed to offer writers the opportunity to develop themselves and earn income from their writing.
To celebrate the work and contribution of British writers, On 28 March 2007, the first annual Muslim Writers Awards took place at the Library Theatre in Birmingham. At the event, Muslim speakers and writers including Qaisra Shahraz, Moazzem Begg, Salma Yaqoob and Faraz Yousufzai spoke about their experiences on getting published.
After 10,000 submissions of work was received in 12 months, on 29 March 2008, the second Muslim Writers Awards event took place on at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.
The event was organised by Aston-based not-for-profit company Innovate Arts CIC in partnership with Birmingham Libraries, the Islam Channel, which broadcast the ceremony, Yorkshire Bank and Radisson SAS, and it was hosted by Birmingham Mail blogger Faraz Yousufzai.
The ceremony attracted support from the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, local government and celebrity advocates. It was attended by more than 1,000 people including the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and guest of honour Jermaine Jackson, whilst James Caan, who was unable to make the event, greeted the audience with a video message.
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