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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

Awards three annual prizes to books by writers of colour in UK. Disrupts publishing, celebrates great writing. A project of the Jhalak Foundation

London, England Katılım Ocak 2016
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Jhalak Prize@jhalakprize·
Excited to announce our shortlists for the three Jhalak Prize awards: 1. Children's & Young Adult 2. Poetry 3. Prose In C&YA judge Lanisha Butterfield's words, we "defy anyone – of any age, to browse our shortlist(s) and not find something for them." #jhalakprizeat10
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@rumena_aktar Delighted they have arrived. Hope they receive lots of love from your students
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Jo Gibbons
Jo Gibbons@jogibbons_jo·
My school @CatcottPrimary are so pleased with the book delivery from @jhalakprize . A great selection of books that we are excited to start reading. Thank you very much!
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Sunny Singh
Sunny Singh@ProfSunnySingh·
Announced today this brilliant initiative for everyone who has been made to feel even the tiniest bit uncomfortable in a bookshop. A growing network of INCREDIBLE independent bookshops across UK and Ireland with wide range of books who welcome all of us! #choosebookshops
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🧵Today we announce our #BookshopPartner programme with a first list of 25 bookshops across UK & Ireland, & more to be announced soon. This initiative builds on shared values: to connect writers & readers from all backgrounds, to be welcoming for those who may feel less welcome

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Alice Edda
Alice Edda@ADayInTheLib·
A huge thank you to @jhalakprize for this incredibly generous donation of secondary school library books, students were so impressed they appointed their favourite library mascot to guard our new collection!
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Jhalak Prize@jhalakprize·
We hope your students love these as much as we do! And yay Baby Yoda! Best guardian ever!
Alice Edda@ADayInTheLib

A huge thank you to @jhalakprize for this incredibly generous donation of secondary school library books, students were so impressed they appointed their favourite library mascot to guard our new collection!

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Cassava Republic
Cassava Republic@CassavaRepublic·
COMING THIS SEPTEMBER! What happens when Black women write the unspeakable? That is exactly what Dancing with Jinns: African Women Write on Taboo sets out to answer. 🖇️ bit.ly/dancingwithjin…
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Jhalak Prize@jhalakprize·
A key part of the initiative is a shared, accessible network of Jhalak Prize #BookshopPartners available on our website which allows readers to discover support local bookshops and explore new literary spaces when travelling the UK and Ireland jhalakprize.com/bookshop-partn…
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Jhalak Prize@jhalakprize·
🧵Today we announce our #BookshopPartner programme with a first list of 25 bookshops across UK & Ireland, & more to be announced soon. This initiative builds on shared values: to connect writers & readers from all backgrounds, to be welcoming for those who may feel less welcome
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Al Jazeera English@AJEnglish·
Banksy has unveiled a new sculpture of a man stepping off a stone base with his face obscured by a flag. The overnight installation in Waterloo Place, London, was revealed in a video shared by the artist, and has drawn fans of his politically charged works.
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