national year of reading http://www.createdinbirmingham.com Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:05:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CiB-Google-copy-32x32.jpg national year of reading http://www.createdinbirmingham.com 32 32 2009 – The Year of Readers http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/12/23/2009-the-year-of-readers/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:41:38 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=2520 [Read more...]]]> With party season in full flow, you may have a rueful eye on a resolution or two for the new year. Vying for your attention is The Year of Readers.

The organiser is Jodie Baker and she’s based in Birmingham. Here’s her explanation:

It’s an easy concept (which is probably why I thought of it). You pick a literary charity that you want to support in 2009. You sign up to be part of The Year of Readers, get people to sponsor you and just start reading whatever you like. If you’re going to read next year why not join and help a bookish charity at the same time?

Not to be confused with 2008’s National Year of Reading.

]]> Birmingham Through Time http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/11/13/birmingham-through-time/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:04:32 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=2279 [Read more...]]]> News of a short story competition:

As part of the National Year of Reading and to tie in with the Birmingham Library Service’s Write the Future events, Birmingham Writers’ Group is launching a short story competition which is open to everyone.

We’re looking for well-written and original stories of less than 2 500 words set in Birmingham’s past, present or future. We want stories that move us, surprise us, engage us and make us smile

There’s a cash prize and the poster features a dinosaur and a spaceship. Excellent. The closing date is 10 Jan 2009.

Found via Brummies on LiveJournal

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