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2009 – The Year of Readers

December 23, 2008 by Chris Unitt

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). … [Read more…]

Birmingham Through Time

November 13, 2008 by Chris Unitt

News of a short story competition: As part of the National Year of Reading and to tie in with the Birmingham Library Serviceâ€™s Write the Future events, Birmingham Writersâ€™ Group is launching a short story competition which is open to everyone. Weâ€™re looking for well-written and original stories of less than 2Â 500 words set in … [Read more…]