09.08.21 Short Story Workshop with Nizrana Farook
SHORT STORY WORKSHOP Join us on Monday 9th August as we learn from children’s author NIZRANA FAROOK on how to write an adventure short story, with a focus on setting and plot! 11am – 12:30pm, […]
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11.07.21 Screenplay workshop with Raisah Ahmed
SCREENPLAY WORKSHOP Join us this Sunday 11th July as we learn from Screenwriter and Director RAISAH AHMED on how to write a screenplay! 12-1:30pm, 90mins Register for the Zoom link. — Raisah is a writer […]
Review: Mission Mayhem
Mission Mayhem by Burhana Islam (illustrated by Farah Khandaker) | Published by Knights Of (April 2021) | A review by Sophie Hanif | Young writer and winner of the 2020 Young Muslim Writers […]
2021 Competition Opens
Each year we run a writing competition for children aged between 5 and 16 to celebrate their creativity and writing talent. We hope to inspire children and help them become confident writers. Short stories, poems, […]
2020 Winners Announced
The 2020 search for the nation’s best stories, poems, articles, and screenplays came to an end on Boxing Day `as we celebrated the shortlisted writers of the 2020 Young Muslim Writers Awards. The winners from […]
YMWA Anthology 2020
To find out which entries caught the judge’s attention, immerse yourself in the literary worlds created by this year’s shortlisted authors, poets, journalists, and screenwriters, and set sail on their adventures! Learn more […]
19.12.20 Poetry workshop with Cecilia Knapp
Join poet, novelist and playwright of Finding Home and Losing the Night, Cecilia Knapp for a fun and creative online poetry workshop, on Saturday 19th December! Learn how to form and produce your best […]
12.12.20 What happened next? Catch-up with winners
They’ve won Young Muslim Writers Awards, but ever wondered what they’re up to now? Hop onto our online session on Saturday 12th December to find out more about some of our past YMWA […]
Winners announced on Boxing Day 2020!
Winners of the 2020 Young Muslim Writers Awards will be announced in a star-studded ceremony broadcast on Islam Channel. This virtual ceremony features speeches from Director of the Royal Society of Literature Molly Rosenberg, […]
Review: Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World
By Burhana Islam (author), Nabi H. Ali (Illustrator) Reya Ahmed (Illustrator) Saffa Khan (Illustrator) Aaliya Jaleel (Illustrator) Deema Alawa (Illustrator) Aghnia Mardiyah (Illustrator) Published by Puffin Books (July 2020) A review by Aishah Kola-Olukotun […]