Sunny Singh talks about the Jhalak Prize
In the Reading Corner
English - May 07, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEducation children's literature writers illustrators literature education reading creative writing publishing teaching Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Professor Sunny Singh, co-founder of the Jhalak Prize talks to Nikki Gamble about the principles underpinning the prize and this year's shortlist.
About The Jhalak Prize
First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize and its new sister award Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize founded in 2020, seek to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers.
The prizes are unique in that they accept entries published in the UK by writers of colour. These include (and not limited to) fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels, poetry and all other genres. The Jhalak Children’s and YA Prize accepts books for children and teens and young adults including picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, poetry, non-fiction, and all other genres by writers of colour and aimed at young readers. The prizes are also open to self-published writers.