14: Local action, global passion (Syima Aslam interview)
Talking through my hat
English - June 26, 2018 12:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBBusiness Arts books ebooks editing editors proofreaders proofreading publishers publishing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 13: Be your own Google (John Espirian interview)
Syima Aslam co-founded the Bradford Literature Festival in 2014, and in this episode we discuss what makes this festival special, the ways that a literature festival helps the city that hosts it, and what it means for her to run this successful, growing annual event. In particular, her passion for reading and stories shines through - and for her home city and how books, libraries and reading in general are essential for young people to succeed in life. It's inspiring how she's making "literature" accessible and attractive for more people.