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6.00 to 7.30pm
Manchester Central Library
Banipal magazine is awarded the 2008-2010 Incwriters Outstanding Contribution to Literature (Magazines) award.
To see images of the Award ceremony, click here
The following magazines, listed alphabetically, made up the shortlist top ten:
Banipal, Blithe Spirit, Brand, Chroma, Edinburgh Review, Mslexia, Other Poetry, The North, Succour and Tadeeb.
The evening was packed with readers, poets, publishers and the media, and included a speech by Incwriters Andrew Oldham on the state of the industry, a speech on behalf of Banipal's publisher and editor Margaret Obank by Manchester University professor Philip Sadgrove, and readings .
For more information about Incwriters and the award click here.
To download a list of the magazines listed No 20 to No 11, click here
To go to Incwriters website, click here
was founded in 2004, created initially as Inc. in 2002-2003, Incwriters has grown into the one stop website for Promoters, Agents, Publishers, Readers and Writers. We are committed to creation of networks, the protection of Literature and to this end Incwriters has several imprints and free downloads.
Further information: www.incwriters.co.uk/award.htm
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