Our partners
Muslim Hands
Muslim Hands believes in the great value of education and investing in the talent of children in the future. The Muslim Writers Awards provides us with the opportunity to strengthen communities and work with youth, the adults of tomorrow, to explore their full personal and creative potential.
Through supporting MWA, we can demonstrate the positive impact brought about from children being enabled, confident and better communicators.
Shahid Bashir, Senior Fundraising Manager, Muslim Hands
Department for Children, schools and families
The Deapartment for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is pleased to suppport the Muslim Writers Awards in recognition of the importance of developing effective and creative writing skills amongst under-16s. Writing is a key that can unlock many doors for young people - Muslim and non-Muslim alike. It helps them articulate their thoughts, express their feelings and enables them to create, plan, explore, imagine and anticipate in all areas of their education and their lives.
Lesley Longstone, Director General for Young People Directorate
Penguin Group UK
Penguin is supporting the Muslim Writers Awards because we believe that there are immensely talented writers in the British Muslim community, not all of whom are funding it easy to get their work in front of the publishers or literary agents.
Helen Fraser, Managing Director of Penguin
Puffin Books
I'm delighted that Penguin is sponsoring the children's prize at the Muslim Writers Award, not only because it means that I can read manuscripts from new perspectives, but because it proactively illustrates that the publishing industry wants people from all backgrounds to think about writing for children.
Shannon Park, Senior Editor, Puffin Books
Arts Council
We believe that the MWA has an important role in developing and profiling writers of Muslim Heritage, and opening those talents up to the reading public. The MWA also plays a key part in throwing a contemporary spotlight on the rich strata of creativity that has historically run through the Muslim world.
Hassan Mahamdallie, Senior Strategy Officer, Arts Council England
Booktrust
What I particularly like about the Muslim Writers Awards is that while they portray a strong and positive picture of the Muslim community, promoting pride in Muslim literature and authors, those who enter for the awards do not necessarily have to focus on Islam or Muslim identity. The Muslim Writers Awards, like Booktrust prizes and awards - whether the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize or the John Llewellyn Rhys Award – above all celebrate achievement in writing at different stages of a writer’s career.
Vivian Bird, Director of Booktrust
