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Category Archives: Chris Al-Aswad Prize
Escape Into Life
At eight cuts gallery, we have always been fans of Escape Into Life, the amazing artists’ and writers’ community brought into being by Chris Al-Aswad, the inspirational young man in whose name we are honoured to hold the Christopher Al-Aswad Prize for … Continue reading
#TYChris
Shortly after the tragic death of Chris Al-Aswad on July 27 this year, at the age of just 31, a wave of tributes began to build on the internet. On twitter, where Chris, as @escapeintolife – the username of the … Continue reading
Christopher Al-Aswad Prize Winner
It is an honour to be able to host the first Christopher Al-Aswad Prize for outstanding contribution to breaking down barriers in literature and the arts, held in honour of the brilliant young man who built Escape Into Life. When … Continue reading
Escape Into Life
(We have a Facebook page now – do come and “like” us and say hi) Tomorrow is the biggest day in eight cuts gallery’s existence. By a long chalk. And on the eve of the Chris Al-Aswad Prize announcement, it … Continue reading
#Amwriting
(We have a Facebook page now – do come and “like” us and say hi) #amwriting is a hashtag on twitter that brings together tousands of writers on twitter into a sharing, supportive, creative community. Its highly informal origins have … Continue reading
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Sabina England
Sabina England is a deaf punk woman, and as each of those things she is an outstanding role model. But to reduce her to any or even all of those things would be a travesty. She is one of the … Continue reading
The Fiction Project
(We have a Facebook page now – do come and “like” us and say hi) Welcome to the second of our Chris Al-Aswad Prize shortlisters. I was first put onto The Fiction Project on twitter by the wonderful Cameron Chapman. The Fiction … Continue reading
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