Zahid Hussain
BIOGRAPHY
Zahid Hussain is a Manchester based novelist and performance poet.
Zahid Hussain is a former winner of the North West Poetry Slam and has performed at venues such as Manchester’s Green Room and the Contact Theatre.
His debut novel, “The Curry Mile”, was released in late 2006.
WEBSITE
GENRE
Novels, Screenplays, Poetry, Short Fiction, Readings, Workshops, Residencies,
PUBLICATIONS | PERFORMANCE HISTORY
The Curry Mile - Author
(ISBN-10: 1905778007)
The Suitcase Book of Love Poems - Contributor
(ISBN-10: 1905778031)
Through the Eye of a Needle - Contributor
(ISBN-10: 0716206269)
NW Poetry Slam Champion 1998
WORKSHOP | READINGS EXPERIENCE","REFERENCE/S
Libraries:
Chadderton Library, Oldham
Manchester Central Library, Manchester
Levenshulme Library, Manchester
Wythenshawe Library, Manchester
Bury Central Library
Stretford Library, Trafford
Chorlton Library, Manchester
Blackburn Central Library
Schools/Colleges:
Xaverian College, Manchester
Levenshulme High School for Girls, Manchester
Whalley Range High School for Girls, Manchester
Burnage High School, Manchester
Loreto College, Manchester
Abraham Moss High School, Manchester
St. Antony's Catholic College, Trafford
Balderstone Technology College, Bolton
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn
Universities:
University of Salford
Youth Centres:
Bangor Community Centre, Blackburn
Prisons/YOIs:
Styal Prison
REFERENCE/S
Pete Kalu - Suitcase Books - 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS
GROUP SIZE PREFERENCE
No preference
GROUP AGE PREFERENCE
5+
WORKING LANGUAGE/S
English, Urdu, Punjabi, French, Spanish, Italian
AREA/S PREPARED TO TRAVEL
Worldwide
OTHER INFORMATION
I am represented by Shaheeda Sabir at Curtis Brown
Curtis Brown Group Ltd
Haymarket House
28 - 29 Haymarket
London SW1Y 4SP
Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7393 4400
Fax: +44(0)20 7393 4401
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