L-r: Amina Atiq (credit: Brian Roberts), Jack Nicholls, Saiqa Khushnood, Malika Booker
The Poetry Society presents a special event celebrating the Peggy Poole Award featuring readings from the 2019 Peggy Poole Award winner
Saiqa Khushnood, alongside her mentor through the Award, acclaimed poet
Malika Booker. The Peggy Poole Award is a talent development award recognising emerging writers in the North West of England.
The Peggy Poole Award readings are supported by guest performances from other writers based in the North West: Manchester-based poet and playwright
Jack Nicholls, who won third prize in the National Poetry Competition 2020 and Liverpool-based poet, playwright and performance artist