| Shamim Azad | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Poet, storyteller and writer |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | |
| www.myspace.com/shamimazad | |
Shamim Azad is a British bilingual poet, storyteller and writer.
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Shamim Azad’s work ranges from Bangladeshi to European folktales. Her performance fuses the lines between education and entertainment and her workshops are rooted in Asian folk, oral traditions and heritage.[1]
Azad has published 14 books including novels, collections of short stories, essays and poems in both English and Bangla and has been included in various anthologies including British South Asian Poetry, My Birth Was Not In Vain, Velocity, Emlit Project and Mother Tongues. She wrote two plays for Half Moon Theatre.
She has performed at venues including the Museum of London, Cambridge Water Stone, Liberty Radio, Battersea Arts Centre, Lauderdale House, the Commonwealth Institute, British Library, British Council of Bangladesh, Takshila in Pakistan and New York.
She is a trustee of well known charity One World Action, a school Governor and Chairperson of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra (World Literature Centre) London.[2]
Azad received the Bichitra Award in 1994 from Bangladesh, Year of the Artist 2000 Award from London Arts, Sonjojon- A Rouf Award 2004 and Civic Award in 2004 in UK.[2]