Sarah Butler
Floor 12, Block A New Walk Centre
Welford Place
Leicester
LE1 6ZG
Phone: 0116 252 7347
Email: butls001@leicester.gov.uk

As yet there is no regular newsletter, but Sarah does have a mailing list which she is nurturing, and which she uses to send out regular mailings about projects in Leicester City. Where possible, Sarah would like to be able to contact people by email so she can send out information electronically and thus save lots of time, paper and resources. People can contact her by phone (0116 252 7347) or email: butls001@leicester.gov.uk
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Geographical Area covered
Leicester City

Short biography
Born and bred in Manchester, Sarah has always loved books and reading. She recently fulfilled a life ambition to read English Literature at Cambridge University, and graduated in June 2000. Her principal interests are literature, travel, international development and human rights issues. She began work as Literature Development Officer for Leicester City in January 2001.

Areas of activity
The literature development officer for Leicester works to:

• Support reader development activity in city libraries.
• Support creative writing activities throughout the city.
• Support national and city festivals and events, such as Black History Season, Castle Park Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival, National Poetry Day etc.
• Organise a biennial literature festival. The next festival is billed for October 2002.
• Work with specific community groups to tackle issues of social exclusion and celebrate the diversity of Leicester through the medium of literature. There will be a focus on the refugee and asylum seeker population of the city during 2001.
• Develop the innovative use of ICT alongside literature development.
  

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