Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bali Rai
As per  4c "The person's work has won significant critical attention" - for many literary awards and nominations, including the Leicester Book of the Year Award http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/entertainment/theatre/2002_06/everybodys_reading/events.shtml, Angus Book Awardhttp://www.booksfromscotland.com/Books/Award-Winning-Scottish-Books/Angus-Book-Award, Stockport Schools Book Award http://www.stockport.gov.uk/services/leisureculture/libraries/otherlibraryservices/stockportschoollibraryservice/sba/pastwinners/.  There are also several news articles about this author visiting local schools which would indicate some level of notability
— User:Stvfetterly, 14:59, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:AUTHOR (Wikipedia:Notability)