By Jacqueline Grima Graduates and students gathered at Manchester Metropolitan University for the third National Creative Writing Graduate Fair on Friday. The event, hosted by Comma Press and the Manchester Writing School and supported by Arts Council England, gave aspiring writers the opportunity to meet professionals from the publishing industry as well as to pitch their…
By Jacqueline Grima Academics and guests gathered at Manchester Metropolitan University this week for the first event in the 2017/18 North West Long 19th Century series. The event welcomed guest speakers from various universities and was hosted by Senior Lecturer in English Dr Emma Liggins. The first speaker at the event was Manchester Met PhD…
By Jacqueline Grima The team from Manchester Metropolitan University’s North West Film Archive recently hosted an event at Manchester Central Library to celebrate Digital Home Movie Day. The aim of the event was to celebrate the family films of the last few years that were ‘born digital’. The North West Film Archive, which celebrates its…
By Jacqueline Grima Since it was founded in 1998, Manchester Writing School has produced an astonishing community of published and successful writers, with many of its graduates going on to establish successful careers in the literary industry. Under the guidance of Creative Director Carol Ann Duffy and a whole host of published writers on the…
By Jacqueline Grima This year’s National Poetry Day will be taking place on 28th September, with everyone invited to join in and celebrate all things poetic. The aim of the event, founded in 1994, is to encourage readers and writers to share their favourite poems in order to increase the size of the audience engaging…
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