£10K Manchester Writing Competition judges reveal what they’re looking for in winning entries
The 2020 Manchester Writing Competition is now open for entries.The UK’s biggest literary award for unpublished work…
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Writers at Manchester Met: Rachel Mann & Karen Solie on Faith and Devotion
Rachel Mann and Karen Solie discussed their poetry and ideas of faith and devotion as…
Preview: Liverpool Sound City 2020
The UK’s leading independent festival Sound City is returning to Liverpool in less than 3…
Review: The Reno Reborn @ Whitworth Art Gallery
The Reno – a safe space in an “unsafe” neighbourhood The funk and soul cellar…
“The Poets’ Poet”: Jean Sprackland on Elizabeth Bishop
By Kamila SebestovaPhotography by Bryn Rogers A sense of “homelessness and other reality” is what Elizabeth Bishop…
A journey through the National Creative Writing Industry Day 2019
By Kamila Sebestova Additional reporting: Ben ThompsonPhotography: Aslan Lewis Creative writing industry professionals including award-winning authors,…
The Portico Prize: Longlist – Exploring Northern Identity
Photography: Aslan Lewis ‘What does it mean to be a writer in the North?’ Three panel speakers together…