• News

    Manchester Writing Competition: Interview with 2014 Winners

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    By Jacqueline Grima Established by Dame Carol Ann Duffy and the Manchester Writing School in 2008, the Manchester Writing Competition has since become one of the UK’s most prominent literary awards, having presented over £95,000 in prize money to emerging writers from across the world. Initially alternating between prose and poetry, the competition now offers…

  • Lifestyle, Manchester, News

    Manchester’s Best-Kept Student Secrets

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    By Thomas Rushton Every major city across the country is rammed with students. As a student myself, just finishing my first year of University, I have learned of the many ‘secrets’ that Manchester has to offer us that can make our lives easier and save us some money. For example: The number two bus The ‘number two’ bus stops literally opposite my…

  • Entertainment, Review

    Book Review: Londonstani

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    By Natasha Marshall  Gautam Malkani’s Londonstani is an intriguing tale of Asian youth culture in London, in which four middle class, teenage boys: Jas, Hardjit, Ravi and Amit, explore the limits and hierarchies of their rigid rule system. Whilst potentially being quite offensive, the dialogue in the novel consists of ‘rude boy’ slang and the young generations’…

  • News

    The F Word

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    By Emma O’Hara Exploring why feminism is still a dirty word for many. If you were to do a quick survey asking people if they believe women and men should have equal rights and opportunities, you would be hard pressed to find anyone who said ‘no’. However, many people still shy away from calling themselves…

  • News

    Put An (Alternative) End To It – and Win £2000!

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    A brand new competition is searching for the UK’s most inventive and creative writers to take on Hollywood and come up with an alternate ending to a movie classic for a chance to win £2,000. If you ever thought you could do a Scorsese, Lucas or Spielberg better, then this competition – sponsored by cartridgesave.co.uk…

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