The Manchester Writing School prepares to start a new term after a successful year. By Pierangelly Del Rio After a bid coordinated by a consortium including Manchester Metropolitan University alongside other prestigious institutions, writers, publishers and organisations, Manchester was declared the 26th UNESCO City of Literature. The city now forms part of a worldwide Creative…
By Amber Ghei The saying goes, “finders keepers, losers weepers”, but this wasn’t the case for 19-year-old Manchester Met student Ella Gilman, who was surprised to find a substantial amount of cash tucked inside an envelope in a pair of shoes she had purchased from eBay. After finding the cash, the Events Management student reached out…
Manchester Metropolitan University student and artist Keith Bloody Mary imagines a post-human world in a collage-based exhibition produced during a residency at Wigan STEAM. Keith Bloody Mary, also known as Alice Thickett, pieces together work relating to biology, genetics, and mutations with a humorous twist. Keith said: “I’ve been working as an artist since I…
By Grace Atkinson Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy joined Gillian Clarke at the Director’s Suite of the Principal Hotel for an evening of poetry and critical discussion. The event titled ‘The People’s Poetry Lectures’, is the first of a series of lectures run by Manchester Metropolitan, featuring established writers presenting lectures on a poet of…
By JP Burns The Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University hosts the annual Creative Writing Summer School at their current base, Number 70 Oxford Street. It’s a two day programme organised by manager of the Writing School James Draper and academic director Adam O’Riordan. It’s made up of a series of workshops and talks…
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