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Who is Charlie Watts? Meet the director who gave Manchester a voice during the 2020 pandemic
The name ‘Charlie Watts’ may not mean anything to you (and no, I’m not talking about the…
South Asians: Making it in the Media’ – Student documentary features major film director
aAh! Magazine’s Pruthvi Khilosia and Leonie Backhaus give a behind the scenes look at the making of…
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 part of…
Manchester Writing Competition Gala Awards £10,000 Prizes to Momtaza Mehri and Tim Etchells
The winners of the Manchester Writing Competition 2019, the UK’s richest prize for unpublished work, are Momtaza Mehri and…
Jessica Andrews Wins The Portico Prize 2020
Debut novelist Jessica Andrews is crowned the winner of the Portico Prize 2020, for her book Saltwater.…
Book Review: ‘The Roommates’ By Rachel Sargeant Is a Shocking But Insightful Story About Student Safety
The Roommates is Rachel Sargeant’s third book, about a girl who goes missing during a freshers fair with…
Opinion: Should Writers be Worried About Instagram Poets?
As an aspiring writer, I always worry that I’m not good enough, or that I’m not doing…
7 Books You Must Read in the Run-Up to Christmas
By Shaniah Shields I don’t know about you, but there is nothing better than snuggling up with…
“I wanted to write a story about how powerful a weapon art can be”: Nicholas Bain reveals how his fantastical spaces were inspired by Manchester
American screenwriter, producer and freelance writer Nicholas Bain is soon to be featured in aAh! Magazine’s upcoming…
Poetry, Fact and Fiction with Helen Mort and Blake Morrison
Award-winning poet Helen Mort and renowned poet and novelist Blake Morrison discuss the central role place plays…
The People’s Poetry Lectures: Moira Egan on Marianne Moore
By Sammy Weaver Moira Egan’s lecture on one of America’s most celebrated poets, Marianne Moore, proved how…
Poem: ‘Mixed-Race Superhero’ by Elijah Macbean
By Elijah Macbean I am the British chicken tikka masala, The Pakistani fish and chips. David Tennant…
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, publishers, agents…
Creative call for submissions: The SPACE Issue
aAh! – your arts and culture magazine Welcome to the next print edition of aAH! Magazine. Every…