Manchester Met writer Kane Benjamin Crookes releases his first poetry book ‘Blooming Us’
Featured image: Lowri Simmons Manchester Met final year English Literature student, Kane Crookes, has made his debut…
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Volunteering at Manchester Literature Festival: “It’s a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the city’s thriving literature scene”
Featured image: Ellen Byrne As a master’s student returning to education after a career change and moving…
The Book of Manchester contributing author Brontë Schiltz: “You can learn so much from reading other people’s work”
Featured image: John Keir Comma Press celebrated their latest short story collection with an author reading and…
Earth Prayers with Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson @ HOME review – The sublime, apathy and wind instruments
Featured image: aAh! | Featured Illustrations: Meghan Millar As part of the annual Manchester Literature Festival, HOME…
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: Festival to raise awareness of “national emergency” of violence against women
Featured image: Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Met is joining the global UN Women 16 Days of Activism…
Manchester Writing School: Writers to look out for
Featured image: Design: Bradley Sansom. Photography: Susie Wilson, Monique Roffey, Carson Wolfe The Manchester Writing School is…
QuietManDave Prize judge Michael Pinchbeck: “For this prize, the object is to pack a tighter snowball.”
Photography: Brian Slater The QuietManDave Prize, honouring theatre critic and writer Dave Murray, is now open for…
“It’s wonderful to have a competition which recognises and honours flash fiction”: Former QuietManDave Prize winner Kathryn Aldridge-Morris
Featured image: Kathryn Aldridge-Morris The QuietManDave Prize, honouring theatre critic and writer Dave Murray, is now open…
QuietManDave Prize judge Catherine Love-Smith: “Be brave and give it a go”
The QuietManDave Prize celebrates short-form writing and the life of someone who loved to experience new places,…
The Haçienda Threads: New book celebrates the life and legacy of the Haçienda nightclub
From the opening night in May 1982 until its closure in 1997, the Haçienda became a cornerstone…
The 2024 QuietManDave Prize opens for entries – celebrating short-form writing
The QuietManDave Prize celebrates short-form writing and the life of someone who loved to experience new places,…
Green Writing: It’s a voyage of discovery into the ecological crisis
Featured image: Gregory Norminton Against a backdrop of flash floods, heatwaves and hurricanes, distant concerns are becoming…
Graduate Stories: Penguin Random House Marketing Assistant Shaniah Shields talks candidly about the publishing industry
Featured image: Shaniah Shields Our new Graduate Stories series uncovers the diverse experiences of Manchester Met alumni, exploring the…
Graduate Stories: Manchester Cathedral Writer in Residence Tom Branfoot talks about his poetically charged career after leaving university
Featured image: Tom Branfoot Our new Graduate Stories series uncovers the diverse experiences of Manchester Met alumni,…
Graduate Stories: Simon Rennie on creating a new sub-genre of poetry – “It changed the way I saw the world”
Featured image: Simon Rennie Our new Graduate Stories series uncovers the diverse experiences of Manchester Met alumni,…