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Find out what's been happening at the Centre for New Writing.
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Introducing the new portal SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
6 Aug 2020
The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester welcomes its audiences to SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire – a digital ...
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Young people’s 'Writing the Pandemic' initiative comes to a close
30 Jul 2020
Presented by the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester, Writing the Pandemic invited young people (aged 11-18) from Greater Manchester high ...
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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
30 Jul 2020
Music The Martin Harris Centre and The University of Manchester's Department of Music have brought the joy of live performance to a new universal ...
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Winners of Creative Manchester Poetry Competition 2020 announced
16 Jul 2020
On World Poetry Day (21 March 2020), Creative Manchester and the Centre for New Writing launched a Twitter-based micropoetry competition. This ...
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Schools Poetry Competition Winners Announced
7 Jul 2020
Presented by the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester, the Schools Poetry Competition has been running annually since 2017, when it was ...
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Capturing COVID-19 through poetry
10 Jun 2020
Talented students at the Centre of New Writing have responded to the global Covid-19 pandemic through poetry and spoken word, reflecting their ...
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John McAuliffe’s Kabul Olympics named the Guardian’s poetry book of the month
10 Jun 2020
The Kabul Olympics, the latest poetry collection by John McAuliffe, Professor of Poetry at the Centre for New Writing at The University of ...
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Carcanet Press at 50 celebrated in new podcast series
4 Jun 2020
The Centre for New Writing, Creative Manchester and The University of Manchester Library have produced a new podcast series entitled The Rylands ...
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Writing the Pandemic: Manchester's young voices
3 Jun 2020
Writing is a great way of processing our lives. For young people living in a locked-down world, writing can be a helpful means of reflection and ...
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Centre for New Writing COVID-19 update
12 May 2020
In light of the developing situation around COVID-19 and the Government’s latest advice, we have taken the decision to cancel all Literature Live ...
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Second Centre for New Writing novelist makes Observer list
6 Mar 2020
Burgess Fellow at Centre for New Writing, Jessica Moor, who studied an MA in creative writing at the Centre for New Writing is the second MA alumna ...
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Centre for New Writing #WorldBookDay reading list
5 Mar 2020
Thursday 5 March is World Book Day, an initiative aimed at making books more accessible for all children and for celebrating authors, illustrators ...
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American Studies lecturer shares insights on BBC Radio 4
3 Mar 2020
Dr Ian Scott, Senior Lecturer in the American Studies department at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures was recently an academic consultant on...
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MACFEST enjoys successful return to Manchester
22 Jan 2020
The Muslim arts and culture festival MACFEST 2020 enjoyed a successful outing at Blackwell’s book store at University Place, Manchester on Monday ...
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Spring/Summer 2020 season
7 Jan 2020
Welcome to the new season of events at the Martin Harris Centre. We have an exciting and diverse programme lined up this season, with a range of ...
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CNW student Thomas Lee wins PFD literature prize
11 Dec 2019
A student from The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing has been awarded a literature prize for his unfinished post-Brexit novel. ...
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University partnership with Manchester International Festival celebrated in new film
15 Nov 2019
Students of Drama and Electronic Engineering lent their talents to an event at the heart of Manchester International Festival (MIF) in the latest ...
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Artists dive into Manchester development debate
7 Nov 2019
Creatives will be joining the discussion on issues affecting the burgeoning city of Manchester as part of a special weekend-long event. ...
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Poetry praise for Manchester novelist Reshma Ruia
4 Nov 2019
Reshma Ruia, the Manchester-based novelist, has published her first poetry collection A Dinner Party in the Home Counties to great acclaim. Ruia, ...
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University of Manchester celebrates success of 2019 Manchester Literature Festival
31 Oct 2019
The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing (CNW) is celebrating the success of the 2019 Manchester Literature Festival, which has drawn...
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Ideas and encounters on romanticism span Manchester at Peterloo anniversary event
30 Aug 2019
Ideas were flying at a three-day event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo massacre in Manchester, which brought thought-leaders from the ...
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New season programme puts emerging talents among legends
28 Aug 2019
The Martin Harris Centre’s new programme for autumn/winter 2019 is giving fresh talent a platform with some renowned names in the arts. An ...
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Peterloo: Local and global perspectives
16 Aug 2019
On 2 August 2019 at the Friends’ Meeting House, adjacent to St. Peter’s Square, Manchester, three renowned scholars of the early 19th century ...
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Jeanette Winterson longlisted for 2019 Booker Prize
31 Jul 2019
Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing Jeanette Winterson has been longlisted for the 2019 Booker ...
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Pupils’ ‘vivid, heartfelt’ poems for Creative Manchester and Centre for New Writing competition praised
5 Jul 2019
A love of poetry was kindled in school children from Manchester who participated in the third annual schools poetry competition, organised by ...
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Fulbright Scholar Cathleen Miller on her time at Manchester and her greatest inspiration
12 Feb 2019
Cathleen (Cathy) Miller, a Fulbright Award recipient at The University of Manchester, is a Professor of English at San Jose State University, where ...
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News from Centre for New Writing students, staff and alumni – December 2018
10 Dec 2018
PhD student Mariah Whelan has been shortlisted for the Aesthetica Magazine Creative Writing Award for her poem 'Viaduct'. On 28 November 2017-18...
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News from Centre for New Writing students, staff and alumni – November 2018
6 Nov 2018
Marie Naughton and Laura Webb launch new poetry collections, Susan Gee has her debut novel published, Roma Havers performs for UK Young Artists, Alex...
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News from Centre for Writing students and alumni, September 2018
6 Sep 2018
Current 2nd year student Gurnaik Johal has made the shortlist for The Guardian’s 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize 2018. Johal's story is entitled ...
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Centre for New Writing students launch Manchester Anthology 2018
4 Sep 2018
Students from the Centre for New Writing have launched the 2018 edition of the Manchester Anthology. The Manchester Anthology 2018 brings together...
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