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Find out what's been happening at the Centre for New Writing.
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Creative Writing and Language Diversity at the Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2022
29 Jun 2022
15-19 June 2022 saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries. Following the success of last year’s ...
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CNW alumna announced as Indie Excellence Awards Finalist
20 Jun 2022
An alumna of the Centre for New Writing has been named a Finalist for the National Indie Excellence Award for New Fiction. Morag Edwards (nee ...
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Joe Carrick-Varty wins Eric Gregory poetry prize
14 Jun 2022
Joe Carrick-Varty, an alumnus of the Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester, has scooped the Eric Gregory Award recognising a ...
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SALC brings jazz, language, photography and poetry to 2022 Community Festival
13 Jun 2022
The University of Manchester Community Festival (25 June 2022) is a rare opportunity for the entire organisation to share, celebrate and have fun ...
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures explores climate change with poetry at Manchester Histories Festival
7 Jun 2022
Poetry is the prevailing theme of The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures outing to the Manchester Histories ...
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Free ‘Writing for Wellbeing’ workshops: Festival of Libraries 2022
31 May 2022
The Centre for New Writing is delighted to be taking part in this year’s Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, which ...
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‘The Desire for Identity’ key theme for 2022 Sexuality Summer School
9 May 2022
This year’s Sexuality Summer School (SSS) at the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture will focus on ‘The Desire for Identity’ as a ...
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Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2022
4 May 2022
Following the success of last year’s inaugural celebration, the 2022 festival showcases a vibrant programme of 80 events in libraries across all ...
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Power of the Dog brings Oscar auspices to MA Screenwriting
25 Mar 2022
Tanya Seghatchian could be taking home a coveted statuette for Best Picture at the 2022 Academy Awards, bringing Oscar gold tantalisingly close to ...
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Lemn Sissay OBE launches 2022 Poetry Competition
21 Mar 2022
Creative Manchester has chosen World Poetry Day (21 March 2022) to announce the 2022 edition of its Micropoetry Competition in partnership with the ...
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Catch up: Practical Publishing Seminars
25 Jan 2022
The Practical Publishing Seminar series is practitioner-led and explores the processes of commissioning, editing and marketing, along with design, ...
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‘Exceptional’ debut short story collection published by alumna
23 Jan 2022
Congratulations to alumna Saba Sams whose debut short story collection Send Nudes has been published by Bloomsbury. Since graduating in 2017, Saba ...
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2022 Burgess Fellows Announced
12 Jan 2022
Every year, the Centre for New Writing welcomes two Writers in Residence to be part of the programme for the spring term. Since 2017, in ...
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Second Novel launched from Beth Underdown
12 Jan 2022
Award-winning author and Centre for New Writing lecturer Beth Underdown launches her latest novel The Key in the Lock at Blackwell’s Manchester ...
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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
21 Dec 2021
Featured Kathputli Utsav – A Festival of Traditional Indian Arts’ took place on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 in celebration of UNESCO ...
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Watch back: Novel Voices series 2
16 Dec 2021
The latest series of the online Novel Voices events welcomed a host of debut authors in conversation with Centre for New Writing Senior Research ...
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Robert Dean wins Peters Fraser + Dunlop prize for best dissertation
5 Nov 2021
Warm congratulations to 2021 MA graduate Robert Dean, who has won the Peters Fraser + Dunlop (PFD) Prize for best MA dissertation (Fiction) for his ...
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Four-year anniversary of Manchester City of Literature
28 Oct 2021
November 1 sees the fourth anniversary of Manchester's successful bid to join UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of ...
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University launches series two of Novel Voices
8 Oct 2021
Over five digital episodes, Ellah P Wakatama (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for New Writing) will be in conversation with debut authors about their ...
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Poetry collections published October 2021
5 Oct 2021
Professor of Poetry John McAuliffe’s Selected Poems was published on 1 October by Gallery Press. Selected Poems shows for the ...
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Rory Gleeson shortlisted for BBC National Short Story Award
1 Oct 2021
The 16th BBC National Short Story Award announced its shortlisted candidates on 10 September 2021, with lockdown-influenced themes of kindness, ...
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The Centre for New Writing and Manchester Literature Festival reveal exciting series of live events for 2021
15 Sep 2021
The Manchester Literature Festival returns this year for a spectacular series of in-person and online events, showcasing and celebrating some of ...
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Students from the Centre for New Writing launch the 2021 edition of the Manchester Anthology
15 Sep 2021
Students from the Centre for New Writing have launched the 2021 edition of the Manchester Anthology. The Manchester Anthology 2021 presents the work ...
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Winners of the Creative Manchester Poetry Competition 2021 announced
23 Jul 2021
This year’s poetry competition took place from 21 March 2021 to 21 June 2021 and was presented by Creative Manchester in collaboration with the ...
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Schools Poetry Competition 2021
22 Jul 2021
The Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester’s 2021 Schools Poetry competition took place from 21 March 2021 to 28 May 2021. The theme was ...
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Professor John McAuliffe appointed as Creative@Manchester Platform Director
9 Jul 2021
The Creative@Manchester platform has grown out of the successful Creative Manchester initiative that began in 2018 in the School of Arts, Languages ...
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The University celebrates successful inaugural Festival of Libraries 2021
22 Jun 2021
The Festival of Libraries is a celebratory series of over eighty free events, highlighting the successes of 133 libraries across Greater Manchester ...
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Catch-up on literary series Novel Voices
3 Jun 2021
Novel Voices saw Ellah P. Wakatama (Editor-at-Large at Canongate Books and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for New Writing) cherry-pick 10 ...
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Screenwriting Graduate’s comedy show 'Extraordinary' greenlit for Disney+
18 May 2021
Emma Moran, who completed an MA in Screenwriting at The University of Manchester in 2020, has had her original comedy show Extraordinary greenlit ...
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Poetry Short Course announced by the University and Carcanet Press
29 Apr 2021
Would you like to start to write – or write better – poetry? The Centre for New Writing, Creative Manchester and Carcanet Press have announced a ...
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Creative Manchester Poetry Competition 2021 themed around ‘Space’
17 Mar 2021
To enter, participants are invited to write a space-themed micropoem and tweet their poem with the hashtag #micropoem21. The theme is packed with ...
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Newly appointed Professor Maxine Peake to feature in conversation
26 Feb 2021
One of the nation’s favourite actresses, RADA-trained Maxine Peake has enjoyed a prolific career as a theatre, television, radio and film actress. ...
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Spotlight on: Dr Alicia J. Rouverol
12 Feb 2021
As 2020 drew to a close, Creative Manchester welcomed a new team member: writer and academic Dr Alicia J. Rouverol. Alicia has joined the University ...
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The University launches new literary series, Novel Voices.
5 Feb 2021
Taking place between February and April 2021, Novel Voices will feature five online events, each showcasing two exceptional debut authors. Following ...
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Manchester presents diverse programme to mark UNESCO International Mother Language Day
20 Jan 2021
As part of International Mother Language Day 2021, an event which celebrates the nearly 200 languages spoken in Manchester and the cultural ...
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Deadline extended: Making a Difference Awards
14 Jan 2021
Due to popular demand, the deadline for entries for The University of Manchester Making a Difference Awards has been extended. The new closing date ...
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Manchester City of Literature announces new team and launches website
11 Dec 2020
Manchester joined UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature in 2017, following a successful bid coordinated by a ...
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Centre for New Writing student scoops Distinguished Achievement accolade
9 Dec 2020
Kathryn Tann, Creative Writing MA student at the Centre for New Writing, has received a Distinguished Achievement Medal from The University for her ...
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Spotlight on: Ambrose Musiyiwa
9 Dec 2020
In early 2020, poet and journalist Ambrose Musiyiwa embarked on a fully-funded PhD at the University of Manchester, as part of a collaboration with ...
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Creative Manchester Business Engagement Workshop explores creative-academic collaboration
9 Dec 2020
A pioneering Business Engagement Workshop was presented by Creative Manchester - part of The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages ...
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures celebrates student strength in virtual celebration
8 Dec 2020
The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC) will be hosting a celebration to mark the strength and resilience of ...
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Centre for New Writing student Mary Trend wins PFD literature prize
19 Nov 2020
Mary Trend, Creative Writing MA student from The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing, has been awarded the Peters Fraser and Dunlop ...
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Audiences celebrate ‘special’ digital Manchester Literature
30 Oct 2020
The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing (CNW) was thrilled to present a number of events with the Manchester Literature Festival ...
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Catch-up on SALC’s Black History Month celebrations
30 Oct 2020
Throughout October, the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (and the wider University of Manchester community) celebrated Black History Month with...
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Emeritus Professor wins prestigious literary award for Russian translation of novel
29 Oct 2020
An Emeritus Professor from The University of Manchester has won the prestigious Yasnaya Polyana Literary Prize 2020 for her outstanding work in the ...
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'Writing the Pandemic' mentorship workshop inspires young writers
22 Oct 2020
On Saturday 17 October, Professor of Poetry and Director of the Centre for New Writing John McAuliffe led an online mentorship workshop for the ...
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Louise Glück becomes first American woman to win Nobel Prize for Literature
14 Oct 2020
Acclaimed American poet Louise Glück has been deservedly awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for her ‘unmistakable poetic voice ...
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Centre for New Writing students launch latest edition of Manchester Anthology
14 Oct 2020
Students from the Centre for New Writing have launched the 2020 edition of the Manchester Anthology, MANY. The Manchester Anthology 2020 presents ...
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MA Playwriting course 'a gateway to a writing career in the theatre and performance industries'
7 Oct 2020
In an exciting collaboration between The University of Manchester Drama Department, The Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester, the ...
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Centre for New Writing rolls up sleeves for all-virtual Manchester Literature Festival
7 Oct 2020
The Centre for New Writing is delighted to be hosting a number of events with the Manchester Literature Festival this year, which is going digital ...
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