28 June 2014
With its £10,000 jackpot, the Manchester Poetry Prize is one that all poets set their sights on, both new and experienced. Adam O’Riordan discusses where poetry is in 2014 and what winning a competition like this can do for a poet. Read more »
28 June 2014
With a whopping £10,000 for the winner, the Manchester Fiction Prize is a short story writer’s dream come true. Chair of the judging panel Nicholas Royle talks about what he loves about the short story and what winning or being short listed can do for a writer’s career. Read more »
26 June 2014
Private Peaceful, Michael Morpurgo’s moving tale of life in the trenches, will be given a haunting musical makeover at this year’s Manchester Children’s Book Festival. Read more »
18 June 2014
The Manchester Writing School at MMU is pleased to welcome applications for the 2014/15 Joyce Nield Scholarship. The scholarship will assist a student from a Commonwealth country with the cost of an MA in Creative Writing. Read more »
13 June 2014
Poet and Educator Mandy Coe talks about why publishers and booksellers are afraid of poetry for children, and what she’s been doing with the Manchester Children’s Book Festival to try and change that. Read more »
