The Manchester Writing School at MMU is pleased to present its end of year student poetry reading and open mic night. The first half will be a showcase of poets in their first year of the MA in Creative Writing. The second half consists of an open mic night for any alumni, current students (whether doing the MA or an undergraduate degree) and friends. You do not need to register for the open mic, just turn up and bring a poem. This is a great chance to hear new talent and meet old colleagues, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Date: Thursday 5th June 2013

Time: 7pm

Venue: International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Chorlton Mill, Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY

FREE event – no need to book in advance

Queries: 0161 235 0776; eve...@anthonyburgess.org

May 13th, 2013 - 17:32pm

The Rosamond Prize concert will be held at the Royal Northern College of Music (next door to MMU’s Geoffrey Manton Building, Oxford Road, Manchester) at 7.30pm on Friday 10th May 2013. All are welcome, entry is free and there is no need to book in advance.

The Rosamond Prize is the Manchester Writing School’s annual collaborative project with the Royal Northern College of Music and is named for the street that runs between the two institutions. The Prize brings together MMU’s poetry students with the RNCM’s composers (the College boasts one of the strongest composition departments in Europe), in the hope that collaborative partnerships will be formed.
Partnerships formed at a showcase in January each year work towards producing a short collaborative piece to be completed by May, when all completed pieces are performed at a concert and one piece is awarded the Rosamond Prize for that year. Past years have produced some very fine work, and some of the partnerships have gone on to produce further pieces beyond the competition.

If you have any queries about the event, please contact the RNCM on 0161 907 5200.

May 3rd, 2013 - 16:55pm

Professor Michael Symmons Roberts, Academic Director of the Manchester Writing School at MMU

**UPDATE** We are sorry to announce that Les Murray has had to return to Australia due to unforeseen circumstances, and will no longer be visiting the UK at this time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The event will continue with Michael reading from and talking about his work. - Carcanet Press

The Manchester Writing School at MMU, in association with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and Carcanet, is proud to present two internationally acclaimed poets in this very special event.

When Michael Symmons Roberts published his first poetry collection Soft Keys it was Les Murray, Australia’s leading poet, who heralded him as ‘a poet for the new, chastened, unenforcing age of faith that has just dawned.’

Tonight’s event marks the launch of Drysalter, Michael’s sixth and most ambitious collection to date, and we are delighted to be bringing together both poets in Manchester to celebrate, to read from and to discuss their work. All welcome. This is event is free and there is no need to book.

Thursday 9th May 2013, 7pm

International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Chorlton Mill, Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY (0161 235 0776)

April 24th, 2013 - 17:26pm

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March 1st, 2013 - 16:29pm

Beacons

The Manchester Writing School at MMU, Manchester Literature Festival and Steady State Manchester invite you to explore how literature can connect us with the predicaments of our age.

February 26th, 2013 - 20:04pm

FREE READING: Alison Moore and Nicholas Royle
Thursday 24th January 2013, 6:30 pm | International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY

 
Join us for this very exciting joint reading: an opportunity to learn about the important creative collaboration between author and editor, and to hear two major novelists read from and talk about their work.

ALison Moore

In 2012 Alison Moore’s first novel, The Lighthouse, caused a literary sensation and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Alison’s editor was Nicholas Royle, whose seventh novel, First Novel, is published this month. The two writers will be in conversation with Gregory Norminton. Come and hear them read from and discuss their work.

This event is presented in partnership between the Manchester Writing School at MMU and the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.

Nicholas Royle is the author of seven novels, two novellas and a short story collection. He has edited sixteen anthologies of short stories. A senior lecturer in creative writing at the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, he also runs Nightjar Press, publishing original short stories as signed, limited-edition chapbooks.

Alison Moore’s stories have been published in various magazines and anthologies including Best British Short Stories 2011.

Free. No need to book tickets.

January 14th, 2013 - 17:48pm

Manchester's much-loved Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy

The Manchester Writing School at MMU is back at the Royal Exchange Theatre for a seventh series of special evenings of poetry and music hosted by Manchester’s much-loved Poet Laureate. Carol Ann will be reading from her own work and presenting some of the country’s best new emerging talent: students and graduates of the Manchester Writing School at MMU, led by House Poet Liz Venn. Each evening will also feature a guest appearance from a poet of national stature.

Monday 7^th January 2013 

Special guest: Sean O’Brien

with Colin Bancroft, Joseph Hobson and Rebecca Smith

Monday 4^th February 2013 

Special guest: Ian McMillan  

with Jennifer Bailey, Sarah Pepin and Christina Stenhoff

Monday 8^th April 2013 

Special guest: Ian Duhig  

with Janet Fisher, Anyonita Green and Liz Loxley

Start time: 7.00pm (music), 7.30pm (readings)

Venue: The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester, M2 7DH

Tickets: £12 (£10 concession); price includes £1 book token for use at a special Blackwell’s bookstall on the night – and there’ll be an opportunity to get copies signed in the interval, and at the end of the evening.

These events sell out fast so BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment!

Book online at www.royalexchange.co.uk or contact the box office: 0161 833 9833

Sponsored by The Midland Hotel, Manchester

www.qhotels.co.uk

Hotel Reservations: 0845 074 0060

December 21st, 2012 - 13:26pm

Brian Turner

American poet Brian Turner will be flying into Manchester this Thursday (19^th April) as part of a UK visit and offering a special poetry-writing masterclass workshop at Manchester Metropolitan University. He’ll also be reading from, and talking about his work, and happy to answer your questions.

The session will run from 6-8pm in room G.08 on the ground floor of our Sandra Burlslem Building (the Law School, accessible via All Saints, opposite the MMU Student Union: CLICK FOR MAP).

The masterclass is free and open to all, although places are limited; please email James Draper on j.dr...@mmu.ac.uk to book. You can find out more about Brian here: BRIAN TURNER.

April 17th, 2012 - 13:25pm

Kathleen Jamie

Reading for the first time in Manchester, multi-award-winning poet, essayist and nature writer Kathleen Jamie will launch her new book Sightlines. ‘Kathleen Jamie subtly shifts our focus on landscape and the living world, daring us to look again at the ‘natural’, the remote and the human-made. She offers us the closest of perspectives, inviting us to gaze at vistas of cells beneath a hospital microscope, the pores of a whale’s jawbone under restoration, light filtering through trees. … Written with precision, delicacy and personal recollection, Sightlines invites us to pause and look afresh at our surroundings.’

Kathleen will be reading from and talking about her work, and answering questions from the audience. Drinks will be available from the bar, and there’ll be a special Blackwell’s bookstall, with signing after the event.

Date: Friday 27^th April 2012

Time: 6.30-8.00pm

Entry: Free – all welcome (booking not required, but email:

events@anthonyburgess.org to reserve seats)

Venue: The International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Chorlton Mill,

Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY

Contact: James Draper: +44 (0) 161 247 1787; j.draper@mmu.ac.uk

The Manchester Writing School at MMU: www.mmu.ac.uk/writingschool

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation: www.anthonyburgess.org

Sponsored by The Midland Hotel, Manchester

www.qhotels.co.uk

Hotel Reservations: 0845 074 0060

April 3rd, 2012 - 15:18pm

Poet Laureate and Manchester Writing School Creative Director Carol Ann Duffy

In association with the Royal Exchange Theatre, the Manchester Writing School at MMU presents a fifth series of special evenings of poetry and music hosted by Manchester’s much-loved Poet Laureate. Carol Ann Duffy will be reading from her own work and presenting some of the country’s best new emerging talent: students and graduates of the Manchester Writing School, led by House Poet David Tait. Each evening will also feature a guest appearance from a poet of national stature.

Monday 30^th January 2012: Adam O’Riordan SOLD OUT!

with Matthew Byrne and Louise Stothard

Monday 19^th March 2012: Jean Sprackland

with Joseph Hobson and Linda Sunderland

Monday 30^th April 2012: Jonathan Davidson

with Martin Malone and Amy Rawsthorne

Start time: 7.00pm (music), 7.30pm (readings)

Venue: The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester, M2 7DH

Tickets: £10 (£7/£4 concession); price includes £1 book token for use at a special Blackwell’s bookstall on the night – and there’ll be an opportunity to get copies signed by the star poets in the interval, and at the end of the evening.

Book online at www.royalexchangetheatre.org.uk or contact the box office: 0161 833 9833

Sponsored by Q Hotels, The Midland, Manchester

Sponsored by The Midland Hotel, Manchester

www.qhotels.co.uk

Hotel Reservations: 0845 074 0060

November 29th, 2011 - 15:09pm