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

February 25th, 2013 - 17:00pm

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

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

The Manchester Writing School at MMU is back at the Royal Exchange Theatre for a sixth 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 David Tait. Each evening will also feature a guest appearance from a poet of national stature.

Monday 12^th November 2012

Special guest: Gillian Clarke

with Martin Kratz, Clive McWilliam and David Tait

Monday 19^th November 2012

Special guest: Liz Lochhead

with Michael Conley, Christopher Riesco and Liz Venn

Tuesday 4^th December 2012

Special guest: Jackie Kay

with Carley Hind, Charmain Leung and Kim Moore

Monday 7^th January 2013

Special guest: Sean O’Brien

Colin Bancroft, Joseph Hobson and Rebecca Smith

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.royalexchangetheatre.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

October 1st, 2012 - 11:20am

The Department of English and the School of Theatre at Manchester Metropolitan University, with North West Playwrights, present rehearsed readings of plays by this year’s graduates and students of Manchester Metropolitan University’s postgraduate Scriptwriting Course.

Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th September  2012

Venue: Capitol Theatre, Mabel Tylecote Building, All Saints, Manchester

Seats available free on a first come first served basis.

For further information please contact j.wilkinson@mmu.ac.uk or go to www.newplaysnw.co.uk

August 24th, 2012 - 14:13pm