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Find out about the important work Creative Manchester and our partners are doing in the arts and cultural sector.
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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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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
14 Sep 2021
Featured Manchester City of Literature celebrated Greater Manchester's 133 libraries with a Festival of Libraries from Wednesday 9 June to Sunday ...
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Poetry Competition's winning micropoems featured in exhibition at the Geological Society
31 Aug 2021
This year's Micropoetry competition was themed around the 2021 'Year of Space', and presented byCreative Manchester in collaboration with ...
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Manchester students help to preserve Marcus Rashford mural tributes
9 Aug 2021
Students from The University of Manchester have been involved in a project to catalogue and preserve tributes left on the Marcus Rashford mural in ...
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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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The University collaborates with Manchester International Festival
14 Jul 2021
The University of Manchester is a proud Silver Supporter of the Manchester International Festival, as such we are working collaboratively on a ...
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People’s Choice Award Winner Revealed for the 2021 UK-China International Photography Competition
13 Jul 2021
Hundreds of entries were reduced to a shortlist of 30 – including two overall winners selected by an esteemed judging panel including Michael ...
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Professor John McAuliffe appointed as Creative@Manchester Platform Director
8 Jul 2021
Commenting on the appointment, Professor Colette Fagan, Vice-President for Research, said: “I am thrilled that Professor John McAuliffe has been ...
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Virtual celebrations for the class of 2021
2 Jul 2021
This summer, The University of Manchester will be holding virtual celebrations for its graduating students, to celebrate the successful completion of...
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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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Winners of University’s International Photography Competition announced in Wuhan awards ceremony
11 Jun 2021
Manchester China Institute and Creative Manchester recently staged a China-based awards ceremony for this year’s International Photography ...
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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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International Photography Competition: Have your say in the People’s Choice Award
2 Jun 2021
Promoting mutual understanding in UK-China relations, this year’s International Photography Competition – presented by Creative Manchester and ...
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Spotlight on: Katherine Blumer
21 May 2021
The past eight years have seen The University of Manchester develop a thriving partnership with Manchester Camerata, otherwise known as ...
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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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Manchester and Wuhan: Sister cities celebrated in University photography competition
16 Apr 2021
Manchester and Wuhan were officially twinned in 1986, the same year that the Chinese Consulate-General in Rusholme, Manchester opened its doors. This...
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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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MCI and Creative Manchester run third International Photography Competition
3 Mar 2021
The competition, which promotes mutual understanding in UK-China relations through the celebration of our common humanity, is this year themed around...
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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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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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Professor Michael Wood awarded OBE for services to public history and broadcast
6 Jan 2021
Professor Michael Wood has been awarded an OBE for his services to public history and broadcasting in the New Year Honours list 2020. Wood, a ...
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Manchester Music PhD student shortlisted for Composition: Wales 2021
5 Jan 2021
A Music PhD student from The University of Manchester is among eight talented musicians shortlisted for Composition: Wales 2021. Cameron ...
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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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Prestigious music festival commission for Music alumna Hayley Suviste
9 Dec 2020
An alumna from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has recently been awarded a prestigious commission for Huddersfield Contemporary...
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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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UoM Chorus Principal Conductor in inclusive Manchester Camerata collaboration
4 Dec 2020
Rob Guy, Principal Conductor of The University of Manchester Chorus, has been working alongside Manchester Camerata to bring music to broader ...
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Making a Difference Awards 2021 open for entries
3 Dec 2020
This year, university life has presented challenges that might have previously been unthinkable. The impact of COVID-19 continues to reverberate, yet...
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Music graduate’s lockdown piece gets BBC Radio 3 airtime
30 Nov 2020
A graduate from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has had a piece of his music played on BBC Radio 3. Alexander Hopkins’ ‘Wash...
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3D scanning technology brings cultural sites to you
30 Nov 2020
3D scanning technology is being used to bring some of Manchester’s most celebrated cultural sites to all. The School of Arts Languages and ...
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Anti-racist activism event held with original members of the 'Black 14'
26 Nov 2020
The event was held by the University of Manchester's History Department on Monday 23 November. It began with a touching and informative panel ...
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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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University to host Business Engagement Workshop
19 Nov 2020
Researchers in Higher Education institutions often find the process of accessing businesses and organisations difficult. Equally, arts and cultural ...
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University hosts Music Health and Wellbeing Workshop
18 Nov 2020
The workshop, which took place via Zoom on 11 November, was a collaboration between Creative Manchester, the Music Department and the University’s...
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Manchester’s Professor David Olusoga to interview Barack Obama on BBC One
16 Nov 2020
In an exclusive UK interview ahead of the release of his memoirs, former President of the United States Barack Obama will speak to The University of ...
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University holds students, sports and anti-racist activism event with original members of ‘The Black 14’
13 Nov 2020
Over 50 years ago, 14 Black football players from the University of Wyoming took a principled stand against racial injustice at great personal cost. ...
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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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'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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University photography competition features in British Council’s UK-China Contemporary Culture Festival
19 Oct 2020
Throughout October, the British Council is running an online festival for cultural exchange between the UK and China. Around 50 cultural institutions...
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University holds Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop as part of ESRC Festival
16 Oct 2020
On 11 November, The University is hosting a Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop that will serve to answer these questions. Presented in ...
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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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The Purcell premiere that took 340 years
8 Oct 2020
A piece of music by Henry Purcell at long last got its official premiere – only 340 years late. On Tuesday 6 October 2020, a devotional partsong...
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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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