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Commonword and Cultureword co-ordinates a range of Writing Development and Publishing Projects, often in collaboration with other organisations.

The aim of these projects is to encourage specific sections of the community to engage in creative writing and reading activities. Brief profiles of current and recent projects are contained in this page – please contact the office if you require further details of any of the projects profiled.

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Brothas

Featuring five of the North West’s finest male performance poets, Commonword's Black Writers Group interacted with both each other and the audience to host an entertaining and enlightening event at Contact Theatre in 2005. T... Read more

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Diversity In Children's Fiction

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Jazzy Jives

On Thursday 6th March 2008, Commonword celebrated the 80th anniversary of universal women's suffrage. Commonword's regulars and performers took to the stage with an evening of stunning visuals and poetry! The night was themed i... Read more

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Love Bites

February swings round and suddenly there’s a spring in your step. It’s the season of love and whether you sat on the sidelines watching others fall or were fully loved-up, the one thing everybody had in common this February 20... Read more

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Love vs Lust 2007

What makes a perfect relationship: the slow-burner of love or the fast fury of lust? Battling its way around the region, Commonword's slam poet group toured Oldham, Chester, Salford and Wigan, the two teams of poets taking pos... Read more

My Place My Space

Where: Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse When: October 2009 Participants: 10 Audience:  100+ Young Identity performed at the Moss Side Millennium P... Read more

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National Black Writers & Publishers Conference 2007

On Saturday the 13th of October 2007, writers gathered at the Contact Theatre for the National Black Writers and Publishers Conference. The valuable and exciting day provided panels of some of the country's top publishers and a... Read more

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Poetry Picnic 2004

To celebrate National Poetry Day Commonword organised a Poetry Picnic in Piccadilly Gardens! Poetry Chefs, Julian Daniel and Chanje Kunda, served up a mouth watering selection of verse to nourish the soul, joined on stage by some ... Read more

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Superheroes of Slam

Poets and kryptonite don’t often come  in the same breath but this event certainly transformed ideas of what poetry is all about! After five heats and four months some of the most talented poets assembled here to do battle o... Read more

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The Big Gay Read

The national campaign to find the nation's favourite lesbian/gay novels came to Manchester, with The Big Gay Read launching at Manchester Central Library on Firday 26th August 2006 as part of Manchester Pride. Hosted by Chloe P... Read more

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The Hothouse Project

The Hothouse Project was set up in the spring of 2007 as a collaboration between Yorkshire and the North West writers. Commonword brought together these writers to spend sustained time with one another focusing on their craft a... Read more

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Young Identity's Evolving Words

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Commonword is a writing development organisation based in Manchester, in the North West of England. It's aims are to develop creative writing especially focussing on groups that do not normally have access to writing and publishing resources.

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