Services & Workshops
Our regular workshops provide a stimulating and supportive atmosphere for writers of all ages and abilities. People are encouraged to bring along their own work to discuss, be it a poem, short story, novel or play. There is no fee to attend the workshops but we do ask for donations.
To get involved just turn up on the day! Workshops take breaks in the summer and at Christmas and Easter. Contact the office on 0161 832 3777 for further details.
Advice & Information
We give advice and information on all aspects of writing to groups and individuals. We can help groups to set up their own workshop, find them workshop facilitators, help them produce their own publication, and help them organ... Read more
Manuscript Reading Service
Commonword's Manuscript Reading Service is open to writers living in the North West of England only. It provides writers with constructive criticism about their work, which may take the form of poetry or fiction (this does not ... Read more
Commonword Blogs
Not quite a workshop and not quite a service, Commonword blogs is a feedback based writing blog. Post your writing and get feedback from other blog members, including Commonword. Commonword blogs is here: Read more
i·den·ti·ty
n. pl. i·den·ti·ties 1. The collective aspect of the set of characteristics by which a thing is definitively recognizable or known. 2. The set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an ... Read more
Monday Night Group
These sessions, run by Monday Night Group, are open to all. The meetings take place every Monday at Commonword' workshop room between 7.30 - 9.30pm. Read more
Survivors Poetry Manchester
This group, for survivors of the mental health system meets on Monday afternoons, 2 -4pm - for more information ring Commonword. The last workshop of the year is on Monday 20 December 2010. Workshops resume on Monday 10 January... Read more
Womanswrite
Commonword’s writing group for all women writers, regardless of background, sexuality, etc. We meet on Tuesdays in the Commonword workshop space in the basement of the Friends’ Meeting House in Mount Street (entrance in Boo... Read more
Writing 4 Children
Commonword recently hosted the inaugural Writing 4 Children workshop in the beautiful meeting room at The City Library in Elliot House. Thirty aspiring children's writers attended the vibrant session, where our guest speaker, S... Read more
Advice & Information
We give advice and information on all aspects of writing to groups and individuals. We can help groups to set up their own workshop, find them workshop facilitators, help them produce their own publication, and help them organ... Read more
Manuscript Reading Service
Commonword's Manuscript Reading Service is open to writers living in the North West of England only. It provides writers with constructive criticism about their work, which may take the form of poetry or fiction (this does not ... Read more
Commonword Blogs
Not quite a workshop and not quite a service, Commonword blogs is a feedback based writing blog. Post your writing and get feedback from other blog members, including Commonword. Commonword blogs is here: Read more
i·den·ti·ty
n. pl. i·den·ti·ties 1. The collective aspect of the set of characteristics by which a thing is definitively recognizable or known. 2. The set of behavioral or personal characteristics by which an ... Read more
Monday Night Group
These sessions, run by Monday Night Group, are open to all. The meetings take place every Monday at Commonword' workshop room between 7.30 - 9.30pm. Read more
Survivors Poetry Manchester
This group, for survivors of the mental health system meets on Monday afternoons, 2 -4pm - for more information ring Commonword. The last workshop of the year is on Monday 20 December 2010. Workshops resume on Monday 10 January... Read more
Womanswrite
Commonword’s writing group for all women writers, regardless of background, sexuality, etc. We meet on Tuesdays in the Commonword workshop space in the basement of the Friends’ Meeting House in Mount Street (entrance in Boo... Read more
Writing 4 Children
Commonword recently hosted the inaugural Writing 4 Children workshop in the beautiful meeting room at The City Library in Elliot House. Thirty aspiring children's writers attended the vibrant session, where our guest speaker, S... Read more