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Wanted: Poems about Food
25 Jan 2012
We are looking for poems from writers based in the North of England on the subject of Food. Perhaps write about an occasion, or a moment in your life or in the life of those around you. Selected poems will … Read more
6th Cultureword National Black Writers Conference
19 Jan 2012
Saturday 24 March 2012 The 6th National Black Writers and Publishers conference: an informative and thought provoking day drawing on published writers and industry professionals from the UK’s most innovatory publishers and agents. Get an in-depth look at how key … Read more
Rewind – excerpt
12 Jan 2012
Excerpt from Rewind, a short story by Segun Lee-French Red blue green. Black. Red blue green. Black. Red blue green. Black. White flecks of light gliding like perfectly choreographed snow. His arms around her. Yvonne leaning over her shoulder, pulling … Read more
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – COMMONWORD CHILDREN’S DIVERSITY WRITING PRIZE 2012
11 Jan 2012
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – COMMONWORD CHILDREN’S DIVERSITY WRITING PRIZE 2012 The Commonword Children’s Diversity Writing Prize welcomes submissions from unpublished children’s authors whose fiction embraces ethnic diversity either through their own ethnicity and culture and/or in their writing. The winner … Read more
Wanted: Poems about Food
25 Jan 2012
We are looking for poems from writers based in the North of England on the subject of Food. Perhaps write about an occasion, or a moment in your life or in the life of those around you. Selected poems will … Read more
6th Cultureword National Black Writers Conference
19 Jan 2012
Saturday 24 March 2012 The 6th National Black Writers and Publishers conference: an informative and thought provoking day drawing on published writers and industry professionals from the UK’s most innovatory publishers and agents. Get an in-depth look at how key … Read more
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – COMMONWORD CHILDREN’S DIVERSITY WRITING PRIZE 2012
11 Jan 2012
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – COMMONWORD CHILDREN’S DIVERSITY WRITING PRIZE 2012 The Commonword Children’s Diversity Writing Prize welcomes submissions from unpublished children’s authors whose fiction embraces ethnic diversity either through their own ethnicity and culture and/or in their writing. The winner … Read more
Ghosts and Manchester District Music Archive
23 Nov 2011
Commonword as part of the Ghosts Project is working with Manchester District Music Archive to create a permanent online exhibition of material, to be live for the new year. More information on the Archive below. MANCHESTER DISTRICT MUSIC ARCHIVE MDMArchive … Read more
1 Dec
Commonword Ghosts : Disappearing Histories Exhibition
Commonword Ghosts : Disappearing Histories Exhibition Celebrating Clubs of Moss Side & Hulme from 50s to 80s Windrush Millenium Centre Windrush Millenium Centre, 70 Alexandra Road, Moss Side, Manchester M16 7WD 1-6 December 2011 11am – 4pm every day FREE … Read more
20 Oct
Superheroes Of Slam Final
Superheroes of Slam, the Dike Omeje Slam Poetry Award 2011, is the quest to find the ultimate slam poet with spoken word superpowers. GRAND FINAL – MANCHESTER Thursday 20 October Yard Theatre 41 Old Birley Street, Hulme, Manchester M15 5RF 7.30pm … Read more
19 Oct
Sisterwives: Rachel Connor & Womanswrite
Rachel Connor’s compelling debut novel weaves together a moving tale of love, faith and redemption through the lives of two women married to the same man. It moves through past and present, city and community, following a tangled web of … Read more
14 Oct
Commonword Poetry Factor
COMMONWORD POETRY FACTOR Part of Manchester Literature Festival Talent-spotted young performance poets from across the north enter our pitching competition in a bid to convince our panel of distinguished judges (poets and promoters Helen Clare , Baba Israel , Segun … Read more
14 Jul
Charity Night
An Evening Of Poetry, Performance And Love Music! Come along and invite all your friends to this fantastic charity night, an evening of poetry, performance and love music in association with MAV ( Mothers against Violence). http://mavuk.org/ This is an … Read more
Rewind – excerpt
12 Jan 2012
Excerpt from Rewind, a short story by Segun Lee-French Red blue green. Black. Red blue green. Black. Red blue green. Black. White flecks of light gliding like perfectly choreographed snow. His arms around her. Yvonne leaning over her shoulder, pulling … Read more
Inspired by Ghosts 3
21 Dec 2011
As part of the Ghosts Project we have been running workshops at venues across Manchester, making use of the interviews and photographs the Project collected. The following is work written during some of these workshops. A Night At The Reno … Read more
Inspired by Ghosts 2
19 Dec 2011
As part of the Ghosts Project we have been running workshops at venues across Manchester, making use of the interviews and photographs the Project collected. The following is work written during some of these workshops. Best Club It was probably … Read more
Inspired by Ghosts 1
19 Dec 2011
As part of the Ghosts Project we have been running workshops at venues across Manchester, making use of the interviews and photographs the Project collected. The following is work written during some of these workshops. A Slice In a place … Read more
Darwin 200 Poems
8 Jun 2011
These poems were written as part of Darwin200 or the ‘Darwin Project’. Darwin200 addressed the impact of Darwin’s ideas about evolution, as well as his approach to the understanding of the natural world. Young Identity poets reflected these issues in … Read more