1976: One hot summer night in a gay bar in Liverpool, Martin, a white gay man from Stockport, meets Marshall, a black West African sailor. They drink, dance and fall in love – fast. Marshall’s Big Score chronicles the ups and downs of their relationship over the course of three years. The book is by John Gowling, who was a member of the Commonword group...
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Commonword announces the wonderful news that its bid to receive funding under the Arts Council of England’s National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) programme has been successful. We, at Commonword, thank Arts Council England for continuing to support our work. Julia Davis, Commonword’s Chair says: “”We are delighted with this news which will underpin...
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Shortlisted entries for the 2016 Commonword Diversity Writing for Children Prize are: Star Burn by Magda Knight The Ghosts and Jamal by Bridget Blankley Jed Zed Black by Roopa Farooki The Monster Orphanage by Rohan Agalwatta A Very Modern Covern by Manon Olegasagarem To read the entries, click on the titles. The winner will be declared on the 11th of...
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Women in the Spotlight will be showcasing their work in March 2016 in celebration of International Women’s Day. Click here for further details. Update: The Women in the Spotlight 2016 are: Sui Anukka Col Bashir Hafsah Bashir Jane Bradley Maeve Clark Dipali Das Christina Fonthes Bethany Hermitt Charlotte Maxwell Yolanda Mercy Heena Patel Deborah...
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Thursday 29th October 7pm Three Minute Theatre Manchester Launch of CLOSURE: Contemporary Black British Short Stories (over 14s to adults) Closure is the first Black British short story anthology since IC3 (2000). This anthology is filled with stories which, like life, rarely end in the way we might expect… across cultures and time, from oral...
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Commonword has moved offices. The new office is now: Commonword No. 3 Planetree House 21-31 Oldham Street Manchester M1 1JG There is a buzzer for entry. The office number is 3, the workshop space number is 6. We are having an open day on Thursday 1st of October. During the day (10.30am til 5pm) we are open for drop-in sessions and from 6pm there will be a...
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