Writers in Manchester.
20 Feb 2008
Literary events during February and March.
This Friday (22 February) University of Manchester academic and Centre PhD student Ian Pople will appear with fellow poet Chris Woods at a lunchtime reading at Manchester Central Library. The event is in the Committee Room on the second floor, is free of charge and will run from 1pm to 2pm.
For more details:
- Visit Poetry Reading - Ian Pople & Chris Woods
or - Contact Darren Rawcliffe on 0161 234 1981
Soon-to-be-published novelist and MA in Creative Writing alumnus Chris Killen is featured in Comma Press's latest new writing anthology Brace, and will appear at its launch at the Cornerhouse on Thursday 28 February. The event begins at 6pm with screenings of short film adaptations of stories and poems commissioned by Comma Film, before readings by Chris and other Brace authors at 7pm. Tickets are £3.50.
Further details are available at:
Finally, on Saturday 1 March the Centre's MA students Laura Webb and Rebecca Perry will take part in the poetry and music event 'Poets and Players' at the Whitworth Art Gallery. The event starts at 2.30pm and is free of charge.
To find out more, please visit:
For details of events organised by the University's Centre for New Writing, including a new release of tickets for Helen Dunmore and August Kleinzahler on Monday 10 March:
- Visit Centre for New Writing: This season's events
or - Contact Jo Nightingale on 0161 306 1791