Manchester Writing School - Alumni Showcase

We will be holding our first showcase of work by alumni of the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University on the 30th January 2025 at Manchester Poetry Library and online between 6pm and 8pm

This is an opportunity for past and present students to come together to celebrate some of our fantastic alumni. As well as a series of readings, we will also have a chance for a Q & A to find out a little about their very different journeys towards publication and what they are up to now.

This event will feature Dr Betty Doyle, reading from her recently published pamphlet Fruits of Labour (Seren, 2024). Dr Rachel Davies and Hilary Robinson will be reading from their joint poetry collection An altogether different place (Beautiful Dragons Squared, 2024). We will also hear from Rachel Carney, reading from her debut poetry collection Octopus Mind (Seren, 2023), Simon Costello, reading from his pamphlet Saturn Devouring (The Lifeboat Press, 2024) and Deborah Harvey, reading from her latest collection Love the Albatross (2024).

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This event is also accesible online. Simply join via Microsoft Teams here.

We are planning to hold more Alumni Showcase events – please keep an eye on your emails for further call outs.

If you have any questions about this event, please get in touch with Dr Kim Moore at [email protected]