The out of office for submissions is set up, and we're excited! We open tomorrow Scribblers, until the 28th of July 2024

We're looking forward to reading your work! It will be read with care.

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Tickets are selling fast for The New Writing Showcase 2024, which returns live and in person TOMORROW, 7pm at University of Bolton! Have you got yours yet? 🎟

Don’t miss out — only £3.50 inc. light refreshments, available to buy now via EventBrite 🤩

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Are you looking for novel approaches to bring sustainability to life?🌱 Come to our talk about the RoundView: a sustainability teaching and learning innovation (designed by one of our very own staff members🌟)

Book tickets via: ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/manch…

The month of May is Local and Community History Month across the UK.

We’ve compiled a brand new reading list of books which celebrate local and community history from around the UK, including lots from our own city of #Manchester : manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2024/05/0… #localhistory #community

As the frontman of Buzzcocks, Pete Shelley sought to challenge 1970s punk machismo with his songs, which often related to his own bisexuality.

Thursday 2nd May (2:30-4pm), join us to see more of Pete Shelley, among others, in an LGBTQ+ collection encounter. Free, just drop in.

After learning how to book-bind earlier this year, artist Kate Daley was joined by writer Ella Otomewo at Manchester Central Library last week, for the first iteration of our new project, Building of spines.

Over 7 days, a book was made.

Read more: qtine.com/work/building-…

We’re celebrating our 30th year of publishing! 🎉

Read more about our exciting, varied, demanding & hugely rewarding journey, here:
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Thank you for all your support over the years!

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🌆EXPLORING THE URBAN WEIRD w/ SJ Bradley
📍Online via Zoom
📅Starts July 30

✍️Develop your craft in the emerging genre of Urban Weird in a safe, friendly environment lead by author SJ Bradley, and have your work published in a Comma eBook!

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TONIGHT!

Jennifer Belle and Rose Ruane will be here talking to Naomi Booth about SWANNA IN LOVE and BIRDING - two beautifully written, darkly funny and profoundly moving novels about unhealthy relationships.

Doors: 6.30, starts: 6.45

Tickets via link below and on the door

An excellent opportunity here from Renard Press for South Asian Poets✨

#SouthAsianWriters South Asian Heritage Month MCR South Asian Heritage Month Muslim Writers North Muslim Arts & Culture Festival

The Northern Publishers Fair is happening today! 🆓

Time to announce the longlist for the 2024 Observer / Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism. These talented writers will be considered for the shortlist, to be declared in the middle of next week. In the tradition of X/Twitter, this is going to be a thread. Here goes...

JOB ALERT!! Bumper week for jobs in #ReadMCR land!! Our brilliant Helen Beesley is joining Manchester Libraries, so there's a fab post up for grabs with us & National Literacy Trust Spread the word if you can 👀 literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/caree…