The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing has been championing contemporary fiction, poetry and creative writing since 2007.

Led by an impressive teaching staff of acclaimed and award-winning writers, the Centre teaches people how to write novels, short stories, poems and screenplays, offering students seminars on form and theory, and on contemporary publishing.

Visit Notes in the North Star Field at this year’s festival to enjoy a programme of student readings including:

Saturday:

Eleanor Ward 14:00
Usma Malik 15:30
David Hartley 16:00

Sunday:

Charlotte Haines 13:30
Rebecca Hurst 15:00
Nell Osborne: 16:00
Tessa Harris 16:15