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Britain’s ‘funniest living writer’ heads to Manchester, plus news on three other literary events on the horizon

Sep 01, 2010 | Comments: 2

Short story competition. Rain never stops play.

Put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard): Creative Tourist and Rainy City Stories launch their first joint short story competition – open to anyone from any city across the world

Jun 02, 2010 | Comments: 2

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Potty poetry: £1200 poetry commission up for grabs

Manchester Literature Festival teams up with Manchester Art Gallery ahead of a new ceramics show to commission six original poems

Mar 16, 2010 | Comments: 2

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Manchester festivals: our pick of the best

Looking for things to do in Manchester this month? Ben East rounds up the best of the October festivals.

Oct 07, 2009 | Comments: 0

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- Latex, sex and assemblage.
  Samantha Donnelly’s solo exhibition at Cornerhouse tackles the body beautiful in unexpected ways.
- Rough trade.
  Two new creative projects shine a light on a dark industry.
- Material World. Lucy Siegle at the Whitworth.
  Is fashion wearing out the world? On the eve of a new exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery, ethical writer Lucy Siegle argues that it is.
- In development: Castlefield Gallery.
  You lose your ACE funding. Then what? We talk about the future with Castlefield Gallery.
- Audioboo: Ceri Hand on leaving Liverpool.
  Gallerist Ceri Hand explains the thinking behind her move to London.
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