University of Manchester

Curtis Jobling is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous books for children of all ages, as well as creator…

Amanda Dalton is a poet and playwright specializing in theatre and radio drama. Her first poetry collection, How To Disappear…

Katherine Clements is a novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, The Crimson Ribbon, was published in 2014 and…

Rob Chapman is an author of fiction and non-fiction, an occasional hackademic and has a PhD. His lecturing experience has…

Tania Hershman is a writer of short stories, poetry and hybrids, often inspired by science. Her first book The White Road…

Chris Simms writes tense thrillers mostly set in and around Manchester, the area where he lives. However, his debut novel Outside…

Frances Byrnes writes dramas and produces and presents features for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. Her adaptations range from…

Susan Barker is a novelist. Her first novel Sayonara Bar (Doubleday, 2005) was set in a hostess bar in Osaka,…

Margaret Murphy has written nine psychological thrillers, receiving accolades from broadsheets and tabloid newspapers in the UK as well as…