2012 Manchester Writing Competition (UK)

Established in 1998 within the Department of English at Manchester Metropolitan University, the Manchester Writing School is a thriving centre of creative excellence, working to benefit the literary community at large, under the direction of Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. The School hosts a vibrant series of public reading events, a leading outreach network, and a biennial festival of children's literature. In 2008, funded by the University's innovative Enterprise Fellowship scheme, the Manchester Writing School built on its ongoing work by launching the Manchester Writing Competition – a new literary prize designed to attract and celebrate the best new writing from around the world, and to establish Manchester as the focal point for a major literary award