Creative Writing and English Literature

We are also home to:The Manchester Writing School, led by creative director, Poet Laureate Professor Carol Ann Duffy. The School is home to the largest concentration of postgraduates in the country, and organises festivals, industry events and performances.The Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies, which runs networking events, seminars, and the Gothic Manchester Festival.The Centre for Creative Writing, English Literature and Linguistics, a new research centre which brings together all our researchers working on literature and cultural studies.The Centre for Place Writing, a cluster of creative and critical writers with a primary interest in writing about place. The Manchester Centre for Youth Studies, an interdisciplinary research centre which brings together a range of researchers from the Humanities and Social Sciences.We have exciting plans for the future, including a brand new building to house the Manchester Poetry Library.Our postgraduate researchers are a key part of our social and intellectual environment. You will be a member of our Postgraduate Arts and Humanities Centre (PAHC). PAHC is a dedicated forum for postgraduate students in the Arts and Humanities. It provides:HARTS Online, an online community, news and events portalA thorough research development programmeA space for cross-disciplinary discussion, support and experimentationHive, an academic e-journal, edited by current studentsRAH!, an innovative programme of socially and culturally engaged public engagement events.