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Alumni publications

Alumni from the Centre for New Writing have gone on to have books published.

Below is a selection of published works by former students. Some of these novels, short story collections or poetry books will have been worked on as part of an MA or PhD.

  • Jenn Ashworth's A Kind of Intimacy book cover

    A Kind of Intimacy

    Ashworth, Jenn. Arcadia, 2009 / Sceptre, 2013.

  • Susan Barker's Sayonara Bar book cover

    Sayonara Bar

    Barker, Susan. Doubleday/Transworld (UK), 2005.

  • Belinda Castles' The River Baptists book cover

    The River Baptists

    Castles, Belinda. Allen & Unwin, 2006.

  • Sallie Day's The Palace of Strange Girls

    The Palace of Strange Girls

    Day, Sallie. Harper Press, 2009.

  • Sophie Hannah's Selected Poems book cover

    Selected Poems

    Hannah, Sophie. Penguin, 2006.

  • Laura Ellen Joyce's The Museum of Atheism book cover

    The Museum of Atheism

    Joyce, Laura Ellen. Salt, 2012.

  • Chris Killen's The Bird Room book cover

    The Bird Room

    Killen, Chris. Canongate, 2009.

  • Joe Pemberton's Forever and Ever Amen book cover

    Forever and Ever Amen

    Pemberton, Joe. Troubador, 2008.

  • Marli Roode's Call it Dog

    Call It Dog

    Roode, Marli. Atlantic, 2013.

  • Jonathan Trigell's Boy A novel

    Boy A

    Trigell, Jonathan. Serpent's Tail, 2004.

  • Clare Wigfall's The Loudest Sound and Nothing book cover

    The Loudest Sound and Nothing

    Wigfall, Clare. Faber & Faber, 2007.

  • Tod Wodicka's The Household Spirit book cover

    The Household Spirit

    Wodicka, Tod. Penguin Random House, 2016.

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View a selection of published works by teaching staff at the Centre for New Writing.

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The Manchester Anthology

Fiction and poetry by recent alumni features in our annual student-produced publication. 

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