Commonword
Online

Cheetwood House
21 Newton Street
Manchester
M1 1FZ
+44 (0)161 236 2773

Commonword is a writing development organisation based in Manchester, in the North West of England.
Its aims are to develop creative writing especially focussing on groups that do not normally have access to writing and publishing resources.
We provide the facilities for people to develop their writing and our activities act as a point of focus for many writers seeking encouragement and confidence.
From its small beginnings in 1977, it has grown into an important regional resource: the largest community writing and publishing organization in the area.

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Commonword Limited is a company limited by guarantee and operates under community co-operative rules.
Company Registration No. 1915603.




Services


The Commonword Group offer a number of services to individuals and to organisations looking to develop their writing skills.

Manuscript Reading Services

Commonword provides a Manuscript Reading Service for creative writing people living in the North West of England.
Reading usually take about 3 months during which our readers will take a detailed look at your work. Written constructive criticism and suggestions on how you can improve your manuscript will be provided. For details on how to submit your work contact Commonword

Writers Agency

Commonword runs a Writers Agency scheme that provides writers for workshops in schools, colleges, libraries and other institutions. If you are a writer looking to join this scheme or wish to book a writer for an event or workshop, please contact Commonword for further details.

Events

Commonword organises many writing events around Greater Manchester. It currently is running a sucessful regular monthly Poetry Slam (see Diary) and acts as advisors in the organising of the Manchester Poetry Festival.
Commonword also runs a number of writing development courses (eg, How to Run Writing Workshops, How to Marketing Yourself as a Writer, Performance Skills etc) in the region.

Advice and Information

Commonword provides free advice and information to writers from the North west of England. If we don't know it, we can point you in the right direction.

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