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NEW! How to Win Writing Competitions (and Make Money) does exactly what it says on the tin — multiple award-winning poet, short story writer, novelist and brains behind the popular Comps and Calls website Cathy Bryant explains the techniques and tricks that can be used to build-up a collection of writing awards. And aside from the actual rewards you get, including cash, winning competitions can lead to significant career opportunities. 130 page paperback. ISBN: 978-0-9565819-5-2
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Best of Manchester Poets Volume 2 continues the tradition established by Puppywolf of showcasing some of the best, brightest and most-readable poetry from writers who live in Manchester or otherwise consider themselves part of the poetry scene.
Volume 2 is just under 200 pages and is packed full of poetry from newcomers, major established names, and poets working within Manchester’s vibrant performance scene.
Readable and entertaining, this isn’t your father’s poetry, and definitely not your grandfather’s.
At just £9.99, it’s good value too. Available from all good bookshops across the country (including Amazon.co.uk), you can also order direct from us (see below). Unlike some other online shops, we offer FREE P&P for UK customers and speedy delivery.
Click below to buy via debit/credit card, or via PayPal. ISBN: 978-0-9565819-3-8
This is the Me I Would Be if I Dared is the debut collection of one of Manchester’s best poetry talents.
Angela Smith has everything that defines a good poet: range, dexterity and intelligence, and also an impish sense of fun. A favourite on the Manchester live scene, yet producing poetry that reads beautifully on the page, her work inspects love and everyday existence from oblique angles, with only a little help from fairies and butterflies.
Angela was born in the Rhondda Valley and wrote her first poem at the age of seven. She continued to write throughout her schooldays but studying English at Oxford seemed to stun her muse into submission. However, with the encouragement of friends she began writing again and also performing, thus learning the thrill and terror of performance poetry. When not writing or earning a living by other means, she makes shiny things with beads and wires, blows bubbles in Manchester’s St Anns Square, and leaves books on benches for strangers to find.
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Contains Strong Language and Scenes of a Sexual Nature: Irritatingly hard to classify, Cathy Bryant’s poetry hints at what it means to be female and intelligent in the 21st century. Think Carol Ann Duffy meets Spike Milligan.
Her new collection showcases her incredible talent and wit. Humorous, ingenious, charming, and punchy — in equal measure — there’s never a dull moment in Cathy’s world. One moment she’s describing the disability of speaking with a middle class accent, while the next she’s berating New Age Man and his decidedly fake lifestyle. In-between you’ll find luscious fantasy, rude limericks, profound love, as well as sex, politics, and veganism.
Cathy is the winner of several literary awards and her work has been published in magazines and books worldwide. In 2010 she co-edited the major new anthology, Best of Manchester Poets. Born in Hampshire and raised in the midlands and Lancashire, she has lived in Manchester all her adult life.
To learn more about Cathy, visit her website.
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Best of Manchester Poets Volume 1 showcases the talent, individuality and sheer fun of the Manchester poetry scene.
A 130-page, 8×5.25in paperback book, Volume 1 of the yearly anthology features poems by over 60 of the best poets writing and working in Manchester, including Gerry Potter (a.k.a. Chloe Poems), Dominic Berry, Steve O’Connor, Jackie Hagan, Andrew Oldham, Cathy Bryant, Angela Smith, Simon Rennie, Gordon Zola, and Marvin Cheeseman.
Readable and entertaining, this isn’t your father’s poetry, and definitely not your grandfather’s.
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Best of Manchester Poets Volume 3 is the 2012/13 continuation of the city’s biggest independent project to bring together Mancunian poetry talent in the pages of one book — from complete newcomers to established names.
Volume 3 is just under 200 pages and is readable, entertaining and challenging.
At just £9.99, it’s good value too. Available from all good bookshops across the country (including Amazon.co.uk), you can also order direct from us (see below). Unlike some other online shops, we offer FREE P&P for UK customers and speedy delivery.
Click below to buy via debit/credit card, or via PayPal. ISBN: 978-0-9565819-4-5
