Staff
From playwrights to poets, novelists to non-fiction writers and more, find out more about the staff at Manchester Writing School.
Staff
Staff at the Manchester Writing School are distinguished practising writers, critics and industry experts, teaching across Creative Writing, Publishing and English Literature. We also host a number of high-profile Visiting Fellows who contribute to our teaching, projects and public events.
Many Manchester Writing School staff are active researchers and members of the Centre for Creative Writing, English Literature and Linguistics (CELL).
Manchester Writing School
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Susan Barker
Lecturer
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Laura Barnett
Senior Lecturer
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Professor Andrew Biswell
Professor of Modern Literature
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Malika Booker
Lecturer
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Dr Kirsty Bunting
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Sarah Butler
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Eleanor Byrne
Senior Lecturer Co-Lead of MAPS Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies
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Sarah Cleave
Lecturer
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Dr David Cooper
Senior Lecturer & Co-Director of the Centre for Place Writing
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James Draper
Senior Lecturer, Departmental International Lead and MFA/MA Creative Writing Programme Leader
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Dr Nikolai Duffy
Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead of the Poetry Research Group
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Professor Carol Ann Duffy DBE
Professor of Contemporary Poetry & Creative Director of the Manchester Writing School
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Professor Jesse Edwards
Head of English
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Dr Paul Evans
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Rachel Genn
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Chloe Germaine
Reader
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Dr Blanka Grzegorczyk
Lecturer in English
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Oliver Harris
Senior Lecturer
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Andrew Michael Hurley
Lecturer
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Dr Sarah Ilott
Co-Lead of the Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies, Senior Lecturer in English and Film
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Dr Rachel Lichtenstein
Reader in English
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Anjum Malik
Senior Lecturer
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Professor Andrew McMillan
Professor of Contemporary Writing
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Dr Olivia Michael
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Kim Moore
Lecturer
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Professor Helen Mort
Professor
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Joe Munrow
Lecturer in Scriptwriting
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Gregory Norminton
Senior Lecturer
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Adam O'Riordan
Reader
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Professor Michael Symmons Roberts
Professor of Poetry
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Dr Monique Roffey FRSL
Professor
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Professor Antony Rowland
Professor of Modern and Contemporary Poetry
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Professor Minoli Salgado
Professor of International Writing
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Dr Brian Sneeden
Lecturer
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Professor Jean Sprackland
Professor of Creative Writing
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Professor Simon Stephens
Professor of Scriptwriting
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Joe Stretch
Senior Lecturer
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Alex Wheatle MBE
Lecturer
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Dr Catherine Wilcox
Senior Lecturer & MFA/MA Creative Writing Programme Leader
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Debbie Williams
Senior Lecturer and MA Publishing Programme Leader
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Lara Williams
Lecturer
Visiting Fellows
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Jackie Bailey
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Dr Julie Blake
Visiting Research Fellow
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Ed Caesar
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Mandy Coe
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Professor Tim Cresswell
Visiting Professor
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Steve Dearden
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Professor Guy Garvey
Visiting Professor
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Professor Colin Harvey
Visiting Professor
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Dr Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Dr Rachel Mann
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Cheryl Martin
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Shirley May
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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André Naffis-Sahely
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Ra Page
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Stephen Raw
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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David Shook
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Hugh Stoddart
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Barry Wood
Visiting Teaching Fellow
