Manchester Irish Writers will be taking a Summer break, with effect on Thursday 11th July and will start again on Thursday 12th September. New members always welcome.

 

Tim Keogh's play 'Out Of Time' is going to be on at the Salford Arts Theatre in October here's a link to tickets and details

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/salford/salford-arts-theatre/out-of-time-by-tim-keogh/e-mkjxov

 

Suzanne Jean's play 'An Absense Of' has been short-listed for the Kenneth Branagh Award at the Windsor Fringe

http://www.windsorfringe.co.uk/drama-writing-awards-2019.html

 

Angela Channell (Elaine Powell's daughter) is on the road with Cambridge Footlights

https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/what-s-on/cambridge-footlights-1-6102749

 

A fourth novel by Alrene Hughes; 'The Girl from the Corner Shop' will be available from 11th July.

https://twitter.com/alrenehughes/status/1142399125541007362

 

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Congratulations to Margaret on winning the Garrick Theatre Poetry Competition with 'The Theatre of War'. ( ref: MIW Facebook)

 

Congratulations to Sue on having her play selected to be read at a scratch morning at the Liverpool Everyman theatre on 13th April. (https://tickets.everymanplayhouse.com/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=94357)

 

Congratulations to Kevin for his success with 'The Claykickers' Chorus' being performed for an invited audience in London. (ps://tickets.windsor.gov.uk/sales/arts-and-events/windsor-fringe/kenneth-branagh-award-for-new-/thursday---the-15th-kenneth-br)

 

Congratulations to Ann for being short-listed in a poetry competition - details to follow.

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Members have been reading on Hannah's Book Shop on NW Radio, the Irish Radio & in Writers' Festivals in Ireland.

4 writers have successfully published a range of novels with founder member Alrene Hughes launching her sixth one in July.