The People Have The Palace and other poems – Ruth Awolola
THE PEOPLE HAVE THE PALACE I am looking at the future, It is after another one of those: weddings, engagements or births, One of those things where you can put […]
THE PEOPLE HAVE THE PALACE I am looking at the future, It is after another one of those: weddings, engagements or births, One of those things where you can put […]
a bullet hole in my stomach and a stone splintered exit wound (after Open Mike Eagle) They tore down my auntie’s building, kicked out her great grandchildren, stone by stone […]
Discover a new poem by writer of all things strange and uncanny, David Hartley. NB: All words found in the signage and exhibit labels of the Living Worlds gallery at […]
A new audio piece by poet and short story writer Tania Hershman, inspired by the Vivarium at Manchester Museum. Tania Hershman is the author of three short story collections and […]
Our friends at the brilliant Flim Nite have put together a handy guide to the Fringe this year – something we’ve been meaning to do at First Draft for YONKS. […]
Alex Webb, poet, co-founder of Sleepy House Press and member of M20 Collective, shares his piece Prevent, written for our Voices event with Archives+. When I signed up for First […]
Amelia and Catriona, the duo behind One Fine Night – a collective who host creative events across Manchester to raise money for charity – tell us about their upcoming project […]
The next to respond to our In From The Cold callout for creative wintry submissions, here is brilliant poet and previous First Draft performer Ciarán Hodgers, with his poem ‘Visiting’. Visiting […]
In response to our In From The Cold callout for creative wintry submissions, we’re very pleased to publish a poem from writer and teacher Ian O’Brien. Reunions Ian O’Brien He […]
Abi Hynes blogs about what’s next for First Draft, how lucky we are to be part of Manchester’s live literature scene, and our wintry call-out for creative submissions. It’s been […]