“Almost a cathedral-like atmosphere, created by the high domed ceiling and dim recesses only faintly illuminated by the candlelight effect of the old-fashioned gas lamps which hung upon the walls.”
Kevin Otoo description of prison in ‘Mad Johnny’, an account of a black man’s experience of the criminal justice system.
Living on’t moors. Living in flea-infested bedsit flats. When your dad drinks too much and gets arrested for disturbing the peace. The sad reality of married life.
Write On 11 is accounts of working class life in and around Manchester at its most matter-of-fact and unsentimental.
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Featured writers:
Ada MasonElizabeth SpencerNick RipleyJoe Smythe (1934-1992)Norman SherwoodDoris SydenhamFreda HigsonKevin OtooJoan Batchelor (1937 - 2021)Celia MonksAlan ButterworthJohn GowlingDave PrestburyGordon JacksonPhil BoydRichard GoldfizarPaul Wilson