Literature Live: 2024 Burgess Fellows – Nat Ogle & Victoria Adukwei Bulley | Blackwell's Bookshop

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The Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester is excited to announce the arrival of its 2024 Burgess Fellows, Nat Ogle and Victoria Adukwei Bulley. In collaboration with the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing, we are hosting a special event to welcome these talented writers. The event will take place at Blackwell's Bookshop in Manchester on March 5, 2024. Doors will open at 6:30 PM, and the event will commence at 6:45 PM. Admission to this event is free, but we kindly request that you register your interest in advance. During the event, copies of Nat Ogle's novel, "In the Seeing Hands of Others," will be available for purchase. Nat, who holds a PhD in Creative Writing from The University of Manchester, was shortlisted for The White Review Poet's Prize in 2021. Born in Darlington, County Durham, Nat now resides in London and works in the book-selling industry. We are also thrilled to have Victoria Adukwei Bulley at this event. Victoria is an accomplished poet, writer, and artist whose work has been featured in esteemed publications such as the London Review of Books, LitHub, and The Atlantic. She is the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award and has received critical acclaim for her debut poetry book, "QUIET," which won the Folio Prize for Poetry and the John Pollard International Poetry Prize. Additionally, "QUIET" was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize. Published by Faber in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in North America, Victoria's extraordinary talent will undoubtedly captivate the audience. After the talk, Nat and Victoria will be available to sign copies of their books. Join us for an evening of literary brilliance as we celebrate the exceptional works of Nat Ogle and Victoria Adukwei Bulley. This event promises to be a memorable experience that literature enthusiasts won't want to miss.