Jeanette Winterson become of Creative Writing at Manchester
One of the country's best known literary figures is to become a professor of creative writing at The University of Manchester. 'Oranges are not the only fruit' author Jeanette Winterson will begin a two-year stint at the University's Centre for New Writing in October. Winterson, originally from Manchester, will have a busy teaching schedule, including a post graduate MA workshop, MA seminar and undergraduate lectures. She will also hold four public events a year at The University's Martin Harris Centre, with renowned guests from the literary world. She succeeds previous holders of the post Colm Toibin, who completes his year-long tenure and Martin Amis who spent four years at the University. Winterson was born in Manchester, and adopted by Pentecostal parents who brought her up in the nearby mill-town of Accrington. Her first novel, the semi autobiographical Oranges are not the only fruit, was published in 1985 when she was just 25.
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