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North Manchester FM: A Helping of History, Tuesday 11 September, 12-2pm

Join me on Tuesday at 12 for another Helping of History on North Manchester FM. This week, I’ll be chatting to Robert Hargreaves and Alan Hampson about their new book, Beyond Peterloo: Elijah Dixon and Manchester’s Forgotten Reformers. Elijah Dixon, … Continue reading →

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Clayton Hall’s New Writer-in-Residence

Historic Clayton Hall is welcoming its first writer-in-residence! North Manchester writer and poet Hannah Kate (aka me!) joins the team at Clayton Hall Living History Museum from September 2018 as writer-in-residence. Hannah is the author of numerous short stories and … Continue reading →

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3 Minute Scares is back for its third terrifying year!

North Manchester FM presenter Hannah Kate wants scary stories for Halloween! She’s asking people throughout Greater Manchester to submit their scariest 3-minute stories for her annual creative writing competition. Writers keen to be crowned Greater Manchester’s Spookiest Wordsmith can submit … Continue reading →

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OUT NOW: The Spooky Isles Book of Horror, edited by Andrew Garvey and David Saunderson (Dark Sheep Books, 2018)

A new collection of stories and articles about the UK and Ireland’s horror and folklore, including a short story and essay about Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy, by yours truly… From The Spooky Isles, the UK and Ireland’s favourite horror … Continue reading →

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North Manchester FM: Hannah’s Bookshelf, Saturday 8 September, 2-4pm

Tune in to North Manchester FM on Saturday at 2pm for more from Hannah’s Bookshelf. This week, I’ll be talking to the fab Marc Nash. Marc has published five collections of flash fiction and his fifth novel Three Dreams In … Continue reading →

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North Manchester FM: A Helping of History, Tuesday 4 September, 12-2pm

Join me on Tuesday at 12 for another Helping of History on North Manchester FM. This week, I’m going to be breaking one of my usual rules on the show, and venturing into the city centre for a rather personal … Continue reading →

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Rise of the Machines: A Selection of Literary Robots

On this week’s Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester FM, I talked about some of my favourite literary robots (including cyborgs and A.I.). I don’t know whether this was inspired by the anniversary of Judgment Day, or the fact that I … Continue reading →

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North Manchester FM: A Helping of History, Tuesday 28 August, 12-2pm

Join me on Tuesday at 12 for another Helping of History on North Manchester FM. This week, I’m going to be rambling on (hee hee!) about inspirational son of Cheetham Hill, Benny Rothman. Born in Cheetham Hill in 1911, Benny … Continue reading →

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North Manchester FM: Hannah’s Bookshelf, Saturday 25 August, 2-4pm

Join me on Saturday at 2pm on North Manchester FM for more from Hannah’s Bookshelf. This week, I’ll be doing something I’ve been promising to do on my trailer for ages… I’ll be reviewing my most recent reads. Throughout 2018, … Continue reading →

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North Manchester FM: A Helping of History, Tuesday 21 August, 12-2pm

Tune in to North Manchester FM on Tuesday at 12 for another Helping of History. This week, I present a North Manchester Miscellany. So often on the show, I talk about the ‘big’ stories – the well-known families, companies and … Continue reading →

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