GUEST NORTHERN HIGHLIGHT REECE WILLIAMS (Community Engagement Management Manager).   When did Manchester become a UNESCO  City  of Literature?   Manchester became a UNESCO City of Literature in 2017 and Manchester City of Literature was set up as an organisation to manage the designation in 2019. We are a small team of three: Ivan Wadeson (Executive Director), Jo Flynn (Communications and Partnership Manager) and Reece Williams (Community Engagement Management Manager).   What are your aims for Manchester  City  of Literature? Our aim for Manchester City of Literature is to celebrate Manchester as a city that is home to a wonderful and world-leading literature sector. Our vision is to create an innovative, distinctive, equitable, globally connected city of reading and writing, and we do this by bringing together key stakeholders including writers, publishers, libraries, and audiences.   Tell us about the wonderful libraries in ...

NORTHERN HIGHLIGHT AOIFE GREENHAM  Where do you live, and how would you sum up the place in three words? I live in leafy, friendly, bustling Whalley Range in South Manchester What is special to you about creating children’s books, and what is your favourite part of the process? I love making characters and worlds for my characters to live in! My favourite part is sketchbooking and finding out about who the characters are, even if all the sketchbook work never makes it in to the final book. Tell us about your most recent book. Big Dance came out in August with Childsplay. It's my debut book and I'm really enjoying seeing it travel around the world and into children's homes. My favourite bit is seeing kids' reactions to the book; I get sent little dances! Fantastic. Published by Childsplay If you could be transported to anywhere in the North/Scotland right now, where would it be? I'd head up up up to Skye with a sketchbook and full supply of paints and inks, my winte...