Authors and Poets Who have Visited Manchester University

Often, Manchester is host to visiting literary professionals who speak at assemblies and meet with students, providing advice and inspiration. Over the years, visitors have included such notables as Carl Sandburg, Ogden Nash and Maya Angelou. More recently, Manchester has welcomed contemporary literary experts, such as:

Debra Marquart, author of The Horizonal World: Growing up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere