Thank you, Lemn
After 7 years, Lemn Sissay has come to the end of his tenure as Chancellor of The University of Manchester. We are delighted to announce that Lemn will continue as Creative 91直播 ambassador and has also been appointed as Honorary Professor of Creative Writing.
Lemn鈥檚 contributions in his time with the University have been remarkable, whether that be his work with local communities or his active role in literature across the North West. This included his commitment to widening access and removing barriers to those commonly under-represented, such as through his introduction of the .
We, at Creative 91直播, are particularly grateful to Lemn, who supported the platform from its inception as an ambassador and has collaborated with us on several research projects and events. In particular, for the past six years, he has served as Lead Judge on our , including for this year鈥檚 theme of Climate Change.
We look forward to exciting future collaborations with Lemn during the forthcoming year.
Lemn Sissay is pictured above with John McAuliffe, Creative 91直播 Director and Professor of Poetry.