ReWrite

ReWrite is an international literary collaboration for young writers aged 18 and 30, taking place in the spring, summer and autumn of 2025. The project was created through a collaboration between Ordkraft, Manchester Literature Festival, The Writing Squad and LiteratureXchange, and offers the participants the opportunity to develop their literary voice and writing skills through instruction and mentorship in both Denmark and England.

Involving SQuad writers Elizabthe Gibson and Tallulah Howarth, ReWrite connects six young writers from three cities – Aalborg, Aarhus and Manchester – with the aim of exploring and challenging the borders and boundaries of language through literature. Each city will host a four-day workshop where the participating writers will receive feedback and guidance from professional authors and translators. The workshops will each culminate in a live performance at the respective city’s literature festival – Ordkraft in Aalborg, LiteratureXchange in Aarhus and Manchester Literature Festival in Manchester.

ReWrite began in April in Aalborg with a workshop led by writers Anne-Marie Borchert and Adam Drewes, followed by a live performance at Ordkraft’s literature festival. The next city is Aarhus, where the workshop will take place in mid-June and the young writers can be heard during LiteratureXchange on 18 June, with texts exploring the themes of identity, belonging and language. The collaboration concludes in October in Manchester at the Manchester Literature Festival.