has previously published work by Rosie Garland, Lemn Sissay, Zahid Hussain and Sherry Ashworth. Crocus Books Crocus is the publishing imprint of Commonword and Cultureword. It publishes works of fiction and poetry written by authors from the northwest of England. Prizes and competitions Superheroes of Slam From the late 2000s Commonword ran Superheroes of Slam, a slam poetry competition for the Diké Omeje Slam Poetry Award. Previous winners include Dominic Berry, Mark Mace Smith, Ben Mellor, Joy France and Paris Kaur. Commonword Children's Diversity Writing Prize Commonword launched its annual Children's Diversity Writing Prize in 2011. References External links Commonword website Manchester Literature Festival Charities based in Manchester 1975 establishments in England