Young Identity

Young Identity is a Manchester-based literature and performance arts charity. Through our Creating Connections, Creating Pathways, and Creating Exchange programs, we provide opportunities for marginalised youth to excel creatively locally, nationally and internationally. We nurture, develop and champion the voices and creativity of diverse young people through literature, writing and performance. From The national theatre London to Schaubühne berlin, our collective are internationally Commissioned. Our poets are among the most decorated on the circuit, including BBC Words First and Eric Gregory Award winners and Manchester City of Literature Multilingual City Poets. Young Identity has shared stages with icons like Saul Williams, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Lemn Sissay, Kae Tempest and the late Amiri Baraka. Their work has featured on the stages of the South Bank Centre, Hay Festival, Manchester International Festival and Berlin’s FIND Festival.