It was the day that lockdown was announced in mid-March. Sale Write Out Loud’s open-mic night was due to be held as usual at the Waterside arts centre in Sale in Greater Manchester the following night. That event was cancelled, but organiser Sarah Pritchard said it would still go ahead – on Zoom. And it did.

She said afterwards: “We had a great time! I highly recommend it. We will do it again u...

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