Correspondence with Alfred Edgar Coppard (1878-1957), short-story writer and poet, relating to discussion of a humorous article by Coppard to be published on the back page of the Manchester Guardian.
There is also correspondence relating to [a request for] permission to reprint an article by Coppard entitled 'Models of Journalistic Prose', which is granted, and reference to Coppard's decision to give up his employment to pursue a career as a writer. Also included is discussion of the potential for publication of future articles by Coppard, alongside a request to be considered for work as a literary reviewer for the Manchester Guardian.
GDN/A/C82/2 is a newspaper cutting if the article by Coppard entitled 'On Thursday Then?' in the Manchester Guardian, 1918.