This year, for the first time, we have decided to open up the awards to nominations. We have asked our partners and other industry experts to nominate the artists, musicians and designers they think should be considered for the award. The reason we're doing this is simple: to ensure we reach as many potential entrants as possible, particularly those who may not otherwise enter or think their work is 'right' for the awards.

You can't nominate yourself, unfortunately, but the nominations process runs parallel to open entry, meaning that the awards are still open to everyone - and that, if your work is good enough, it'll still stand as much as a chance as it ever did of winning the Best of Manchester crown.

Anyone who is nominated is given a nominations code, which they enter into the online entry form. This is to help us track nominations and, without it, anyone nominated won't be registered as such.

Our industry partners include Castlefield Gallery, MMU, Cornerhouse, Blueprint Studios, Channel M Television, music consultant Debs Wild and many more.

If you would like to find out more about the nominations process and how it works, please email susie@susiestubbs.com.

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