What’s On

Manchester City of Literature is inspired by the possibilities from our city to bring people together to celebrate stories. You’ll find everything that’s going on here, whether you’re a reader, a writer, you want to support independent publishers or are looking for something to entertain you or young children. Don’t forget that you can add your own events here too, if you’re an organiser. 

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Young Identity Workshops at Old Trafford

Location: OT Creative Space
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Dead Happy Book Launch: Josh Silver in conversation with Maxine Peake

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SICK! Festival 2024: Where’s the media now..?

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Hannah’s Bookshelf Beltane Special

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Female Writers in the Spanish Golden Age: Erauso

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Afternoon Tea and The House of Clementine

Location: Time For Tea
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HOSTING A LITERATURE EVENT?

If you are arranging or hosting a literature event in Manchester which is open to a public audience, and would like us share via our network, please get in touch.

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Olivia Laing: The Garden Against Time

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MACFEST 2024: Comedy with Ola Labib: The Art of Living a Double Life

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Inside the Library: Lives and Legacies

Location: Chetham's Library
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Reading… Luis Alberto de Cuenca

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An Evening with David Mitchell

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Feminist Book Club with Kate Feld

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Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Brontë – A Friendship

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Getting Curious About the Dead

Location: Southern Cemetery
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Verbose x Bad Betty

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Word Central

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Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Brontë – Fame and Fortune

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MACFEST 2024: Stories and Storytelling in Islamic Manuscripts

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Citizen 32 Poetry Showcase

Location: Manchester Poetry Library
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Book launch: Deeryard by Kate Feld

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Storytime: ‘El Perro Picatoste’

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Look For A Book 2024

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UN AMOR – Sara Mesa and Katie Whittemore in conversation with Rosi Song

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The effect of linguistic attitudes on the adoption of features

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Conversations with Comic Authors: Laura Pérez Granel

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Festival of Writing Day

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MACFEST 2024: Islam and Caring for The Natural World

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Festival Bookstart Baby and Bookstart Bear Club at Rochdale Borough Libraries

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Heywood Scribblers taster session at Heywood Library

Location: Heywood Library
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‘Archiving Memoirs’ Creative Writing Workshops

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Arts and Crafts for Wellbeing taster session at Balderstone Library

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Knitting Group taster sessions at Wardle Library

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International Gothic Summer School

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Knitting and Crochet Group taster session at Smallbridge Library

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Walking for Health taster session

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Toddler Club Tuesday taster session at Smallbridge Library

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Card Making taster class at Spotland Library

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Craft Group taster session at Littleborough Library

Location: Littleborough Library
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LEGO Club taster session

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An Evening with Miranda July

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HiVIS Eye Health Marketplace at Wigan library

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Festival of Libraries 2024

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Dukinfield Library Club

Location: Dukinfield Library
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Introduction to Canal Boat Art at Sale Library

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Adam Perrott at Rochdale Library

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Watercolour taster session at Heywood Library

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Coffee and Crochet at Alkrington Library

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One in Ten

Location: Longsight Library
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What’s in a word, and what’s in a dictionary?

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Online Talk: Cynthia V Molly: ‘Love me as I am, sweet one, for I shall never be better.’

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Ocean Drifters

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Queenie and the Pooka

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Writing workshop with Eileen Earnshaw at Rochdale Library

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Meditation at the Library

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GO BABY

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Walk with Be Well at Standish library

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Bury Library Rhyme Time

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Knit & Natter

Location: Walkden Library
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Stay & Play

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Creative Writing

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Chatter and Natter at Hindley library and community centre

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Tote-ally Bookish

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Writing for Wellbeing (Ashton Library, Tameside)

Location: Ashton Library
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Made in Manchester with Brian Groom

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Playscapes: How to Build a Galaxy

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Festival of Libraries – Toddler Tales

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Knit and Natter and Crochet Chatter taster session at Heywood Library

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Writing for Wellbeing (Heywood Library, Rochdale)

Location: Heywood Library
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Vibrant Voices

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Ramsbottom Library Storytime

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We Have Always Been Here: Collections Encounter

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3D Printing Demonstration

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Knit and Natter taster session at Balderstone Library

Location: Balderstone Library
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Blackout the Jargon

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After Hours Silent Disco

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Festival of Libraries – Baby Photo with Tim Simpson

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Reading at the Rylands

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One Seven Five: An incomplete history of Oldham in 175 objects

Location: Gallery Oldham
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LibraryFest at Leigh library

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Dads and Diddies at Lamberhead Green library

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Imagination Gaming at Rochdale Library

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‘Queenie and the Pooka’ at Langley Library

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Remake Reuse Replay! with MMU Manchester Game Centre

Location: Wigan Library
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Fun Family Board Games at Middleton Library

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Writing for Wellbeing (Ramsbottom Library, Bury)

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MACFEST 2024: Books with Sefi Atta

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Celebration of Creativity at North City Library

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Forum library – Festival of Libraries Celebration Fun Day

Location: Forum Library
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Festival of Libraries Fun Day at Longsight Library

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‘Queenie and the Pooka’ at Rochdale Library

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Festival of Libraries – Under 5’s Messy Play

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Festival of Libraries Sunday Funday

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The Shark Nursery by Mary O’Malley: Carcanet Book Launch

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Creative Writing Summer School

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Online Event: Villette V Ruth: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell

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MACFEST 2024: David Hirsch: Comic Books – Hello from Dubai!

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Online Event: As Seen on Screen – Costume in TV Adaptations

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MACFEST 2024: Books, books, books! From Spark to Story: The Journey of Samira Surfs

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Book launch/FEAST

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Online Talk: Charles Darwin – Literary Science in Wives and Daughters

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Female Writers in the Spanish Golden Age: María de Zayas

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Online Event: Wives and Daughters V Mansfield Park – The Domestic Novel

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Online Event – Unmarried Women: A Life of Freedom?

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Female Writers in the Spanish Golden Age: Santa Teresa

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Online Talk: Manchester in Victorian Literature – Lancashire Day

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