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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Folktales Short Story Course

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The Manchester Small Press Fair

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In Our Words: South Asian poetry open mic

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An Evening with Bobby Palmer & Claire Daverley

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Think, Feel, Write – Brief Hauntings: A Free 2-Part creative writing workshop on ghosts, haunting and the uncanny

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Meet The Heirs with Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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A 12th Century Novel: Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān by Ibn Tufail, Andulusian novelist

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Alistair McGowan – Like Never Before book launch

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An Evening with Veronica Roth

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Online Event: Harriet Martineau – ‘Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare’

Location: Online
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An Evening with Chris Chibnall

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Love Stories Etc: Romantic Fiction Festival

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A Tiny Speck Of Black And Then Nothing: Emily Midorikawa in conversation

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An Evening with Andrea Mara and Shari Lapena

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A Conversation with Novelist Diana Abu-Jaber

Location: Online
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An Evening with Charles Cumming

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An Evening with Susie Dent

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AUTHOR EVENT: ‘Carnaval Fever’ by Yuliana Ortiz Ruano and Madeleine Arenivar

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Manchester Literature Festival presents an Evening with Mieko Kawakami

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Leeds Writing Festival 2026

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Elizabeth Gaskell’s Gothic Fiction: An Introduction

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Anthony Scaramucci: The All The Wrong Moves Tour

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Enter ‘THE CASTLE’ with Jon Ronson

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Manchester Literature Festival presents An Evening with Marina Hyde

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Mothers of the Gothic – Writing the Supernatural

Location: Online
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Online Talk: Mothers of the Gothic – Writing the Supernatural

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Online Talk: Mary Shelley Beyond Frankenstein

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Manchester Literature Festival presents Sarah Hall: Burning Snowflake – The Faber Lecture 2026

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Manchester Literature Festival presents Emily St. John Mandel

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Manchester Literature Festival presents An Evening with Russell T Davies & Bernardine Evaristo

Location: RNCM
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Manchester Literature Festival presents Patrick Radden Keefe

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Online Talk: The Shadows of Salem: Myth V. Reality in Lois the Witch and Other Tales

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Elizabeth Gaskell V Anne Brontë – Monsters and Madmen

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Manchester Literature Festival presents An Afternoon with Elif Shafak

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Online Talk: Victorian Gothic – Haunted Houses and Night-time Terrors

Location: Online
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Online Event: Elizabeth Gaskell V George Eliot – The Moorland Cottage V The Mill on the Floss

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Online Event: A Victorian Christmas with Lucinda Dickens Hawksley

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