Explore our projects

Find out more about what we do here at City of Literature. Whether it’s our big events like Festival of Libraries or International Mother Language Day celebrations, or projects produced in partnership with literary organisations around the City, you’ll find everything you need here.

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Stories of Gorton

SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER FIVE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKING MONTHLY WALKS THROUGH GORTON AND ABBEY HEY WITH THE WRITER SARAH BUTLER. Each month a different person led the walk around the parks, houses, work places, neglected corners…

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Manchester City of Literature Schools Writing Trail

The Schools Writing Trail showcases the ‘best of the best’ of student writing across Greater Manchester, offering a literature trail in conjunction with Manchester’s Festival of Libraries. The Schools Writing Trail is an exhibition of some…

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Manchester Multilingual City Poets

Manchester City of Literature and partners have introduced Manchester’s inaugural team of Multilingual City Poets, three talented creatives who have been appointed to produce a series of original works on behalf of the City. The City’s…

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Cooking With Words

A creative feast from Manchester City Poet Anjum Malik and the chef’s at award winning local bar and grill Zouk. On Sunday 20th February 2022 Manchester City of Literature hosted a creative feast as part of…

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Digital Literature Map of Manchester

The Digital Manchester Literature Map was created by the partnership of organisations that make up Manchester City of Literature, to showcase the stories, poems, performances so closely linked to our city.     Click the icons…

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World Poetry Day

Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. Practiced throughout history – in every culture and on every continent – poetry…

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Connectedness Through Comics

Manchester City of Literature, in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University, Nanjing City of Literature and 42nd Street are delighted to announce the launch of a new project, Connectedness Through Comics. The partnership were keen to explore…

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Slamovision

The spoken word version of Eurovision, hosted by the UNESCO Cities of Literature — where each City slams their way to the grand title of Slamovision Champion every year! Each year the UNESCO Creative Cities of…

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International Mother Language Day

There are about 6,500 languages in the world, and 200 languages spoken in Manchester at any one time.

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Festival of Libraries

Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries returns for 2023. This county-wide celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries will take place from 7-11th June 2023. The festival, which is supported by Arts Council England, will feature…

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