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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International Mother Language Day 2026

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International Women’s Day x World Book Day

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The Disfluencies CoLab: Embodying Mother Languages through Poetry & Drawing

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International Women’s Day Poetry Showcase

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IMLD26: The Stepmother

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Long-running Events

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Flesh: Charli Howard in conversation with Helen Mort

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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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Book Launch – Underwing: A Story of Motherhood, Loss and Wild Intuition

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‘Beyond Palatable’ with Sophie Lee

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Our Beautiful Mess: Adele Parks in conversation with Gaby Roslin

Location: St Pauls Church
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ThrillFest Pop-Up: Dorothy Koomson & Nasheema Lennon

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Wild Tongues: The Stories We Carry

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Manchester Literature Festival presents Satoshi Yagisawa & Emi Yagi

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HOME IS WHERE THE HAUNT IS: Tobi Coventry and Róisín Lanigan

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An Evening of Historical Fiction with Sofia Robleda and Liz Flanagan

Location: Serenity Booksellers
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Tim Harford – How To Make The World Add Up

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Finding Albion: Zakia Sewell in conversation

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Online Talk: Blame the Mother

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Among Communists: A Memoir – Online Launch

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Storm Over Camelot – Sophie Keetch in conversation with Emma Hinds

Location: House of Books and Friends
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RABBITBOX: Wayne Holloway-Smith in conversation with Andrew McMillan

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Witches, Wolves and the Writing life

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Hannah’s Bookshelf Spring Equinox Special

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‘An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail’ with Hélène Giannecchini

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Neil Rollinson and Jon Doyle in conversation with Luke Brown

Location: Blackwell's Bookshop
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An Evening of Psychological Thrills with Sarah Vaughan and Christie Watson

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Philosophies of Resistance

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Author Event with Caroline England

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A Night of Crime with Claire Douglas C.M. Ewan and C.L. Taylor

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Verbose MRC March 30th event

Location: King's Arms Salford
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Before Violence: Carcanet Online Launch

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The City for Incurable Women

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MACFEST & IMLD26: Respect my Language: Voices and Experiences

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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – The Nurses’ Story and The Poor Clare by Elizabeth Gaskell

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Seasons of Glass & Iron: Amal El-Mohtar in conversation with Eliza Chan

Location: Blackwell's Bookshop
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‘What Am I, A Deer?’ Polly Barton in conversation

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An Evening with Siân Hughes

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LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: James Bailey in conversation with Jenn Ashworth

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Children’s Books with Nadine Kaadan

Location: Online
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Collectors, Scientists and Slaves: Islamic Art in Early Modern Italy

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Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

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Islamesque: Europe’s Greatest Medieval Cathedrals

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From the Dashwoods to Cranford – Sisterhood in the Worlds of Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell

Location: Online
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Author Event: ‘The Jackfruit Chronicles’ by Shahnaz Ahsan

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MIA Book Club: Reading the Islamic World – Gazing at Mecca and Medina

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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

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Rose &Renzo: Carolyn O’Brien in conversation with Louisa Reid

Location: House of Books and Friends
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IMLD26: Manchester – One City, Many Voices

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Sarah-Clare’s Literary Salon

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Eid Celebration with Multilingual Mushaira and International Poetry

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Manchester Literature Festival presents Douglas Stuart

Location: Contact Theatre
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Manchester Literature Festival presents Tayari Jones

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Online Talk: Cranford – A TV Classic

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Roots & Reverence: Poetry from the Punjabi Sufi Tradition

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Storytelling: Los sueños de Ilán

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Online Talk: Step into the Garden – The Language of Flowers in Cranford and other novels

Location: Online
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Exploring the Legacy of Islamic Empires with Justin Marozzi

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Online Talk: Cranford For Beginners

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

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Love Stories Etc: Romantic Fiction Festival

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A Conversation with Novelist Diana Abu-Jaber

Location: Online
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s Gothic Fiction: An Introduction

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Mothers of the Gothic – Writing the Supernatural

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

Location: Online
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Elizabeth Gaskell V Anne Brontë – Monsters and Madmen

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

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