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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Saba Sams and Eley Williams in conversation

Location: Blackwell's Bookshop
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Book Launch: An Unorthodox History, British Jews since 1945

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Hazel Barkworth and Rozie Kelly in conversation with Lara Williams

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Murder Squad’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

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Online Talk: Laughter and Literature – Comedy in Elizabeth Gaskell

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Engels in Manchester: Past Meets Present

Location: Manchester Lit & Phil
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An Evening with Andrea Mara and Jane Casey

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MACFEST 25: Discovering Islamic Poetry and Manuscripts

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MACFEST 25: The Ecological Wisdom of the Islamic Gardens of Paradise

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An evening with… Marnie Riches and Paul Finch

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Benengeli 2025: Writing with the Five Senses

Location: Instituto Cervantes
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Cloudless – in conversation with Rupert Dastur

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Roaring 20s Evening: The Midnight Carousel

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An Evening with Hazel McBride

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Festival of Libraries 2025

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Francis Desharnais comic workshops (Schools Events)

Location: Wigan Library
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The Embassy of Utopia 2025

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Inspired by Libraries with Frank Cottrell Boyce

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Out of This World! (Schools Event)

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One Way to Make a Book

Location: Chorlton Library
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Author Talk and Creative Writing Workshop with Reshma Ruia

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Inspired by Libraries with Bobby Joseph (Schools Event)

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Shark Night at Bolton Central Library

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Victoria Wood in the Library

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Inspired by Libraries with Shaun Keaveny and Guy Garvey

Location: Manchester Central Library
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Inspired by Libraries with Yasmin Evans

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The Roads to Rome with Catherine Fletcher

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Inspired By Libraries with Jordan Stephens

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‘Unburied’ Book Launch: The True Story of The Manchester Mummy

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Green Hydrogen: Unlocking a Clean Energy Future

Location: Manchester Lit & Phil
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An Evening with Terry Deary

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An Evening with Charlie English

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Manchester’s Arts and Crafts Revolution

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MACFEST 25: “By the Fig and the Olive”: Ecology, Poetics and the Muslim Culinary Tradition

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An Evening with David Nicholls

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Attica Locke at Manchester Literature Festival

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How They Built the Atom Bomb: The Manchester Connection

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Online Talk: At Home with Elizabeth Gaskell

Location: Online
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Online Talk: At Home with Elizabeth Gaskell

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Online Talk: North and South – Fashion in the TV Classic and Novel

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Online Talk: The Lady of the Lamp – Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Gaskell

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