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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PLASTIC: Matthew Rice in conversation with Andrew McMillan

Location: Blackwell's Bookshop
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What Happened That Night: Nicci French in conversation with Abigail Dean

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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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A DECADE: 10 Years of us, 10 years of YOU! (Girl Gang’s 10th Birthday Party)

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‘Broken Biscuits; and Other Male Failures’ with Adam Farrer

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ELIZABETH & RUTH: Livi Michael in conversation

Location: Blackwell's Bookshop
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The Hill in the Dark Grove: Liam Higginson in conversation

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ADRIFT: Will Dean in conversation with Neil McRobert

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Keshed: Stu Hennigan in conversation with Terri White

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Ece Temelkuran in conversation with Carole Cadwalladr

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Voiced: The Festival of Endangered Languages

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THE STORY OF THE DEER WOMAN: Heidi Hinda Chadwick in conversation

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Voiced & IMLD26: Opening Event

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IMLD26: Linguistic Landscapes in Manchester and Beyond

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IMLD26: Events in Kozhikode

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IMLD26: Words Left Behind

Location: The Portico Library
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MACFEST & IMLD26: Forgotten Foods: Memories and Recipes from Muslim South Asia

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Motherfaker – Anna Brook-Mitchell in conversation with Hannah MacDonald

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IMLD26: Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United Kingdom

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MAY WE FEED THE KING: Rebecca Perry in conversation

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An Evening with Tanya Sweeney

Location: Simply Books
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Voiced & IMLD26: Polari and Poetry in Manchester

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Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell- An Introduction

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Online Reading Workshop: The Gothic – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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An Evening with LJ Ross

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Queer Fiction Writers’ Day at Chorlton Library

Location: Chorlton Library
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SUPER NINTENDO: Keza MacDonald in conversation

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International Women’s Day Walking Tour

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Online Event: International Women’s Day – Women of Words

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Michael Stewart & Yvonne Battle-Felton in conversation

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An Evening with Graeme Macrae Burnet

Location: Oats and Honey
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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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‘Beyond Palatable’ with Sophie Lee

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

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Tim Harford – How To Make The World Add Up

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Online Talk: Blame the Mother

Location: Online
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Queer Fiction Short Story Course with Chloe De Lullington

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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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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

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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

Location: Online
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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

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IMLD26: Manchester – One City, Many Voices

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

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

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Eid Celebration with Multilingual Mushaira and International Poetry

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Online Talk: Cranford – A TV Classic

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Roots & Reverence: Poetry from the Punjabi Sufi Tradition

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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Elizabeth Gaskell V Anne Brontë – Monsters and Madmen

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