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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IMLD26: Manchester – One City, Many Voices

Location: Manchester Central Library
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Eid Celebration with Multilingual Mushaira and International Poetry

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How to Kill a Language: Sophia Smith Galer in conversation

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In Translation: Miha Mazzini and Celia Hawkesworth in conversation

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Benengeli 2026. A Conversation about Libraries in Literature

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Barcelona Scenes

Location: Manchester Central Library
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If you are arranging or hosting a literature event in Manchester which is open to a public audience, and would like us share via our network, please get in touch.

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We Should be Friends Forever: Manchester x Odesa Pop-up Exhibition

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Poetry Encounters: Abraham Gragera in discussion with Brian Sneeden

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Roots & Reverence: Poetry from the Punjabi Sufi Tradition

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At the Edges of Languaging

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Festival of Libraries 2026

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Jamaican Patois/Patwah (Creole) On the Map

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Manchester Literature Festival presents An Evening with Asako Yuzuki

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Storytelling: Los sueños de Ilán

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Lines of Love and Resistance – An Evening of Ukrainian Poetry

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

Location: Online
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