Literature Events in Manchester and the North
Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature EditorThere’s much to treat your ears to right now, as authors and poets are flocking to the region, with plenty of famous faces to catch on the road…
Our top picks include Manchester readings by literary legends Armistead Maupin and Roger McGough, and an appearance in Chester by Brian Bilston, plus the 45th Litfest.
Poets & Players is back and there’s a one-off two-part poetry reading at Manchester Cathedral, but if you’d rather stay in than go out, tune in to the Wives and Daughters season beaming out of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House or the full-to-bursting online programme from Carcanet Press, including TS Eliot Prize-shortlisted poet Victoria Kennefick.
Our travels see us venturing East – more precisely, to Poetry at the Dusty Miller in Mytholmroyd, Attic Stories in Huddersfield, Rise Up! in York and Chemistry in Leeds, featuring our very own Literature Editor on headliner duties.
Don’t forget to add Manchester Literature Festival to your diary (details of some early events coming soon) as well as the annual Festival of Libraries courtesy UNESCO Manchester City of Literature.
And finally be sure to flick through our Bookshops in Manchester Guide and check out our pages on literary places in Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Cumbria.