Literature Events in Manchester and the North
Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature EditorWe’ve got lots of live literature to check out and plenty of other opportunities for writers and readers alike as the clocks spring forwards.
Our top picks include Manchester readings by literary legends Armistead Maupin and Roger McGough, and a popular returning event – the Northern Lights Writers’ Conference, for picking up writing and publishing tips.
Staying in rather than heading out? Tune in to the ongoing Wives and Daughters season beaming out of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House or the full-to-bursting online programme from Carcanet Press, including debut poet Rebecca Hurst.
Another Carcanet poet is TS Eliot Prize-shortlisted Victoria Kennefick, who will be at Blackwell’s with Declan Ryan, both reading from and chatting about their new poetry collections – more here.
Don’t forget to add Manchester Literature Festival to your diary – including some spring trailblazers – as well as the annual Festival of Libraries courtesy of 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.
