Literature Events in Manchester and the North
Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature EditorFrom spotlights on indie presses to big hitters brought to you by the bookshops, festivals and libraries, you’ll find plenty to whet your wordy whistle this month.
Our top picks include Manchester regular Poets & Players welcoming talent including Carrie Etter and Peter Sansom, and a return of the ever-popular Northern Publishers’ Fair to Central Library.
We’re also looking forward to a brilliant brand-new programme of events at Manchester Poetry Library, starting with Jason Allen-Paisant and followed by Liz Berry, plus the continuing rollout of spring trailblazers including Olivia Laing from Manchester Literature Festival.
Further afield, we’re heading over the hills to Poetry at the Dusty Miller, featuring Forward Prize-winner Kim Moore, as well as looking coastwards, to Liverpool’s WowFest and Salena Godden.
Rather indulge from the comfort of your own sofa? No worries, Gaskell’s House has an online mini-season of events during May, taking a deep dive into all things Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Brontë.
Don’t forget to add to your diary 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.