Described as a rising star on the British poetry scene, Caleb Femi reads from his brand-new commission for Manchester Literature Festival and chats about his work with Bristol-based writer and performer Vanessa Kisuule.
From £6
Hear Dean Atta discuss his works and read some excerpts from his award-winning novel The Black Flamingo in this Queer Contact live online event.
From £3.75
Teaming up with five indie publishers, Time To Read’s first-ever New Words Festival runs (almost) throughout the month from 1 March. The virtual book festival brings together six events and readings with award-winning authors and poets, four poetry and fiction workshops, and a special Brontë panel discussion.
Free entry
Carcanet’s New Poetries VIII anthology showcases the work of some of the most exciting new poets writing in English. Five launch events, with readings and discussion, will run each Thursday evening between 18 February and 18 March.
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Join authors Alex and Ade as Contact Theatre hosts the launch of their new book, Something To Say, the result of a project developed in association with youth enterprise organisation The Agency.
Free entry
Join Liverpool Arab Arts Festival and Comma Press for a journey to the West Bank as they launch the anthology The Book of Ramallah, with readings from writers Ameer Hamad and Ibrahim Nasrallah, alongside editor Maya Abu Al-Hayat.
Free entry
Novel Voices is a brand-new five-part online series featuring Ellah P Wakatama in conversation with ten debut authors who are helping to shape 2021’s literary landscape.
Free entry
Long-running Scotland-based poetry festival StAnza is usually a little beyond our reach, but this year we’re crossing borders and heading to St Andrews virtually where some of our local poets and presses are flying the Manchester flag.
Free entry
In 2021, Sefton Borough of Culture invites you to spend an evening in with some great literature in a new series of online events, continuing with poet Kei Miller on 11 March.
From £2
Join poet and translator Bohdan Piasecki and special guests to celebrate the launch of the Polish language poetry collection at the brand-new Manchester Poetry Library.
Free entry
In 2021, Sefton Borough of Culture invites you to spend an evening in with some great literature in a new series of online events, starting with Chocolat author Joanne Harris on 18 February.
From £2
Irish poet Moya Cannon launches her Collected Poems from Manchester’s Carcanet Press with readings and discussion of the new edition.
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