Sarah-Clare Conlon

Paul Neads presents Flapjack Press online with a weekly line-up of six poets performing live via Zoom. Guests so far have included Gerry Potter and Tony Walsh.

Featuring performances by Keisha Thompson and Tony Walsh, Manchester City of Literature, spoken word collective Young Identity and Contact join forces to bring live poetry night Our City Speaks to Greater Manchester’s United We Stream platform.

Marking 50 years of poetry publishing house Carcanet, and 45 years in Manchester, this exhibition opens up the archive and shares some unique, previously unseen material.

Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester present An Evening with Hilary Mantel, hosted by author Kamila Shamsie.

Following the success of 16 sell-out seasons, Carol Ann Duffy returns to introduce new student writers and guest poets Andrew McMillan and Ella Duffy.

Frances Leviston launches her first collection of stories and welcomes novelist and short fiction writer Kirsty Logan to the Live Literature series.

Hear from two of the city’s most exciting and important novelists at the latest Writers at Manchester Met event: Sarah Butler, whose third novel, Jack & Bet, is just out, and Okechukwu Nzelu, the author of critically acclaimed debut The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney.

Ground-breaking spoken word performer, poet, recording artist, novelist and playwright Kate Tempest brings her latest show to St Mary’s Church in Ambleside.

Due to the ongoing situation with  COVID-19, this event has been cancelled. 

Due to the ongoing situation with  COVID-19, this event has been cancelled. 

Due to the ongoing situation with  COVID-19, this event has been cancelled. 

Due to the ongoing situation with  COVID-19, this event has been cancelled.