CANCELLED – Emma Jane Unsworth at The Lowry
Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, this event has been cancelled.
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CANCELLED – Max Porter with Sam Genders (TUNNG) at The Lowry
Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, this event has been cancelled.
From £15
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CANCELLED – Words Weekend at The Lowry
Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, this event has been cancelled.
From £10
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The Poetry Exchange at Central Library
In association with Manchester Poetry Library, Manchester Libraries and Manchester City of Literature, chat about a poem that has been a friend to you.
Free entry
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The Little Library in Spinningfields
Take your pick from The Little Library’s carefully curated collection of classics and new releases, adding a recently read book of your own as a replacement.
Free entry
Northern Fiction Alliance Roadshow at Leeds Lit Fest
Featuring leading independent publishers from across the region, the Northern Fiction Alliance Roadshow provides a chance to chat to them and pick up some great reads.
Free entry
Eimear McBride at Martin Harris Centre
Manchester Literature Festival and the Centre for New Writing with Creative Manchester are delighted to present a “Literature Live” evening welcoming award-winning Irish novelist Eimear McBride.
From £6
Other Cities/Other Lives Eleanor Rees, Zoë Scolding and Helen Tookey at the Bluecoat
Three leading contemporary poets Eleanor Rees, Zoë Skoulding and Helen Tookey read from their new collections.
From £4
The Portico Prize Shortlist Readings at Man Met
Hear the authors shortlisted for this year’s Portico Prize reading from their own work, on the eve of the award ceremony and the announcement of the winner.
From £7
PN Review 250th issue launch at Christie’s Bistro
The Carcanet 50th birthday celebrations continue, with a very special launch party for the spring issue and 250th edition of the poetry publishing house’s literary journal, PN Review.
Free entry
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The Portico Prize at The Portico Library online
Six books that explore the spirit of the North are on the shortlist for The Portico Prize 2022, with live online readings on 19 January and the overall winner announced at a ceremony beamed live from Manchester’s hidden gem the Portico Library the following night.
From £5
That’s What She Said at Tribeca
The showcase of new writing and performance by women and non-binary writers is back, with BBC Radio 3 The Verb’s New Voices Award-winning poet Louise Fazackerley kicking off the That’s What She Said programme as we enter a new decade.
From £5