Supported by The Portico Library and Centre for Place Writing, the second event in the Rewriting The North reading series explores the relationship between writing and place and celebrates how the writers Fiona Mozley and Andrew Michael Hurley are reimagining the North of England.
Free entry
The summer launch of Manchester-based poetry and criticism magazine PN Review, 46 this year, features readings from issue contributors John Wilkinson, Lisa Kelly, Joe Carrick-Varty, Jennifer Edgecombe, Stav Poleg and Andy Croft.
Free entry
Part of Manchester International Festival 2019 and curated by author Adam Thirlwell, over three separate events and in a specially built set designed by Rem Koolhaas, Studio Creole sees seven leading writers from seven countries tell us seven new stories – in seven different languages.
From £10
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House and award-winning garden is a must-see for literature lovers, with a book sale on the second Sunday of the month.
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After sell-out shows in Edinburgh, London and – most recently – Altrincham, the That’s What She Said showcase of the best new writing and performance by women and non-binary writers is back in central Manchester with poet Rebecca Tamás taking on headliner duties.
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Story Cities: A City Guide For The Imagination is a collection of new flash fictions about any city and every city, and this launch event features readings from several of the contributors.
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Double bill featuring poet Lemn Sissay MBE, reading poems and chatting about his memoir My Name Is Why to DJ and acclaimed writer Dave Haslam, who will read from his autobiography Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor plus new book A Life In 35 Boxes.
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In the run-up to this year’s Manchester Literature Festival, Poet Laureate of the United States Tracy K Smith performs poems from her new book Eternity: Selected Poems and discusses her work with Manchester-based poet and Scottish Makar Jackie Kay.
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Explore Manchester’s iconic and historic Victoria Baths and discover original voices in unexpected ways during the first-ever Weekend Of Words festival, promising three days of live literature, poetry, prose and plays, spoken word and storytelling, and general book-related fun.
From £5
Gorton Monastery is holding its first-ever Book Fair, with tours of the building plus family-friendly activities and workshops.
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Manchester-based poetry publisher Carcanet Press presents an international double bill over two dates in May, featuring Sheri Benning and Chris Wallace-Crabbe.
From £3.79
The Manchester Writing School at Man Met has teamed up with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation to launch a new series of in-conversation events called The Longer Read, kicking off proceedings with Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Alan Hollinghurst.
Free entry
