Organised by Manchester-based publishing house Dostoyevsky Wannabe, this third special pop-up has lots of lovely stalls where you can pick up lots of lovely books, pamphlets and zines by Manchester and beyond’s finest indie presses.
Free entry
The second outing of the Poetry Pop Jukebox Co-op get-together, featuring some of Manchester’s finest writers reading poetry and pop lyrics – this time round, the bi-monthly event welcomes Andrew McMillan and more.
Free entry
Now Wave – the team behind YES and some of the best independent gig programming in the city – have taken over The Abbey.
PN Review celebrates its winter launch with readings from contributors André Naffis-Sahely, who will read translations of poetry by Mahmoudan Hawad as well as his own work, Jamie Osborn, Suzannah V Evans, Jonathan Catherall, Claudine Toutoungi and Richard Gwyn.
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Outspoken is back for LGBT History Month, with an afternoon of poetry and spoken word performance hosted by Mandla-Rae, Manchester poet and former young programmer, and featuring Ella Otomewo, Billie Meredith, Maz Hedgehog and Bryony Bates.
From £8
Dubbed “the biggest spoken word night in London for women” by the Evening Standard, That’s What She Said returns to Manchester with its first show of 2019, featuring performances by Jess Green, Roz Weaver and more.
From £3
This annual event honouring the memory of Caroline Chisholm, who was a valued member of the Centre for New Writing community, welcomes multi-award-winning author Ross Raisin, named as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists.
From £5
No Matter #4 welcomes poets Emma Bolland, #Interrupteur artist-writer in residence at the University of Sheffield, Poetry Wales editor Nia Davies and Rebecca Tamás, whose new collection will be published by Penned in the Margins in 2019.
Free entry
Poet Laureate (and head of Manchester Writing School) Carol Ann Duffy is back with her Friends series in the round, featuring jazz, conversation and readings by House Poets John Fennelly and Mark Pajak, plus special guest Zaffar Kunial.
From £6
Murmur #7 welcomes artist and poet Ed Atkins (last here for Performance Capture, his exhibition at Manchester International Festival 2015) and visual artist, filmmaker and writer Fatema Abdoolcarim, plus music from SMS DJs.
Free entry
The annual Chorlton Book Festival runs 16 to 24 November with a varied line-up of readings, talks and activities, including two Family Fun Days and performances from Henry Normal and more.
Free entry
Poetry Emergency is a two-day festival exploring emergency and liveness in radical poetic art, bringing together some of the most challenging and surprising poets and performers of the moment, and crossing between poetry readings and performance, workshops and discussions.
From £3
