Sarah-Clare Conlon

Emily Morris comes to Waterstones Deansgate to celebrate the publication later this week of her long-awaited memoir novel, My Shitty Twenties, an extension of her award-winning blog.

The University’s Centre for New Writing presents readings from writers in the atmospheric setting of the planetarium. Join Geoff Ryman, John McAuliffe, David Gaffney and others for Science and SF, Poetry at bluedot and New Fiction from Manchester.

Manchester Literature Festival is on until October – and there are limited tickets available to hear Armistead Maupin, beloved American author of the Tales Of The City series, talking about his new memoir, Logical Family.

Exploring the collaborative relationship between author, artist and activist Penny Rimbaud and typesetter and book designer Christian Brett, who co-founded independent publisher Bracketpress with Alice Smith.

Six specially commissioned writers perform pieces inspired by places in Didsbury as part of this year’s Arts Festival, with archive and contemporary film footage, and a creative writing workshop prior to the performance event.

Just crowned the first female Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison kicks off her UK tour at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, where she will be reading from her career-defining Collected Works.

Very exciting news! Celebrated spoken word night Bad Language is coming out of retirement for a special one-off featuring an invited roster of some of Manchester’s leading writers.

Naho Matsuda turns data into poetry for this FutureEverything show running until 8 July, and she will be leading a creative writing workshop in conjunction with the guys from Bad Language.

Verbose is one of Manchester’s longest-running spoken word events, and welcomes Tom Sastry and Molly Naylor for June.

In partnership with The Great Get Together and Refugee Week, Amp Presents are running an evening of spoken word and live music in support and celebration of Manchester’s refugee community.