Part of the literature strand of this year’s Didsbury Arts Festival, the author Andrew Michael Hurley will be chatting about Lancashire and reading from his haunting recent novel, inspired by the sinister landscape of Morecambe Bay.
From £5.00
Join poet Jackie Kay for a summer evening of words and poetry, written in response to works featured in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park exhibition Tread Softly in the Bothy Gallery.
From £8.00
Featuring ten writers from Manchester Metropolitan University, the programme for An Evening with MMU Writers includes winners of the Bridport Prize, Not the Booker Prize and a British Fantasy Award.
The Booker Prize-winning author of The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy makes a rare appearance in Manchester to read and discuss her first new novel in 20 years, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. From £10.00
One of the country’s most innovative comic poets with several best-selling volumes of poetry to his name.
From £13.00
The city’s essay and live non-fiction night returns, headlined by Lauren Elkin, author of Flâneuse. Part memoir, part biography, part cultural meander, it’s a captivating look at why women wander.
From £3.00
Cabaret regular First Draft celebrates its fifth birthday with a line-up of writers of all sorts showcasing brand-new works. And eating cake. Probably.
Free entry
Poet and author Rosie Garland launches her much anticipated third novel, The Night Brother, out on HarperCollins in June, with a reading, discussion, Q&A and book signing.
From £5.00
Starting as an antidote to dreary poetry Bang Said The Gun, The Times calls it the best poetry night in the UK. Currently on tour from that London, BSTG rocks up in Salford, with Jackie Hagan headlining.
From £15.00
Join Manchester’s finest young spoken word performers for a night of poetry, music and visual art, featuring an open slam and special guest Ty.
From £6.00
Jamaican Poet Laureate Mervyn Morris is visiting the UK to launch his new collection Peelin Orange, and will be reading from the book and chatting to National Poet of Scotland Jackie Kay.
Free entry
Henry Normal launches Travelling Second Class Through Hope, a collection of 70 of his early poems, with a reading, book signing and performances by special guests Geneviève L Walsh and Marvin Cheeseman.
Free entry
