What’s On

Manchester City of Literature is inspired by the possibilities from our city to bring people together to celebrate stories. You’ll find everything that’s going on here, whether you’re a reader, a writer, you want to support independent publishers or are looking for something to entertain you or young children. Don’t forget that you can add your own events here too, if you’re an organiser. 

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Female Writers in the Spanish Golden Age: Erauso

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Afternoon Tea and The House of Clementine

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Olivia Laing: The Garden Against Time

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MACFEST 2024: Comedy with Ola Labib: The Art of Living a Double Life

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Inside the Library: Lives and Legacies

Location: Chetham's Library
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An Evening with David Mitchell

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Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Brontë – A Friendship

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Verbose x Bad Betty

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Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Brontë – Fame and Fortune

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MACFEST 2024: Stories and Storytelling in Islamic Manuscripts

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UN AMOR – Sara Mesa and Katie Whittemore in conversation with Rosi Song

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The effect of linguistic attitudes on the adoption of features

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Conversations with Comic Authors: Laura Pérez Granel

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Festival of Writing Day

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MACFEST 2024: Islam and Caring for The Natural World

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An Evening with Miranda July

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HiVIS Eye Health Marketplace at Wigan library

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One in Ten

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Online Talk: Cynthia V Molly: ‘Love me as I am, sweet one, for I shall never be better.’

Location: Elizabeth Gaskell's House
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Made in Manchester with Brian Groom

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One Seven Five: An incomplete history of Oldham in 175 objects

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MACFEST 2024: Books with Sefi Atta

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The Shark Nursery by Mary O’Malley: Carcanet Book Launch

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Online Event: Villette V Ruth: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell

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MACFEST 2024: David Hirsch: Comic Books – Hello from Dubai!

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Online Event: As Seen on Screen – Costume in TV Adaptations

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MACFEST 2024: Books, books, books! From Spark to Story: The Journey of Samira Surfs

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Online Talk: Charles Darwin – Literary Science in Wives and Daughters

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Female Writers in the Spanish Golden Age: María de Zayas

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Online Event: Wives and Daughters V Mansfield Park – The Domestic Novel

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Online Event – Unmarried Women: A Life of Freedom?

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Female Writers in the Spanish Golden Age: Santa Teresa

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Online Talk: Manchester in Victorian Literature – Lancashire Day

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