Performances

Ian McGuire: The Abstainer (Online Blackwell's Event)

19:00 - 20:00 1 October 2020
Join acclaimed North Water author Ian McGuire at an Blackwell's online event, as he talks about his new novel, The Abstainer - an epic story of revenge and obsession. About this Event…

Daisy Johnson and Sophie Mackintosh in conversation with Jeanette Winterson

12:00 - 13:00 23 October 2020
Two rising stars of the UK literary scene, both Daisy Johnson and Sophie Mackintosh excel in creating atmospheric tales centred around women and girls. Sophie’s dystopian Blue Ticket…

Maaza Mengiste In conversation with Kamila Shamsie

16:00 - 17:00 23 October 2020
These aren’t the days to pretend you’re only a wife or a sister or a mother, she says. We’re more than this. In her stunning Booker Prize shortlisted novel, The Shadow King, Maaza…

Romalyn Ante, Will Harris & Nina Mingya Powles

12:00 - 13:00 24 October 2020
Three exciting young poets read from their debut collections. What unites the work of all three is their exploration of the self, what it means to be multi-heritage in today’s world,…

Tayari Jones & Brit Bennett n conversation with Ellah P. Wakatama

16:00 - 17:00 24 October 2020
How do you live with the kind of secret that could explode someone’s entire life? In Tayari Jones’ Silver Sparrow, Dana and her mother have always known that James, their father and…

Ali Smith in conversation with Kamila Shamsie

14:00 - 15:00 25 October 2020
Well, that’s what art is, maybe. Something that impresses mysteriously on you and you don’t know why. Over the past four years, Ali Smith has created both a work of art and a chronicle…

Angela Davis & Jackie Kay in conversation

18:00 - 19:00 25 October 2020
Angela Davis is an icon who, for over 50 years, has inspired others through her political thinking, activism and leadership. One of the world’s most prominent social justice campaigners,…

Centre for New Writing Macaronic Poetry Evening (part of International Mother Language Day)

17:30 - 18:30 19 February 2021
Join us online for an evening celebrating bilingual poetry and macaronic poetry, which uses a mixture of languages. There will be an opportunity to hear readings in English, but which…

Novel Voices: Meng Jin and J.A. Mensah

19:00 - 20:00 22 February 2021
Taking place between February and April 2021, Novel Voices is a five-part, online series featuring Ellah P. Wakatama in conversation with 10 debut authors who are helping to shape 2021's…

Decolonising Mother Tongues (part of International Mother Language Day)

19:00 - 20:30 23 February 2021
Hear from a panel on decolonising translation, chaired by Dr. Kavita Bhanot, who writes on mother-tongue shame, translating across generations, and decolonising translation. Kavita…

Manchester’s DNA: 2. Poet in Residence Workshop (part of International Mother Language Day)

14:00 - 15:00 26 February 2021
Poetry can provide an insight into the richly diverse and dynamic communities that make up Greater Manchester. Newly appointed, award-winning ‘Poet in Residence’, Zaffar Kunial will…

Novel Voices: Namina Forna and Justin Deabler in Conversation with Ellah Wakatama

19:30 - 20:30 15 March 2021
Join us for a five-part series featuring Ellah P. Wakatama in conversation with 10 debut authors who are shaping 2021's literary landscape. The second event taking place on 15 March…

Novel Voices- Catherine Menon and Victoria Princewill

19:00 - 20:00 22 March 2021
Taking place between February and April 2021, Novel Voices is a five-part, online series featuring Ellah P. Wakatama in conversation with 10 debut authors who are helping to shape 2021's…

Manchester Literature Festival Spring 2021 Online Events- Roger Robinson Hosted by Malika Booker

19:30 25 March - 12:00 30 April 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 25 March 2021 and be available to watch until 30 April. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. One of the most prominent…

Manchester Literature Festival Spring 2021 Online Events- Caleb Femi Hosted by Vanessa Kisuule

19:30 8 - 12:00 30 April 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 8 April 2021 and be available to watch until 30 April. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. A rising star on the British…

Novel Voices -Cherie Jones and Nekesa Afia in conversation with Ellah Wakatama

19:00 - 20:00 12 April 2021
Cherie Jones is the author of How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House. She is a lawyer based in Barbados. She won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 1999. She then studied Creative…

Manchester Literature Festival Spring 2021 Online Events- Kazuo Ishiguro & Jackie Kay in Conversation

19:30 19 April - 12:00 17 May 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Mon 19 April 2021 and available to watch until 17 May. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. ‘Do you believe in the human heart?’…

Horatio Clare in Conversation with Beth Underdown

19:00 - 20:00 20 April 2021
Join Horatio Clare and Beth Underdown as they discuss Horatio's latest book, Heavy Light, which tells the story of Horatio’s journey through mania, psychosis and treatment in a psychiatric…

Natalie Diaz NEW COMMISSION Hosted by Mary Jean Chan

22 April - 21 May 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 22 April 2021 and available to watch until 21 May. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. ‘Natalie Diaz is a poet who…

Novel Voices- Natasha Brown and Jarred McGinnis in Conversation with Ellah Wakatama

19:00 - 20:00 26 April 2021
Taking place between February and April 2021, Novel Voices is a five- part, online series featuring Ellah P. Wakatama in conversation with 10 debut authors who are helping to shape…

Jhumpa Lahiri & Kamila Shamsie in Conversation

20 - 27 May 2021
This event will be first broadcast at 7.30pm on Thursday 20 May 2021 and available to watch for 7 days. The event will be pre-recorded and captioned. ‘I’m both ablaze with energy and…

Research and Libraries (Part of Festival of Libraries 2021)

17:00 - 18:00 9 June 2021
Hear from a distinguished panel about how archives are created, collated and used within research. Speaking in the historic reading room of the Rylands, publisher Michael Schmidt and…

Ashton’s Radical Poets (Part of Festival of Libraries 2021)

14:00 - 14:45 11 June 2021
Presented by Jennifer Reid and Mike Sanders, this event focuses on two working-class poets, John Stafford and Joseph Chapman, who were active radicals and poets in Ashton-under-Lyne…

An Evening with the Family Gorgeous

18:00 - 19:30 26 August 2021
The weekend gets underway in fabulous style, as you are invited to an Evening with the Family Gorgeous. Enjoy our extended opening hours with an opportunity to explore our collections,…

An Evening with the Family Gorgeous

19:30 - 21:00 26 August 2021
The weekend gets underway in fabulous style, as you are invited to an Evening with the Family Gorgeous. Enjoy our extended opening hours with an opportunity to explore our collections,…

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