Exhibitions, Literature Live

Exchanges: Recent Additions to the Collection

2 July 2021 - 1 May 2022
Exchanges sets art and artists together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition – always with insight and intention. In this evolving exhibition, art that has recently been…

Still Parents: Life after Baby Loss

24 September 2021 - 4 September 2022
Still Parents is the first exhibition of its kind, creating a platform to share personal stories open conversations and break the wall of silence that continues to surround baby loss.…

Suzanne Lacy: What kind of city? A manual for social change

26 November 2021 - 10 April 2022
The Whitworth presents the first major UK presentation of multiple works of US artist Suzanne Lacy, a pioneer of social practice and community organising for almost five decades. In…

The Door Opened: 1980s China - Photographs by Adrian Bradshaw

26 January - 6 July 2022
One can argue that nostalgia is the strongest emotion, a pure mixture of wistfulness and melancholy. Adrian Bradshaw, an English photographer, brings that sense of yearning into full…

TO PARADISE - Hanya Yanagihara in conversation with Simon Savidge

18:30 - 20:30 23 February 2022
Hanya Yanagihara, author of the million-copy bestseller A Little Life, introduces her incredible new novel TO PARADISE. About this event with Blackwell's Manchester We're thrilled…

Poetry Bonanza with North-West Poets (part of MACFEST2022)

18:30 - 19:30 9 March 2022
Join us for an enchanting evening with some wonderful British poets: Boshra G, Saira Anwar and Razia Mohammed who will entertain with a celebration of their spoken words, poetry and…

An Evening with Warsan Shire

20:00 - 21:15 14 March 2022
In partnership with our partners at Manchester Literature Festival, the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester are thrilled to present an evening with Somali-British poet and…

Literature Live: The 2022 Burgess Fellows – Natasha Brown and Will Harris

18:30 - 20:00 21 March 2022
Join us for the latest in the Literature Live series, presented by the Centre for New Writing in partnership with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. This event will welcome…

Literature Live: Nat Ogle, Gurnaik Johal and Saba Sams

18:30 - 20:00 28 March 2022
UPDATE: Saba Sams and Luke Brown will no longer be at this event due to testing positive for COVID. Kaye Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature and Director of the Centre…

Douglas Stuart in Conversation with Jackie Kay - Manchester Literature Festival

19:30 19 April 2022
Manchester Literature Festival is excited to welcome Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain, to launch his eagerly anticipated new novel. Set in Glasgow in the…

Literature Live: Beth Underdown and JR Thorp

18:30 - 20:00 25 April 2022
Join us for the latest in the Literature Live series, presented by the Centre for New Writing. This event will feature readings by Beth Underdown and JR Thorp; the authors will be…

Norman Erikson Pasaribu in conversation with Will Harris

12:30 - 14:00 27 April 2022
International Booker Prize long-lister Norman Erikson Pasaribu will be in conversation with the poet and Burgess Writer Fellow, Will Harris. Norman Erikson Pasaribu is a writer and…

Songs We Learn from Trees: Ethiopian Amharic Poetry in English

18:30 - 20:00 7 May 2022
Ethiopian poets celebrate Songs We Learn from Trees (Carcanet, 2020), the first anthology of Amharic poetry in English. About this event Join us for an evening of bilingual readings…

Blackwell's: Rebecca Zahabi in conversation with Jeanette Winterson

18:30 - 20:30 9 May 2022
Join us for the official launch of Rebecca Zahabi new novel THE COLLARBOUND About this event We're thrilled to be welcoming Rebecca Zahabi to the shop to launch her debut adult novel…

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09:00 16 - 17:00 20 May 2022
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Behind Closed Doors

18:00 - 20:00 24 October 2022
Over a third of the population have tried illegal drugs and a tenth take them regularly. Yet the possession of drugs is illegal. In the context of prohibitionist drug policies, how…

AN IMPERFECT ACCOUNT OF A COMET

18 November 2022 - 16 April 2023
An Imperfect Account of a Comet is an audio-visual installation by Lynda Laird celebrating the celestial discoveries of the 18th century astronomer Caroline Herschel. The work is presented…

LITERATURE LIVE: Joe Mungo Reed and Sam Byers

18:30 - 20:30 28 November 2022
Joe Reed completed his PhD in the Centre for New Writing in 2021. We’re delighted that he is returning to read from his second novel, 'Hammer'. He will be joined by the acclaimed Norwich-based…

APOLLO REMASTERED

3 December 2022 - 16 April 2023
To coincide with the 50th anniversary of our last steps on the Moon, Andy Saunders will present a small selection of remastered photographs from the final mission of the programme –…

Living in a Material World Exhibition

09:00 - 17:00 8 December 2022
A free exhibition curated by University of Manchester Art Gallery and Museum Studies students invites all to consider how materials have shaped medicine and healthcare, from the 19th…

The Prostate Gap - A Photographic Exhibition Exploring Under-Represented People With Prostate Cancer

6 January - 10 February 2023
The Prostate Gap A Photographic Exhibition Exploring Under-Represented People With Prostate Cancer Duration: 6 January 2023 – 10 February 2023 Venue: Oglesby Cancer Research Centre…

An Evening of Poetry with AE Stallings and Laura Scott

18:30 6 February 2023
Join us for the launch of two new poetry collection from Carcanet Press - A.E. Stallings' THIS AFTERLIFE and Laura Scott's THE FOURTH SISTER.

Literature Live: The 2023 Burgess Fellows – Dr Adelle Stripe and Joe Carrick

18:30 - 20:00 13 February 2023
Join us for the latest in the Literature Live series, presented by the Centre for New Writing in partnership with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. The Centre for New Writing…

LITERATURE LIVE! Nicole Flattery and Richard Milward in conversation

18:30 - 20:00 7 March 2023
We're delighted to be working with the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing to host Nicole Flattery and Richard Milward as part of their Literature Live series. Nicole…

Refugee Tales: Walking Inquiry Exhibition

25 - 27 April 2023
Join us for the Refugee Tales: Walking Inquiry Exhibition in Manchester, which brings together the voices and insights of people with lived experience of immigration detention and Volunteer…

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