(ALC) Centre for New Writing

Saba Sams and Eley Williams in conversation

18:30 - 20:00 19 May 2025
We are thrilled to welcome Saba Sams and Eley Williams to the shop. Saba Sams, the multi-award-winning author of Send Nudes is back with her debut novel GUNK; a nuanced exploration…

Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)

14:30 - 16:30 5 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)

12:00 - 14:30 6 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)

12:00 - 14:00 7 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

Rowe Irvin and Gurnaik Johal in conversation with Kaye Mitchell

18:30 - 20:00 9 June 2025
We are thrilled to welcome Rowe Irvin and Gurnaik Johal to the shop to discuss their stunning debut novels LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH and SARASWATI. The authors will be in conversation with…

Manchester Literature Festival: Colm Tóibín

19:00 - 20:30 16 June 2025
PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand, Colm Tóibín’s event has been moved from Central Library to University Place, 176 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL. Quaytickets are in the process…

Manchester Literature Festival: Attica Locke

19:00 - 20:30 16 July 2025
‘This is the best kind of thriller: as literate and thoughtful as it is fast-moving. Attica Locke has bags of style, and sings the blues on every page’ - Mick Herron (Slow Horses) …

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