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SUMMARY:Women's Community Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:International Women’s Day (IWD) is returning to Manchester as a celebration of women’s empowerment\, equality and contributions to the city at Manchester Central Library on Saturday 8 March. \nLed and inspired by an already significant history of pioneering women\, IWD 2025 is a chance for women across all generations and dedicated allies to come together in advancing women’s rights in Manchester and around the world. \nThe theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Accelerate Action’\, which calls on supporters of gender equality to act against systemic barriers women from all backgrounds face in their personal and professional environments. \nIn recent years\, Manchester City Council has marked IWD with a dedicated ‘Walk for Women’ event. This year\, however\, the Council has joined forces with a diverse range of women-led community organisations to co-design a different approach. \nFunding was made available for community organisations to host IWD events across the city through the annual IWD grants programme. A celebratory community-led programme of workshops\, performances and discussions has also been planned for the day itself at Manchester Central Library based around the acronym HER: Heal Encourage\, Revive. \nThe events for IWD 2025 are: \nHeal – Performance Space   \n·  Flourish Together; Mindfulness Activity for relaxation and meditation\, 11am-1pm \n·  Equal Education Chances; letter writing and positive affirmations session\, 11:20am-12:15pm \nEncouraged – Performance Space 2 and 3   \n·    Community Thriving Together; sharing personal stories and overcoming challenges\, 11am-11:50am \n·   Trailblazers;  Creating bookmarks and stitching \n·   Young Identity with Shirley May; poetry performance by Young Identity members\, 11:55am-12:15pm \n·   Flourish Together; a 30-minute fireside chat chaired by Nickala Torkington about women changemakers\, 12:20pm-12:50pm. \nRevived – Performance Space 2 and 3   \n·     Bollyfit; an exercise class inspired by multicultural dance\, 1pm-1:30pm \n·     Councillor Ermina Bell will give a closing speech about the event\, 1:35pm-1:45pm \n·      DJ set to inspire and uplift \nGlass Room/Sensory Space   \n·     Flourish Together; Bookable pop-up spa for treatments for 20 mins including Indian Head Massage in a clothed and seated setting\, 11am-2pm \nThe events on the day will be accompanied by partner stalls of specialist community organisations including Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH)\, Manchester Rape Crisis\, Fikawele African and Caribbean Mental Health\, Walksafe  and Ahmed Iqbal Ullah (AIU) RACE Centre who will be on hand to raise awareness and promote their services. \nCouncillor Erinma Bell\, Lead Member for Women\, said: “Manchester has long been a city that has championed and supported women in the fight for gender equality.    \n“It’s fantastic to see the range of creativity and innovation in the events this year for International Women’s Day with the aim of accelerating further action for women to thrive personally and professionally. “I would encourage women from all backgrounds and generations to get involved\, because there is something for everyone and to advocate for more allies join in on the celebrations and inform our priorities for advancing women’s equality this year.”   \nFor more information or to book your place visit Women’s Community Festival.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/international-womens-day-2025/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Music,Readings,Talks,Workshops,Writing
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SUMMARY:Fly On The Wall Press Christmas Celebrations!
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate four years of northern indie publishing with Fly on the Wall Press – bring your best Xmas outfit for a chance to win a prize! \nThe four year celebration of Fly on the Wall Press invites all members of the public both new and much-loved to be a part of our Christmas antics at Manchester Central Library. \nThere will be two rooms in the library’s performance space. One will be dedicated to workshops run by Fly on the Wall Press authors (paid\, sign up in advance)\, the other a free space with book tables (FOTW books and publisher friends announced below) and a performance space\, with an all day running schedule of poets and fiction writers. \nWe will be running a raffle for the chance to win a selection of free books and a competition for best dressed Christmas-themed outfit! \nAt the end of the day there will be a short talk from Managing Director of Fly on the Wall Press\, Isabelle Kenyon\, and a film. \nDetail to be added as events develop but current running order of the afternoon… \nRoom 1: \nPublisher tables: Saraband\, Young Identity\, Stairwell Books\, Northodox\, Hidden Voice Publishing\, Fly on the Wall Press and Fawn Press. \n1.35-1.55pm Fat Roland and David Hartley bring spoken word night ‘Bad Language’ vibes and ‘Fauna’ (longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize) has an outing! \n1.55-2.05pm York much-loved publisher Stairwell Books’ Clint Wastling will perform poetry from Quiet Flows the Hull \n2.05-2.15pm – Manchester award-winning publisher Saraband has a special appearance with author Adam Farrer \n2.15-2.20pm – Bethany Rivers performs from 2019 chapbook\, ‘the sea refuses no river’ \n2.20-2.40pm – Mancunian Ways Anthology: Performance medley from contributors Penny Sharman\, Alicia Fitton\, Fiona Boylan\, David Keyworth\, Joseph Darlington\, Sarah Pritchard \n2.40-2.50pm – Claire HM performs from ‘How To Bring Him Back’\, part of our 2021 shorts season \n2.50pm- 3.00pm Tom McColl reads from ‘Grenade Genie’\, a 2020 full poetry collection \n3.10-3.20pm Louise Finnigan performs from ‘Muscle and Mouth’\, part of our 2021 shorts season \n3.20pm – 3.30pm Demos Rising Anthology: Dipika Mummery\, Caitlin Kendall \n3.30-3.40pm Jiye Lee performs from ‘Aftereffects’ \n(Everyone now bundled into the other room for FOTW film showcase and slides – also includes prizes for best dressed Xmas outfit and raffle being drawn) \nRoom 2: \n1.35pm – 2.15pm Ruth Brandt Workshop: ‘Starting with Place’ (Suitable for both fiction writers and poets! Bring a pen and paper.) Starting with Place – Places inspire us\, evoke emotions and memories\, restrict our behaviour\, create conflict – core elements of stories and poems. Using written exercises\, this workshop will help you investigate place as the starting point for your writing. \n2.25pm – 3.05pm Graeme Hall and Clare Reddaway Workshop on building character (Come with a character you are currently working on developing for these exercises!) Writing is all about great characters\, right? Explore ways to deepen your characters’ worlds and make them more three dimensional. \n3.15-3.35pm Publisher Drop In (20 mins) – Pre-booked (full) consultation \n3.45pm – 4.10pm – FREE – Isabelle Kenyon talk and short film featuring FOTW’s international authors \n4.10-4.30pm – last chance to buy books before we close! 🙂
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/fly-on-the-wall-press-christmas-celebrations/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Book Fair,Workshops,Writing
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SUMMARY:Creative Writing Class
DESCRIPTION:Writer Cathy Crabb is running a weekly drop in for anyone who would like to spend a couple of hours strolling through storytelling. \nWith a different exercise per week it could be anything from a screenplay to flash fiction to songwriting – just to give your mind a welcome circuit break and a bit of escapism. \nThe exercises are designed around inclusivity – whether you are an experienced writer or just fancy exercising your imagination. This is a kind and inclusive group and people from all backgrounds and abilities are very welcome. Just for fun! \nThe dates are – \nWednesday 12th January 5-7pm\nWednesday 19th January 5-7pm\nWednesday 26th January 5-7pm\nWednesday 2nd February 5-7pm\nWednesday 9th February 5-7pm \nEach class will be held in the Chief Librarian’s Office on the 3rd Floor of Central Library. \nFor more information please contact Cathy at cathycrabb@gmail.com. \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/creative-writing-class/
LOCATION:Chief Librarian’s Office
CATEGORIES:Workshops,Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190511T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190511T160000
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SUMMARY:Mindful Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness and creativity are combined in this unique workshop. Taking inspiration from nature\, the senses\, colour\, texture and natural objects (rock\, shells\, driftwood etc)\, we will learn to free our inner voice and enter the world of creative play. Writing mindfully\, we can go wherever our heart takes us\, enjoying the journey as much as the end result. We can explore\, experiment and gently stretch ourselves. This workshop is provided by Mindful Arts and facilitated by Tom George\, a writer and workshop leader with a special interest in wellbeing and mental health. \nComments from recent workshops: \n“I really enjoyed this and found it has re-inspired my passion for writing. Thank you so much Tom” \n“Very inspirational workshop\, really got me thinking. Would definitely attend other workshops” \n“Really enjoyed it. Liked meeting new people and interacting” \nAny sharing of work is voluntary and non-judgemental. Please bring your own writing materials. There will a break halfway through with refreshments available in the cafe. The venue is wheelchair accessible. \nAny queries\, or requests for other payment methods (i.e. BACS/paypal) please contact: tomgeorgearts@hotmail.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/mindful-writing-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Chief Librarian’s Office
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190221T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190222T170000
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SUMMARY:The Poetry Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Is there a poem that has been a friend to you? You’re invited to book an individual slot to come and explore a poem that has been a friend to you\, in conversation with The Poetry Exchange team. The conversation will take place in a warm and relaxed environment\, over a cup of tea\, with two members of The Poetry Exchange team. Together\, you’ll explore your chosen poem and the ways in which it has been a friend to you. In exchange\, you’ll receive a gift: a special recording of your chosen poem\, inspired by your thoughts and feelings about it. \nIn association with The Manchester Writing School and Manchester UNESCO City of Literature \nIndividual slots lasting 45 mins are available from 10am on Thursday 21 Feb and 9.30am on Friday 22 Feb \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-poetry-exchange/
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180407T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180407T160000
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SUMMARY:Mindful Writing workshop
DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness is a way of entering the present moment and watching life unfold without judgement. It is a way to calm your busy mind and focus your attention. \nWith a mindful approach to creativity we can let go of any expectations and just see what happens! We use a range of playful\, collaborative writing exercises to open up your creative potential. This workshop incorporates meditation\, discussion and interacting with natural forms such as rocks and shells\, using all of our senses to gather inspiration. \nThe workshop is hosted by Tom George\, a writer and musician with a special interest in mental health and wellbeing\, and poet and therapist Dennis Richards. \n“I really enjoyed this and found it has re-inspired my passion for writing. Thank you so much Tom” \n“Very inspirational workshop\, really got me thinking. Would definitely attend other workshops” \n“Really enjoyed it. Liked meeting new people and interacting” \nAll sharing of work is voluntary and non-judgemental. The venue is wheelchair accessible. There will be a break and drinks are available from the library cafe. \nCome with us and enjoy a creative exploration with no pressure involved! \nContact tomgeorgearts@hotmail.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/mindful-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:St. Peter's Square\, Manchester\, M2 5PD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops,Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171115T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171115T210000
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SUMMARY:Jennifer Egan
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed American author Jennifer Egan makes a rare UK visit to talk about her forthcoming novel\, Manhattan Beach – her first foray into historical fiction. Set during the Depression and then the war\, it tells the story of Anna Kerrigan\, a navy diver making her own way at a transformative time for women; in a Brooklyn populated by sailors and gangsters\, tragic starlets and mysterious tycoons. Kirkus Reviews called it ‘haunting…Realistically detailed\, poetically charged\, and utterly satisfying: apparently there’s nothing Egan can’t do.’ \nJennifer’s previous novels include A Visit From the Goon Squad (winner of the Pulitzer Prize\, The National Book Critics Circle Award and the LA Times Book Prize)\, the Invisible Circus and The Keep. Her short stories have been published in The New Yorker\, Harper’s\, Granta and McSweeney’s\, and her journalism regularly appears in The New York Times Magazine. Hosted by Katie Popperwell. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/jennifer-egan/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171020T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171020T200000
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SUMMARY:Michael Symmons Roberts
DESCRIPTION:In his eagerly anticipated seventh collection\, Michael Symmons Roberts shows us a place at once familiar and strange. Mancunia is located where real crosses unreal\, a Manchester of the mind: occupied\, abandoned\, liberated and rebuilt. In these finely wrought\, capacious poems\, we encounter wayward mariners in bars\, meet invisible bureaucrats\, and hear history shouting through the wall. \nMichael has published six collections of poetry and been awarded the Forward Prize\, the Costa Poetry Award and the Whitbread Poetry Prize. He is also an acclaimed librettist\, broadcaster and dramatist\, has published two novels\, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. This event is in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University\, where Michael is Professor of Poetry\, and will include contributions from MMU‘s Schools of Art and Theatre. Introduced by Martin Kratz. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/michael-symmons-roberts/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171019T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171019T210000
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SUMMARY:Hollie McNish & Jackie Hagan
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED \nJoin two captivating artists for an unforgettable evening of performance poetry. The winner of The Poetry Society’s 2017 Ted Hughes Award for New Work\, Hollie returns to MLF to read from her wise\, sometimes rude and piercingly candid new collection\, Plum. In her debut Nobody Told Me\, Hollie’s plainspoken writing about the joy and confusion of new motherhood\, and the mixed messages society sends women struck a powerful chord with readers and audiences across the UK. Her new collection addresses growing up\, sex and the body; stitching together writing from her younger selves with new work to create a moving and beautiful picture. \nShe will be joined by poet\, comedian and playwright Jackie Hagan. Jackie’s work has been published by Flapjack Press\, she is a recent recipient of a Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship\, and has been the focus of a Channel 4 documentary in which she downs cut price lager from her glittery false leg. Introduced by MLF’s Kate Feld. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/hollie-mcnish-jackie-hagan/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171018T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171018T210000
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SUMMARY:Howard Jacobson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with award-winning Mancunian writer and critic Howard Jacobson\, in conversation with MLF Patron and host Rachel Cooke about the art of satire and writing as resistance. Written ‘in a fury of disbelief’ following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump\, Howard’s latest novel\, Pussy\, is a fierce and funny take on POTUS\, power\, and misogyny in the form of a comic fairytale. \nHoward is the author of 14 novels including The Mighty Walzer (winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Award)\, The Finkler Question (winner of The Man Booker Prize) and\, most recently\, J. The Irish Independent called Pussy ‘a seething little nugget of a book.’ \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nAge Suitability 14+ \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/howard-jacobson/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171017T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171017T143000
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SUMMARY:The Writing Squad
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED \nIs reading for six minutes as good for you as five a day or a brisk walk? We think so\, especially if it is about you\, about where you live. Come and hear six minute ensembles written and performed for Read Manchester by the brilliant children from Manchester schools (Levenshulme High School for Girls\, Manchester Enterprise Academy\, Parrs Wood High School\, St Paul’s Catholic High School and Wright Robinson College)\, led by writers who limbered up in the Writing Squad. Manchester Literature Festival works with the Writing Squad to support emerging young writers from the North West region to develop their craft. This event is part of the Read Manchester campaign. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nSuitable for 14+ years \nTickets are free but booking is advised (donations welcome on the door) \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-writing-squad/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171016T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171016T200000
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SUMMARY:Refugee Tales: Volume II
DESCRIPTION:By sharing our stories\, we have the power to transform the world. Amid a global migration crisis\, the Refugee Tales project was conceived as a way of giving voice to people who have been held in indefinite immigration detention. Offered as a modern reworking of The Canterbury Tales\, the project’s second book tells the stories of real-life refugees whose voyage to the UK has not been a journey of spiritual salvation\, rather one of sheer\, physical survival. Written by leading writers in collaboration with refugees\, former immigration detainees\, and those who work with them\, it offers a compelling and truthful account of what it means to seek asylum in the UK. \nJoin us for readings from three contributors: Kamila Shamsie is the author of several acclaimed novels including Broken Verses and Burnt Shadows. Caroline Bergvall is an artist\, writer and performer whose work includes the large-scale project DRIFT. Marina Warner is a multi-award winning scholar\, critic and author whose books include Once Upon a Time and Stranger Magic: Charmed States & The Arabian Nights. Presented in partnership with Comma Press and Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group. \nChaired by Comma editor Ra Page. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/refugee-tales-volume-ii/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171016T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171016T150000
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SUMMARY:Arundhathi Subramaniam
DESCRIPTION:Arundhathi Subramaniam attended the first Manchester Literature Festival in 2006 and we are thrilled to welcome her back to the city to share her sensual and soulful poetry exploring the contradictory nature of living in a Third World megalopolis. She has published two books of poetry in Britain with Bloodaxe\, Where I Live: New & Selected Poems and When God Is a Traveller\, shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize\, and is featured in the DVD anthology In Person: World Poets. \nShe has also written books on spirituality and culture\, including The Book of Buddha and Sadhguru: More Than a Life. Winner of the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry in 2015\, the Raza Award for Poetry\, and the International Piero Bigongiari Prize\, she mostly lives in Mumbai (a city she is perennially on the verge of leaving). \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nTickets are free but booking is advised (donations welcome on the door) \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/arundhathi-subramaniam/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171015T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171015T180000
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SUMMARY:The Things I Would Tell You
DESCRIPTION:The Things I Would Tell You is an anthology that features 22 British Muslim Women Writers whose stories and poems transcend time\, place and stereotypes to blow away the narrow image of the ‘Muslim woman’. Nikesh Shukla describes it as an ‘exquisite collection full of energy\, experimentation\, honesty\, beauty\, fury\, heartbreak and laughs. Defiantly multi-cultural.’ \nJoin us for this special event featuring live performances from four of the contributors. Sabrina Mahfouz is a British Egyptian playwright\, poet and screenwriter whose play Chef won the 2014 Fringe First Award. Her poetry has been produced for TV\, radio and film and published in the collection How You Might Know Me. Nafeesa Hamid is a spoken word artist\, performer and playwright based in Birmingham. Hibaq Osman is a past winner of the Roundhouse Poetry Slam; her debut collection is A Silence You Can Carry. Asma Elbadawi is a Sudanese-born spoken word artist who was a finalist for Words First\, the BBC Radio 1Xtra / Roundhouse poetry competition. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-things-i-would-tell-you/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171015T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171015T180000
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SUMMARY:Elif Shafak & Nadeem Aslam
DESCRIPTION:Two gifted\, cosmopolitan novelists come together for an evening of boundary-crossing fiction\, from Asia to Britain. One of the most widely read writers in her native Turkey\, Elif Shafak’s nine acclaimed novels have been translated into 40 languages and include The Architect’s Apprentice\, Honour\, and The Bastard of Istanbul. She will read and discuss her new novel\, Three Daughters of Eve\, a sweeping tale of faith\, friendship and betrayal set in Istanbul and Oxford\, that the Financial Times called ‘an intelligent\, fierce and beguiling read’. Nadeem Aslam is the author of award-winning novels including Season of the Rainbirds\, Maps for Lost Lovers and The Blind Man’s Garden. His new book\, The Golden Legend\, is the brave and searingly beautiful story of a Pakistan community consumed by religious intolerance\, and a new love searching for a place to blossom in the wreckage of violence. The Guardian called it ‘exhilarating … an exquisite\, painful book.’ This event is presented in partnership with Karachi Literature Festival. \nThis event will be BSL interpreted \nPart of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/elif-shafak-nadeem-aslam/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171013T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T162128
CREATED:20170926T140848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170927T082625Z
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SUMMARY:Renni Eddo-Lodge
DESCRIPTION:Join Reni Eddo-Lodge for a discussion about her critically acclaimed book\, Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – an urgent and powerful analysis of race in Modern Britain from one of the country’s most inspiring young journalists. \nTaking its title from the viral blog post that voiced the frustrations of so many and changed the conversation about race in the media\, Reni’s book creates a new framework for how to see\, acknowledge and counter racism. In it\, she explores everything from the erasure of black history to the political purpose of white dominance; from the whitewashing of feminism to the link between class and race. An award-winning writer\, Reni has written for publications including The New York Times\, the Guardian\, Dazed and Confused and the hit anthology The Good Immigrant. \n‘Blistering… Absolutely vital reading from one of the most exciting voices in Britain. A stunningly important book’ Paris Lees \nHosted by Matthew Xia. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/renni-eddo-lodge/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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SUMMARY:Harriet Harman
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED \nWhen Harriet Harman entered politics\, a woman couldn’t sign for a mortgage and jobs were advertised at a lower ‘woman’s rate’. We’ve come a long way since then\, but as Harriet shows in her new book\, we have longer still to go. Join us for a searching and intimate conversation with the leading Labour Party MP about her 30 years in politics and her engrossing new memoir\, A Woman’s Work. \nIt recalls her many challenging experiences as a working mother serving in Britain’s tradition-bound Parliamentary culture\, her work reforming laws on maternity rights\, childcare and domestic violence\, and her continuing fight to get more women into government as Britain’s longest continuously serving female MP. Harriet will be in conversation with host Sarfraz Manzoor. \nThis event will be BSL interpreted
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/harriet-harman/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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SUMMARY:Alan Hollinghurst
DESCRIPTION:In 1940 Evert Dax and David Sparsholt\, two men from very different backgrounds\, are thrown together at Oxford University\, amid the fear and recklessness of war. In Alan Hollinghurst’s long-awaited new novel\, The Sparsholt Affair\, we follow the two through the decades as fashions change and their country is transformed around them\, ending in a contemporary London of new ideas. It’s a masterly novel about sexuality\, art\, intimacy and family secrets from one of our most gifted writers of fiction. \nAlan’s previous novels include The Line of Beauty\, The Swimming Pool Library and The Stranger’s Child\, and his awards include The Man Booker Prize\, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Somerset Maugham Award. He will be in conversation with MLF Patron and Observer critic Rachel Cooke. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/alan-hollinghurst/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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SUMMARY:Will Self
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED \nA sharp-eyed\, merciless commentator on modern times and modern mores\, from the sublime to the ridiculous – no one writes quite like Will Self. Join us for a conversation with the cult author\, broadcaster and critic about his new novel\, Phone\, a wildly funny send-up of contemporary British life. Through the chronicles of Jonathan De’Ath\, aka ‘The Butcher’\, Will takes aim at technology\, public identities and the military industrial complex\, in his own inimitable prose. \nA prolific and celebrated journalist and author of both nonfiction and fiction\, his previous books include Umbrella (shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize)\, Shark\, and The Book of Dave. Hosted by Alex Clark. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/will-self/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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SUMMARY:Roddy Doyle
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED \nJoin us for an intimate evening with one of Ireland’s best-loved writers\, Roddy Doyle\, discussing his books\, his films\, and his forthcoming novel\, Smile. It tells the captivating story of Victor Forde\, for whom a chance meeting in a pub conjures up long-buried childhood memories – and it’s a book about how we all struggle to accommodate our past selves. \nRoddy is the author of eleven novels for adults including Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (winner of The Man Booker Prize)\, The Barrytown Trilogy\, and The Woman Who Walked Into Doors\, as well as eight books for children and many short stories\, plays and screenplays. His book The Commitments was adapted into a hit film in 1991. Roddy will be in conversation with host Alex Clark. \nThis event will be BSL interpreted \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/roddy-doyle/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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SUMMARY:Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf & Clare Pollard: The Sea-Migrations
DESCRIPTION:Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf is fast emerging as one of the most outstanding Somali poets. Although she has lived in exile in the UK for twenty years\, through recordings\, TV and the internet\, her poems are well known among Somalis both at home and abroad. A powerful woman poet in a literary tradition still largely dominated by men\, Asha is a master of the major Somali poetic forms\, including the prestigious gabay which presents compelling arguments with mesmerising feats of alliteration. However\, while her poems are classical in construction they are unmistakeably contemporary\, engaging passionately with the themes of war and displacement that have touched the lives of an entire generation of Somalis. \nAsha reads alongside leading poet Clare Pollard\, who shares her brand-new English translations of Asha’s poems. This bilingual reading celebrates the long-standing friendship and collaboration between these two poets\, and marks the publication of The Sea-Migrations. \nThis event is part of Manchester Literature Festival 2017 \nTickets are free but booking is advised (donations welcome on the door) \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/asha-lul-mohamud-yusuf-clare-pollard-sea-migrations/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Writing
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