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Black Britain Writing Back: Bernardine Evaristo

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MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL Celebrating a landmark new series curated by Booker Prize winning writer Bernardine Evaristo, Black Britain Writing Back re-introduces lost or hard-to-find books by Black writers who wrote about Black Britain and the diaspora across the Twentieth Century. Joining Bernardine is Jacqueline Roy whose novel The Fat Lady Sings tells the stories of Gloria and […]

£6 – £8

#Like Chopin – Mysterious Story in Manchester

Henry Watson Music Library

#LikeChopin – The Mysterious Story of Chopin in Manchester   In August 1848 Fryderyk Chopin travelled to Britain. During the visit he also gave a performance in Manchester.  The concert took place at the Manchester’s Gentleman Concert Hall on Peter Street. The Hall was demolished in 1887 and The Midland Hotel was built on the […]

Spanish-Language Stories: Mateo García Elizondo, Valerie Miles & Cristina Morales

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MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL Granta’s second selection of Best of Young Spanish Language Novelists showcases the work of 25 of the most exciting writers in the Spanish-speaking world. Valerie Miles, editor, writer, translator, co-founder of Granta’s literary journal in Spanish joins us to discuss the selection, which encompasses thirteen countries and territories. Two of the chosen authors will […]

An Evening with Colm Tóibín

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MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL ‘I can make no sense of the present. It is all confusion. I know nothing about the future.’ In his extraordinary new novel, The Magician, Colm Tóibín conjures up the past and the life of writer Thomas Mann. Against the backdrop of two world wars, Colm charts Mann’s rise to prominence and the […]

£12

Little Reads Family Day with Chris Haughton & Daishu Ma

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MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL Chris Haughton & Daishu Ma 10.00 – 10.45 Music & Drama Family Workshop 11.15 – 12.15 We are delighted to present a very special in person event with Chris Haughton, the acclaimed picture book creator of titles including Oh No George! and Shh! We Have a Plan for an action-packed family event celebrating his story Maybe… He will […]

£5

Superheroes: Inspiring Stories of Secret Strength

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MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL What do you want to be when you grow up? Curated by Stormzy and the #Merky Books team, Superheroes is a new children’s book celebrating modern day heroes from across the worlds of sport, music, food, the arts and more. Join us to celebrate the launch with an interactive workshop run by performance poet […]

£5

CANCELLED: Malika Booker, Vahni Capildeo & Jason Allen-Paisant

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 Due to unforeseen circumstances this Manchester Literature Festival event is cancelled Join us for an afternoon with three fabulous, inventive poets who raise questions about our relationships with language, landscape and identity. Vahni Capildeo’s Like a Tree, Walking explores ecopoetics and silence, with poems originating from nocturnes and lullabies in hilly Port of Spain to ‘stillness exercises’ recording […]

£8

Venture Arts Presents – Completely A Hustling Place

First Floor Exhibition Hall

Venture Arts Presents Full Studio Show - Completely A Hustling Place – With Work From 70 Artists This autumn, one of Manchester’s leading visual art studios, Venture Arts, which supports learning disabled and neurodivergent artists to play an active role in the cultural sector, is presenting a thrilling full studio show where you can experience […]

creative:connection

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MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL We are delighted to welcome national charity, Create, back to MLF. Create believe in the power of creativity to change lives. Their creative:connection project brings together disabled and non-disabled children to create, build connections and break down barriers around disability. This October children from four schools in Manchester and Salford (Chatsworth High School, Grange Academy, […]

ScienceX: A free family fun day 1

A free, interactive festival of exploration and experiments and a great chance for kids to discover the fun behind science and engineering. ScienceX is a festival like no other: bursting with fun, exciting activities for children, and open to all. Discover what the world of science and engineering is really about as we focus this […]

ScienceX: A free family fun day 2

A free, interactive festival of exploration and experiments and a great chance for kids to discover the fun behind science and engineering. ScienceX is a festival like no other: bursting with fun, exciting activities for children, and open to all. Discover what the world of science and engineering is really about as we focus this […]

And We Rise; Together. Performance and Protest Poetry

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And We Rise; Together. Performance and Protest Poetry A Young Identity curated event of poetry and readings from material gathered from workshops with community groups based in Moss Side. 1.30 pm-3.30 pm:  A Young Identity curated event where material gathered from community workshops are woven together to produce spoken word and poetry performances by the […]