Past events

THE WASTES - Roy Claire Potter in conversation with Gareth Gavin

18:30 - 20:00 18 November 2024

Welcome to Roy Claire Potter to Manchester for the launch of THE WASTES. Doors: 6.30, starts: 6.45...

John McAuliffe in conversation with Lucy Burns

18:30 - 20:00 11 November 2024

Blackwell’s Bookshop is excited to host the Manchester launch of John McAuliffe’s sixth poetry c...

MLF 2024: Richard Powers

19:00 - 20:15 8 November 2024

Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers (The Overstory) makes a rare visit to the UK in support of his...

Modern Manchester Unveiled: Exploring the Cultural Tapestry

17:30 - 19:00 18 October 2024

Join us for a very special panel discussion, event as we explore the cultural tapestry that make up...

MLF 2024: An Audience with Rebecca F. Kuang

18:30 - 19:45 17 October 2024

Bestselling global sensation, Rebecca F. Kuang is the author of the ‘Hard to put down, harder to f...

MLF 2024: Andrew O'Hagan with Dave Haslam

18:00 - 19:15 16 October 2024

‘Andrew O’Hagan has made more than a great book – he has made a social miracle.’ Joshua Cohe...

MLF 2024: Joe Boyd

18:00 - 19:15 14 October 2024

“New technologies may divert our attention, but music created in the moment can still be found whe...

MLF 2024: Gillian Clarke poetry masterclass

15:00 - 16:15 10 October 2024

Poet, playwright and educator Gillian Clarke is one of the most acclaimed and widely read poets of r...

Manchester Literature Festival 2024 poetry reading with Gillian Clarke

18:00 - 19:15 10 October 2024

‘Clarke has a direct line to the natural world. She paints the Welsh landscape without idealising...

MLF 2024: An Evening with Meera Sodha

18:30 - 19:45 9 October 2024

‘The ability to put a good dinner on the table has become my superpower and I want it to become yo...