Announcing our Spring & Summer events with Satoshi Yagisawa & Emi Yagi, Douglas Stuart, and Tayari Jones! Advance tickets for these events are now available for MLF Members to buy. Tickets go on general sale on Fri 6 Feb. Can't wait? Get your membership here: www.quaytickets.com/mlf/screenlo...

Manifesting sunnier days to come.. with our Spring/Summer events!☀️ Next week, we can finally share with you our first events for 2026. Here are some hints for the books: can you guess who might be coming? 1. 👧🪢👧 2. 🏛️🔐🗿❤️🧍‍♀️ 3. 📚🚲🐈 4. 🌊🌧️⛅️⛵️🫂

@mcrlitfest.bsky.social are recruiting for new Trustees, join me on the Board of this brilliant organisation! Find out more on our website: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/get-involved...

In true Jeanette Winterson fashion, we have this onstage instead of the usual chairs‼️ How will she make her entrance tonight?👀

Hello everyone hope you’ve had a nice week👋 We’re popping into your feed for 2 important reminders!

Here we are with RNCM with Zadie Smith & our host Katie Popperwell!

Last 30 tickets for Zadie Smith available at RNCM Box Office from 6.30pm tonight! Head down there if you haven’t managed to get a ticket online. See you in a few👋

Can’t believe October is already nearly over! Please spare a few minutes to tell us what you think by completing our audience survey, which helps us learn more about you and how we can make things better for next time. Any input is truly welcome! uk.culturecounts.cc/s/2983Gi/spl...

A brilliant closing event for @mcrlitfest.bsky.social’s 20th anniversary festival listening to lovely Patrick Grant talk about his book Less, and I got my copy signed too ✍🏼

Last event of the month: Patrick Grant with us at HOME tonight🪡👚👖👔

Last few tickets left! manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on%F0%...

WriterMosaic, poetry, and nature writing🌿 at the Central Library tonight! Excited to hear from Mona Arshi, Karen McCarthy Woolf & Roger Robinson tonight☺️

Last weekend of the festival! Grab your tickets🎟️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/write...

Over at John Rylands Library, we have THE Mimi Khalvati delivering the annual Rylands Poetry Reading🥰

And once again, underneath the 130-year-old sperm whale skeleton and fairly lights, we’re at Manchester Museum to discuss justice for the earth with barrister Monica Feria-Tinta🌏

Last chance to get tickets for tonight🎟️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on

Tonight Waterstones Deansgate is full of people here to see Bora Chung & Susan Barker discuss everything spooky and ghastly👻

Last week of MLF! manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on

A day of workshops, feminism and Seamus Heaney. What more could you ask for on a Monday? manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on

Last event of the weekend - Irvine Welsh with host Alex Clark at HOME in discussion about his Trainspotting sequel🚂

Over at HOME, we’re here with Martin Parr and his iconic portfolio📸

Honoured to have Jung Chang with us today in Manchester to discuss her new book Fly, Wild Swans🦢

Perfect events to wind down for the new week ahead☺️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on

Never thought when sent this book via a bookshop subscription during the pandemic that I would meet the author. Book signed with my name in Japanese at top. Very cool. @mcrlitfest.bsky.social

Full house for Sayaka Murata tonight!

MLF Family Birthday Bash now in action! We’re making some super veggies with Sue Hendra this morning🥕🥔🍠

Very busy day today! Get your tickets at manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on

Tonight we’re at the Central Library with Elizabeth Day and our host Alex Clark, who go way back from their days at The Observer😊

Introduced by @duncanivison.bsky.social, last night Professor of Sociology Gary Younge delivered the inaugural @faberbooks.bsky.social lecture as part of @mcrlitfest.bsky.social It was presented in partnership w/ @ethnicityuk.bsky.social and chaired by Prof Claire Alexander of @uomsoss.bsky.social

Last minute tickets here🎟️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on

Delighted to have Gary Younge with us tonight to deliver the inaugural Faber Lecture exploring ‘burden of representation’😊

ReWrite crew at Anthony Burgess Foundation✍️ Talented young writers Elizabeth Gibson, Tallulah Howarth, Asta Birkler, Loc-An Thi Nguyen and Johanne Bisgaard share new work exploring the impact of colonialism and language in our relationship to land and to each other through poetry and prose.

Get your last minute tickets for ReWrite🙂 manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/rewrite

Titled as the greatest spy novelist of this generation, Mick Herron is at HOME mcr to talk about Slow Horses and his new thriller Clown Town. Hosted by @Tom Gatti, partnered with @observeruk.bsky.social and sponsored by @weightmans.bsky.social

Tonight at MLF! manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/eliza...

Tonight we’re at @contactmcr.bsky.social with Samantha Shannon and Saara El-Arifi on their fantastic world-building!

Few tickets left for both events tonight! manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on

Here we are at RNCM with 2/4 of Led by Donkeys and host Alex Clark!

In-person tickets can be booked here: @dcahf-met.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @mcrlitfest.bsky.social @manchesterreview.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social #BookSky #Poetry www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/night-visi...

All sold out for tonight’s events, thank you everyone😊

Second day of MLF25 let’s go! www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk

Happy Festival day🎉 We kick it off with a very strong first day. Get your last minute tickets at manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/whats-on%F0%...

Huge congratulations to our friends at @mcrlitfest.bsky.social as this year’s Manchester Literature Festival begins! 🎉 This year celebrates 20 years of literary magic - and once again @manchester.ac.uk is the proud official HE partner. Explore the full programme: manchesterliterature...

📣MLF25 STARTS TOMORROW📣 I hope you’re all ready for the celebration of books, writing, ideas and connection for the next 16 days!

We are sorry to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances, Jennie Godfrey is now unable to take part in the joint event with Andrev Walden this Sunday afternoon at Central Library. The event will however still be going ahead with Andrev Walden in conversation with Naomi Frisby.

We’re at the gorgeous Living World gallery at Manchester Museum with Kiran Desai to discuss her Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny🌙 Hosted by co-founder of Brown Girl Bookshelf, Mishika Narula👋

📣ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL #MLF25📣 Here are some of the brilliant thinkers that we’ve hosted throughout the years. You can see a selection of more portraits at the Central Library Wolfson Reading Room until December, so make sure to catch it while you have the chance!

Welcome back to Manchester Yanis! Great to have his brilliant insight, charm, and wit with us tonight.

Did you know we started off with a small poetry festival 20 years ago? Thank you @ilovemanchester.bsky.social for this lovely article celebrating our 20th birthday! ilovemanchester.com/manchester-l...