Love Stories etc Festival: Day One Friday 25 July

Fri Jul 25 2025 at 10:00 am to 08:30 pm UTC+01:00

Manchester Central Library | Manchester

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Love Stories etc Festival: Day One Friday 25 July
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The Love Stories etc Festival returns in 2025, bringing together the biggest romance authors in the UK to celebrate books and reading!
About this Event

Love Stories Etc… launched in 2024 with a one-day festival held at Manchester Central Library, with panels, workshops and book signings, aimed at encouraging romance readers to discover new authors.

For 2025, there will be events across two days, with an impressive mix of bestselling brand authors, emerging stars and debuts writing in the romance space, including Katie Fforde, Taylor Dior-Rumble, Beth O’Leary, Mike Gayle, Mhairi Macfarlane, Alexandra Potter, Suzan Holder, Sareeta Domingo, Laura Wood, Justin Myers, Lizzie Huxley-Jones and Jendella Benson confirmed to appear.

FRIDAY – 25th July 10am to 8.30pm

WORKSHOP – Claire Gardner ‘How to Create an Authentic Visual Personal Brand for Authors’

WORKSHOP – Sabah Khan and Genevieve Barratt from S&S ‘Publicity and Marketing’

WORKSHOP – Molly Crawford from S&S ‘Editorial’

WORKSHOP – Diana Beaumont from DHH Literary Agency ‘Literary Agent’

WORKSHOP – Heidi Swain, Clare Hey from S&S and Amanda Preston from LBA Agency ‘What I’ve learned about writing and publishing 20 romance novels’

AUTHOR PANELS WITH SHANI AKILAH, SOPHIE LOXTON, BETH REEKLES, MHAIRI MCFARLANE, MIKE GAYLE, ALEXANDRA POTTER AND LUCY DILLON!


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 22.38 to GBP 27.80

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