Writing Events in Manchester

Check out happening writing events all around Manchester, EN

Meet Joe Abercrombie at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 07 May at 12:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 11

An Evening with Patricia Cornwell - Waterstones Deansgate

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 27

An Evening with Veronica Roth at Waterstones Deansgate

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 24

SUNDAY PASS: The Fall Futures and Pasts - Sunday 7th June 2026

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:15 am Band on the Wall GBP 55

LOVE STORIES etc FESTIVAL

 Fri, 17 Jul at 10:00 am Manchester Central Library GBP 25 to 35

'Malc's Boy'. Shaun Wilson in conversation with Tony Walsh.

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 4 to 15

Centre for New Writing Fellows 2026: Inua Ellams and Gurnaik Johal

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 10

An Evening with Lucy Steeds at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 13

Meet Ben Miller at Waterstones Manchester Arndale

 Wed, 20 May at 01:00 pm Waterstones GBP 20

THE DISAPPEARING ACT: Maria Stepanova in conversation

 Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 13

Kirsty Greenwood, Lucy Jane Wood & Laura Wood - Waterstones Manchester

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 6

An Evening with Sufiyaan Salam - Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 19

An Evening with Shannon Chakraborty - Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 21

MINOR BLACK FIGURES: Brandon Taylor in conversation with Simon Savidge

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 19

The Nerve presents Dave Eggers in conversation: Contrapposto

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 12

THE KNIGHT WATCH: Thomas D. Lee in conversation

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 5 to 22

RETOLD: Kat Dunn and Elle Machray in conversation

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 32

One City, Many Stories

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

CRITICAL MUSLIM ISSUE 57

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 20

Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Upcycling Workshops

 Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm Bridge 5 Mill GBP 5

Journal Club

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe Free

POUR HOMME MCR

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm 73 Whitworth St W Free

LEAN CAT, SAVAGE CAT: Lauren J. Joseph in conversation

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

Dining with Jane Austen

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 31

Romani Resistance Day with Delaine Le Bas, Juice Vamosi and Gemma Lees

 Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm The Whitworth Free

The Poetry of Suicide: J.T. Welsch in conversation with Nikolai Duffy

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

NEW BOOK LAUNCH! MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY -45 min performance from book & Q&A - FREE

Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library

Zine and Collage Workshop

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm Track Brewing Co - Brewery & Taproom GBP 17

CALLIGRAPHY INTRODUCTION HOSTED BY CREATIVE COATI

 Sun, 10 May at 10:30 am Humbug Art

Wednesday Night Write Club

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm The Pen And Pencil Free

Online Talk: ‘I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free’ – Emily and Anne Brontë

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

KESHED: Stu Hennigan in conversation with Thom Cuell

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 13

Bunker Talk #166: Stephen Sutcliffe

 Tue, 19 May at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Beltane Walk in the Woods

 Sat, 02 May at 05:30 pm Bailey's Wood Free

Sub Club: Poetry Workshop

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Graham Caveney: In Conversation (with Will Rees)

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

Anjuman: A New Mushaira

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:30 pm Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Manchester: Beginners Taster Day Calligraphy

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am Bridge5Mill GBP 99

Dialect And Ballads: Jennifer Reid and Spineless Wonders

 Wed, 06 May at 01:30 pm The John Rylands Research Institute and Library Free

An Evening with John Patrick McHugh at Waterstones Deansgate

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

NEW YORK: A LITERARY ANTHOLOGY - J. Michelle Coghlan in conversation

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 11

IN TRANSLATION: Miha Mazzini and Celia Hawkesworth in conversation

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 14

Talk and Signing with Mitch Hutchcraft at Waterstones Manchester Arndale

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Book launch : Textual Actants (Infrastructure) w/ readings and discussion

 Wed, 20 May at 04:00 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Still Care: Who Will You Thank?

 Sun, 10 May at 01:00 pm The Whitworth Free

Bunker Talk #167: Harry Wilson

 Tue, 02 Jun at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Autumn Equinox Walk in the Woods

 Mon, 21 Sep at 05:30 pm Bailey's Wood Free

Bunker Talk #168: Tanztheater Adrian Look

 Tue, 14 Jul at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Art/Creative Work Session - Manchester

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:00 am Wellington Studios GBP 8

Bid Writing Course - Manchester

 Wed, 29 Apr Manchester GBP 420

A Tiny Speck Of Black And Then Nothing: Emily Midorikawa in conversation

 Thu, 23 Jul at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

Concert: Unavoidable Happenings

 Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 8 to 10

Annual John Halstead Memorial Lecture 2026 at the John Rylands Library

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm The John Rylands Research Institute and Library Free

Queer Fiction Short Story Course w/ Chloe De Lullington

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm SEESAW GBP 196

Lammas Walk in the Woods

 Fri, 31 Jul at 06:30 pm Bailey's Wood Free

Write Club Session

 Wed, 28 Jan at 12:30 pm Jean McFarlane Building Free

Identity Global Majority Writers Group

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

READING AND WRITING CLUB

 Wed, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

Google Ads Essentials: Boost Your Marketing, 1 Day in Manchester

 Thu, 11 Dec at 09:00 am For more information on venue address, reach out to "[email protected]" GBP 488 to 651