Writing Events in Manchester

Check out happening writing events all around Manchester, EN

An Evening with Beth O'Leary at Waterstones Deansgate

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 21

AI SOCIAL CLUB: The Symposium

 Thu, 05 Mar at 10:00 am Sister - Renold Building GBP 33 to 131

An Evening with Veronica Roth at Waterstones Deansgate

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

Just a Girl From North Manchester Book Launch & Live Performance Evening

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:30 pm The Yard Mcr

An Evening with Shon Faye at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 14

Online Reading Course – The Gothic – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Repeat)

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

An Evening with Madeline Cash at Waterstones Manchester, Deansgate

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 19

The NERVE presents Ece Temelkuran in conversation with Carole Cadwalladr

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 15

Kids of Colour on JOY

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm Contact Theatre Free

Pause & Reflect Journaling Club

 Sat, 21 Feb at 06:00 pm Caravan Manchester GBP 6

Reclaiming the Internet: Sarah Wynn-Williams at Waterstones Deansgate

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

An evening with Kiran Millwood Hargrave at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 19

The Poetry Edit

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Manchester Cathedral Free

Writing in the Wild

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am Chorlton Ees Nature Reserve GBP 7 to 14

Michael Stewart & Yvonne Battle-Felton in conversation

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 10

An Evening with James Alistair Henry at Waterstones Manchester, Deansgate

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

Bunker Talk #163: The Guardians of Living Matter

 Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm SODA Cinema Free

Bunker Talk #162: Tanztheater Adrian Look

 Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

An Evening with David Szalay at Waterstones ManchesterDeansgate

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

ADRIFT: Will Dean in conversation with Neil McRobert

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 5 to 22

The Disfluencies CoLab: Embodying Mother Languages through Poetry & Drawing

 Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm University of Manchester Students' Union Free

Voiced & IMLD26: Opening Event

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Poets Who Edit: Featuring Rachael Allen

 Thu, 12 Mar at 04:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Bunker Talk #161: Selina Thompson

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

An Evening with Venetia Constantine - Manchester, Deansgate

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 21

above/ground book launch featuring David Gaffney, Lydia Unsworth, Tom Jenks

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Saul Hay Gallery Free

RABBITBOX - Wayne Holloway-Smith in conversation with Andrew McMillan

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 13

In Search of Women at the National Gallery

 Mon, 09 Feb at 04:30 pm Mansfield Cooper, G.20 Free

Poets Who Edit: Featuring Sarah Howe

 Thu, 23 Apr at 04:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Voiced Festival Workshop: Writing and Mosaics Workshop with Lydia Hounat

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

THE STORY OF THE DEER WOMAN: Heidi Hinda Chadwick in conversation

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 10

Bid Writing Course - Manchester

 Wed, 04 Mar at 09:45 am Manchester GBP 420

The Creatives Book Club - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (time option b)

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Ditto Coffee GBP 6

One City, Many Stories

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

Online Reading Course – The Gothic – Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Still Care - Creative Journalling *for midwives & maternity workers.

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm The Whitworth Free

Online Reading Course – The Gothic – The Nurses’ Story and The Poor Clare by Elizabeth Gaskell

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Brian Groom on These Isles - New Book

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 0 to 9

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

Poetry Workshop: Imagery

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Terrace NQ GBP 9 to 14

MAY WE FEED THE KING: Rebecca Perry in conversation

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 15

Queer Fiction Short Story Course w/ Chloe De Lullington

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

Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

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

Bunker Talk #166: Stephen Sutcliffe

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

ELIZABETH & RUTH: Livi Michael in conversation

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 11

Livi Michael on her new book Elizabeth and Ruth

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 0 to 9

KESHED: Stu Hennigan in conversation with Thom Cuell

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

Bid Writing Course - Manchester

 Wed, 29 Apr at 09:45 am Manchester GBP 420

Novelists

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy 3

Online Talk: North and South across the Atlantic – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Influence in America

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Beltane Walk in the Woods

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

Bunker Talk #167: Harry Wilson

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

Lammas Walk in the Woods

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

Write Club Session

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

The Laughienda Comedy Club | 23rd Apr '26 | Peter Brush Headlines

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Lions Den Manchester

Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell- An Introduction

Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

EKOH

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Gorilla

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

TripleC Youth Theatre

 Mon, 15 Sep at 04:30 pm 53two Free