Writing Events in Manchester

Check out happening writing events all around Manchester, EN

An Evening with Patrick Ness at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 20

An Evening with Beth O'Leary at Waterstones Deansgate

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

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

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

An Evening with Alex Aster at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 25

An Evening with Veronica Roth at Waterstones Deansgate

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

Meet Joe Abercrombie at Waterstones Deansgate

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

Northern Publishers' Fair 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Manchester Central Library

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

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

SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON: Amal El-Mohtar in conversation with Eliza Chan

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

Hey! Festival

 Thu, 23 Apr at 02:00 pm Cross Street Chapel, Unitarian Free

Three Talks on Folklore

 Sat, 25 Apr at 09:30 am Friends' Meeting House GBP 20 to 66

An Evening with Paige Toon at Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

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

THE DISAPPEARING ACT: Maria Stepanova in conversation

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

An Evening with Lucy Steeds at Waterstones Deansgate

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

An Evening with Benjamin Wood at Waterstones Deansgate

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

An Evening with Shannon Chakraborty - Waterstones Deansgate

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

noSHAMEmoreLOVE x LGBT Foundation

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:30 pm LGBT Foundation Free

Crime Central

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 2 to 6

One City, Many Stories

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

Poets Who Edit: Featuring Sarah Howe

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

POUR HOMME MCR

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

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

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

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

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

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

Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

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

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

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

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

Creative club x Comedy lab - Headshots and mixer

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Methodist Central Hall Free

Create & Play for Adults

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe GBP 8 to 14

Strange Encounters: When an Animal Walks Into a Bar

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm Flok GBP 6

An Evening of New Writing: Kate Lord Brown and Tina Cole

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Bid Writing Course - Manchester

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

Data, Meeple, and What Happens When It Happens

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

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

Manchester: Beginners Taster Day Calligraphy

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

Anjuman: A New Mushaira

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

INTERSEX: Iain Morland in conversation

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 22

An Evening with John Patrick McHugh at Waterstones Deansgate

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

Bunker Talk #166: Stephen Sutcliffe

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

KESHED: Stu Hennigan in conversation with Thom Cuell

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

Sub Club: Poetry Workshop

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

Beltane Walk in the Woods

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

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

Graham Caveney: In Conversation (with Will Rees)

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

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

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

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

Autumn Equinox Walk in the Woods

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

Bunker Talk #164: Be Andr

 Tue, 21 Apr at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Queer Fiction Short Story Course w/ Chloe De Lullington

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

Writing in the Wild

 Sat, 21 Mar Chorlton Ees Nature Reserve GBP 7 to 14

Bunker Talk #167: Harry Wilson

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

Bunker Talk #168: Tanztheater Adrian Look

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

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

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