Past events
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SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Patrick Radden Keefe
18:30 - 19:45 12 October 2026
A gripping evening with Patrick Radden Keefe, bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing. Patrick joins us to discuss his new work London Falling - a riveting true story of wealth, lies and the dark currents running beneath modern London. When teenager Zac Brettler dies after falling from a...
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Manchester Literature Festival presents Paul Mason: Reds
13:00 - 14:15 11 October 2026
A decade after PostCapitalism, Paul Mason returns to Manchester Literature Festival to discuss REDS: A Global History of Communism, his provocative new book exploring one of history's most powerful and contested political ideas. In his bold and unsettling re-evaluation of communism, Paul traces the...
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Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Deborah Frances-White
15:30 - 16:45 11 October 2026
Author, comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, Deborah Frances-White joins us for a lively and illuminating conversation about her latest book, Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have, exploring how to navigate polarisation, disagreement and the increasingly heated debates shaping public...
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SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Sarah Hall: Burning Snowflake – The 2026 Faber Lecture
17:00 - 18:15 10 October 2026
Award-winning author Sarah Hall delivers the 2026 Faber Lecture: Burning Snowflake. The natural world is burning. Time is running out. You know the story. So what possible role could something as flimsy as fiction play? From the pioneering pen of a continually visionary writer, Burning Snowflake...
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SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Maggie O’Farrell
18:00 - 19:15 9 October 2026
Maggie O'Farrell makes a welcome return to Manchester Literature Festival with her extraordinary new novel, Land - a sweeping, multi-generational epic inspired by her own family history and the dramatic landscapes of Ireland’s Atlantic coast. Set in 1865, in the shadow of the Great Hunger, the novel...
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A History of Black Theatre in Manchester 1827-2025: Celebrating presence
15:00 - 17:30 8 October 2026
Presented in collaboration with the Drama Department, Creative Manchester is delighted to host this exhibition exploring the artistry and entrepreneurship of people of African and Afro-Caribbean descent in theatre and performance in Manchester. The exhibition draws from library, museum and archive collections...
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Survey data drop-in
11:00 - 12:00 7 October 2026
This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research. It is targeted at academic and non-academic researchers, analysts, as well as students as well as students, and anyone with an interest...
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Untapped potential: Linking survey with satellite image data
12:00 - 13:00 7 October 2026
This free webinar will introduce the audience to satellite imagery data and their potential application for survey and quantitative social research. Advances in remote sensing and artificial intelligence are making satellite imagery increasingly accessible for social science, public health and policy...
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Exploring census microdata
6 - 13 October 2026
Census microdata provides detailed anonymised information about individuals and households, allowing researchers to explore relationships between population characteristics in ways that are not possible using standard aggregate census tables. This free workshop will introduce census microdata available...
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Jennifer Lee Tsai and Adam Lowe in Conversation with John McAuliffe
17:30 - 19:00 6 October 2026
Join us for an evening to celebrate the debut collections of two exciting poets. We are delighted to welcome Jennifer Lee Tsai and Adam Lowe to the Centre for New Writing. 'Melete' by Jennifer Lee Tsai is published by Bloodaxe Books. 'Patterflash' by Adam Lowe is published by Peepal Tree Press. Both...
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