Manchester Literature Festival
14th November 2021 | By Tyrese King
Novel voices: Caleb Azumah Nelson and Brandon Taylor appear as part of Manchester Literature FestivalWriters Caleb Azumah Nelson and Brandon Taylor took part in a Manchester Literature Festival event hosted by Ellah Wakatama for the first ever Narrator Voices...
10th November 2021 | By Tyrese King
Okechukwu Nzelu discusses ‘fantastic novels’ written by C Pam Zhang and Bryan WashingtonThe author of a novel which challenges perceptions of America’a wild west was invited to speak at a Manchester Literature festival event. C Pam Zhang and...
21st October 2021 | By Tyrese King
The Manchester Literature Festival host late night poetry session with international award-winning poetsPoets Andrew Macmillan, Leo Boix and Kayo Chingonyi performed at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation as part of the Manchester Literature Festival. The poets showcased work...
15th October 2021 | By Tyrese King
‘I wanted to write characters that were good men’: Trini authors Monique Roffey and Ingrid Persaud on feminism and masculinityThe Manchester Literature Festival hosted Manchester Metropolitan University Lecturer Monique Roffey and author Ingrid Persaud at the Central Library on St. Peter’s Square. Roffey’s novel...
15th October 2021 | By Tyrese King
‘We were a family under siege’: award-winning author Bernardine Evaristo speaks out at Manchester Literature Festival eventManchester Literature Festival hosted ‘An Evening with Bernardine Evaristo’ on Monday night, the first of many live events happening this month. The sold out event was hosted...
22nd April 2021 | By Tyrese King
Roger Robinson and Caleb Femi both perform new commissions for the Manchester Literature FestivalAward winning writer Roger Robinson and Caleb Femi explore racism and pandemic solitude in their new poems for this year’s Manchester Literature Festival online. Both...