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Manchester Literature Festival 2026

Manchester’s annual literature festival with conversations, workshops, book clubs and family programming.

Date: Oct 9–25, 2026
Place: Manchester · United Kingdom
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Verified: 2026-09-17

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Manchester’s annual literature festival with conversations, workshops, book clubs and family programming.

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author conversations
book clubs
family events

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workshops
craft learning
literary networking

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