Bolton Literature Map

Learn about the Writing Manchester project

Explore our literature map for Manchester

Writing Manchester is a digital literature project run by Manchester Metropolitan University and WordLife. It is a literature map of Manchester. Explore the different categories and markers to watch performances from local poets, find out about local organisations and explore student projects exploring the history and culture of writing in the city.

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Slow Train by Michael Murray
The Dancehouse
The Castle Hotel
The British Council
That's What She Said
Tales Of Whatever
Stirred Poetry
Stand EZ by Stephen Nicholas
Stamford Street Stories by Michael Dunne
Speak Easy
Speak
Sparkle by Sarah James
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Scripts Aloud
Saraband
Royal Exchange Theatre
Reading Lupercal in Geoffrey Manton by Colin Bancroft
RAW
Radical Writing and Resistance Reading Group
Pomona Dock by Alan McKean
Poets & Players
People's History Museum
Pen:Chant
Partisan
The Wall by David Murray
Z-Arts
Young Identity
Young Enigma
Write Out Loud - Sale
Word Central & Library Live
Waterstones Deansgate
Waterside Arts Centre
Verbose
Travelling Man
Three Minute Theatre
The Whitworth
Paramount Books
The University of Salford
The Right Answer by Tania Hershman
The Real Story
The Portico Library
The Poetry School
The Peer Hat
The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
The King's Arms
The John Rylands Library
The John Dalton Building by Sam Illingworth
Chapter One Books
Flapjack Press
First Draft
Elizabeth Gaskell House
E. J. Morten Booksellers
Cornerhouse Books
Contact Theatre
Commonword
Comma Press
Cillian Press
Chorlton Bookshop
Chetham's Library
Flim Nite
Centre for New Writing
Cōnfingō
Castlefield Gallery
Carol Ann Duffy & Friends
Carcanet
Blackwells
Black Cat Poets
Beatification
Bad Language
Aspidistra Books
Manchester Children’s Book Festival
Outcrossing by Maya Chowdry
Murmur
Martin Harris Centre
Manchester Writing School
Manchester University Press
Manchester Poets
Manchester Muslim Writers
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Literature Festival
Manchester Jewish Museum
Manchester International Festival
Afflecks by Joy France
Manchester Central Library
Manchester Books Limited
Manchester Book Buyers
Magma
Louder Than Words
Kingfisher by Gillian Byron Smith
Jimmy's
If P Then Q
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Manchester has the best literature scene in the UK outside the capital. Greater Manchester boasts two universities and Manchester Writing School, headed up by Carol Ann Duffy, and a thriving live literature scene. It also has a great culture of writing, from historical figures such as Elizabeth Gaskell and Anthony Burgess to contemporary writers such as Jackie Kay and Lemn Sissay. This map is an attempt to draw all these threads together. If you would like to add a marker to Writing Manchester or correct any details please get in touch at writingschool@mmu.ac.uk.