A communication from Comma Press listing readings and timings at the Manchester Independent Book Markets return this Friday and Saturday, St Ann's Square, Manchester, UK. (10am-5pm)
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The Book Market brings the best independently produced novels, poetry, short fiction, art books, si-fi, horror and non-fiction right to your doorstep, at a time when high street bookshops are growing increasingly conservative...
Situated in the bustling St Ann’s Square, just off Deansgate, the market’s a great place to browse, grab a coffee, buy a book, and listen to live readings from a selection of talented performance poets and authors.
Aspiring writers can also meet representatives from the North’s finest independent presses – including Comma Press, Carcanet, Dewi Lewis, Tindal Street, Route, Crocus, Flax, Interzone, and many others. So if you’re an aspiring writer, why not make contact with publishers and put your name about?
Live readings; Friday and Saturday, from 12pm – 5pm:
FRIDAY
12-1.30pm
Julian Daniel, Mike Duff, Dinesh Allirajah, Rameeza Mehmud, Paul Sutherland,
Tim Lees, Amanda Milligan, Nick Murgatroyd
2pm-3.30pm
Dominic Berry, Rosie Garland (aka Rosie Lugosi), Jackie Hagan, Helen Thomas, Sabeen Hussein, John G Hall, Linda Chase, Alice Lenkiewicz, Gerry Potter
4pm-5pm
Muli Amaye, Zoe Lambert, Chinyere Nwakanma, Kim Wiltshire, Helen Clare
SATURDAY
12-1.30pm
Penultimate - Ali Gadema (aka Frisko Dan), Ben Mellor, Martin Stannage (aka Visceral), Niven Ganner and Samira Arhin-Acquaah (aka Lucidity).
Nicholas Royle, Gift Nyoni, Akiel Chinelo, Zahid Hussein
2pm-3.30pm
Marvin Cheeseman, Ed Kangai, Eleanor Rees, Nabila Suriya, Edmund Prestwich, Conor Aylwood,
Conrad Williams, Polly Atkin, Fergus Evans
4pm-5pm
Chris Jam, Annie Clarkson, Sian Cummins, Alicia Stubbersfield, Steph Pike.
Publishers:
Carcanet, Comma, Crocus, Dreamcatcher, Flapjack, Flax, Dewi Lewis, Nightjar, Route Publishing, Smokestack Books, Satchel/Suitcase, Thanatos Books, Tindal Street, TTA, Bewilderbliss, and Inpress Books (which features over 50 independents including Bloodaxe, Flambard, and many others).