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It's a wrap for Manx Litfest 2023!

POSTED: October 2, 2023 at 10:14:23 AM

What an incredible week we’ve had at Manx Litfest 2023! We are all really grateful to everybody who came along, bought tickets and supported us and our visitors.

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Manx Litfest 2023 is underway!

POSTED: September 27, 2023 at 7:58:06 AM

            Manx Litfest 2023 began last night, with a sold-out Book Fanatics' Quiz at a packed-out Noa Market Hall!  Huge thanks to our fabulous quiz master Rob Cope, Noa for hosting and...

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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT!

POSTED: August 31, 2023 at 1:30:00 PM

          Unfortunately, the Litfest Team received word from Sophie Hannah yesterday that, due to family circumstances, she has had to cancel her September/October events this year, including the two events she...

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Jenny Løvlie will be joining this year's Manx Litfest!

POSTED: June 27, 2023 at 4:00:00 PM

                          Jenny Løvlie grew up in Northern-Norway on Ekkerøy, a tiny peninsula sticking out into the Barents Sea, where she was the first child to be born in 12 years.

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Litfest Welcomes Literary Agent Hayley Steed!

POSTED: June 15, 2023 at 8:40:00 AM

                Completing our lineup of overseas visitors is literary agent, Hayley Steed.

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Don't miss record breaking runner, Elise Downing!

POSTED: June 12, 2023 at 8:54:00 PM

                If there are two things the island has no shortage of, it’s runners and coastline! If you are a fan of either of those things, you won’t want to miss coming...

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Something for the young (and young at heart)!

POSTED: June 12, 2023 at 9:20:00 AM

                        On the Saturday of Manx Litfest, you’ll find Clara Vulliamy at the Family Library, talking and drawing all things ‘The Dog Squad’.

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This year's visiting poet is the incredible Jay Hulme!

POSTED: June 10, 2023 at 7:00:00 PM

                Our visiting poet this year is the incredible Jay Hulme, an award winning transgender performance poet, speaker and educator.

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Greek Myths Unleashed with Ben Haggarty!

POSTED: June 6, 2023 at 9:00:00 PM

                  Ben Haggarty is back at Manx Litfest once again, this time with his incredible one man storytelling show: Greek Myths Unleashed! Ben is a world-class performance storyteller, whose work delights...

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If you're a fan of gin, you won't want to miss Fiona Laing's event!

POSTED: June 4, 2023 at 7:00:00 PM

                    Fiona is the author of ‘The Gin Clan’, ‘Gins of Yorkshire’ and ‘Gins of the North West’, and has been writing about food and drink for more than a decade...

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