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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT!

POSTED: August 31, 2023 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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Sophie Hannah to headline Manx Litfest 2023!

POSTED: June 2, 2023 7:07:00 PM

   We're thrilled to announce that bestselling and multi-award-winning writer, Sophie Hannah, will be joining Manx Litfest this year.

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Manx Litfest 2023 is on its way!

POSTED: May 31, 2023 10:46:00 AM

      Manx Litfest will be up and running again from Tuesday 26th September until Sunday 1st October 2023, with a thrilling line-up of authors and events! More exciting news to follow...

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