Manchester
Children’s Book Festival
The 2016 Manchester
Children’s Book Festival started this weekend with our popular Family Fun Day at
Manchester Met. Download your digital copy of our brochure from our website and
see what’s on now by clicking: 2016
MCBF Digital Brochure – or browse the full programme and book your tickets
online at www.mcbf.org.uk/whats-on/events.
You can also read about last week’s launch day, and follow the Festival as it
happens, on the MCBF
Blog. Events this year include…
Gothic
Manchester presents: Danny Weston and Sally Green
Sunday 3rd
July, 2-3.30pm
Waterstones
Manchester Deansgate, FREE
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet two of this
year’s most exciting YA, Gothic-inspired novelists, Danny Weston (Philip
Caveney) and Sally Green. This event will see them in discussion with
Manchester Metropolitan University academic, Sorcha Ní Fhlainn and
welcomes them at a time when both authors are riding the crest of a
particularly high wave. Danny Weston is the pen-name for author Philip
Caveney, author of the international bestselling Sebastian Darke series.
Sally Green
is the author of the international best-selling Half Bad trilogy of books. Presented by the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies in partnership
with the Manchester Children's Book Festival and Waterstones. Book your free
tickets here
or go to www.mcbf.org.uk.
Curtis
Jobling: Max Helsing: Monster Hunter
Saturday 2nd
July, 3-4.30pm
Manchester
Central Library, FREE
Join Curtis Jobling, veteran of the UK animation
industry and best-selling and award-winning author, for an interactive event on
his new, chilling fantasy series, Max Helsing: Monster Hunter.
Curtis is published the world over, and this event will encompass all aspects
of his work in film, television and publishing with live illustration,
animation screening, interactive quizzes and eye-popping Powerpoints, all
culminating in a reading from his thrilling new book. The MCBF team are
delighted to welcome Festival patron Curtis back for our 2016 programme. Book your free
tickets here
or go to www.mcbf.org.uk.
Matters Over
Minds: Siobhan Curham, Juno Dawson and Non Pratt
Saturday 2nd
July, 1.30-3pm
Manchester
Central Library, FREE
Join three of today's hottest YA authors for a panel
discussion on mental health. Siobhan Curham: Winner of the Young Minds
award for her novel, Dear Dylan, Siobhan is also a writing coach and was
the ghost writer for vlogger extraordinaire, Zoella Suggs. Juno Dawson:
'We need to talk about mental health without shame.' Juno Dawson Winner of the
Queen of Teen award, Juno is a best-selling author of both fact and fiction and
is a columnist writing about transgendered issues with popular magazine Glamour.
Non Pratt:
'Smart, engaging and hard to put down.' Guardian.
Non's debut Trouble was published to great critical acclaim. She is in
demand across the UK as a speaker and workshops leader. In addition to writing,
Non has also been a book editor with Usborne. Hosted by Manchester Met Senior
Lecturer in English Ginette Carpenter. Book your free tickets here
or go to www.mcbf.org.uk.
Wordsmith
Open Mic with Chris Jam and Alex Wheatle
Saturday 2nd
July, 12-1.30pm
Manchester
Central Library, FREE
MCs Chris Jam and Alex Wheatle are joined by
young poets for this very special Wordsmith showcase. If you'd like to
take the mic, please register your interest when booking and we'll include you
if we can. Part of Generation #MCRTakeover at Manchester Central Library. Book your free
tickets here
or go to www.mcbf.org.uk.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Manchester Children's Book Festival Team
The Manchester Children’s Book
Festival
Manchester Metropolitan
University
Rosamond Street West |
Off Oxford Road | Manchester | M15 6LL
Tel: +44 (0) 161 247 2424
E-mail:
mcbf@mmu.ac.uk
Browse our website: www.mcbf.org.uk
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Working with Readathon
to put books onto shelves at Manchester Children’s Hospital School.
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