Writing the Gothic Short Story Course
Grosvenor East Cavendish Street, ManchesterWRITING THE GOTHICThis writing course offers six two-hour workshops from March to September, learning the craft of gothic fiction from author and Gothic PhD candidate Bronte Schiltz. Participants on this course will create up to three short stories (up to 5k words) over the duration of this course. Your best story will be published in a […]
Gothic Angels of Death @ Highgate Cemetery
The Chapel, Highgate CemeteryGOTHIC ANGELS OF DEATHMourning, Memory and the Feminine Gothic in the CemeteryWith Emma Liggins on Thursday the 16th October 2025 at 7 pm How were women remembered in Victorian cemeteries? Were they always cast as ‘beloved wives’ or ‘devoted daughters’ beneath grand, angel-topped headstones — or do we find more nuanced tributes etched in stone?This […]
Gothic Historical Fiction: Essie Fox and Kate Griffin in conversation @ Portico Library
Portico Library£3. Book here. Join award-winning novelists Essie Fox and Kate Griffin to find out more about the process of writing historical fiction and how to create a Gothic atmosphere. They will be talking about their recent novels, Essie Fox’s Dangerous (2024) and Kate Griffin’s Fyneshade (2023). Hosted by Sarah Dutson, from the Manchester Centre for […]
Leon Craig and Andrew Michael Hurley in conversation @ Blackwells, Manchester
We are thrilled to welcome Leon Craig and Andrew Michael Hurley to the shop to discuss their latest novels, THE DECADENCE and SALTWASH. Doors: 6.30pm, starts: 6.45pm Tickets are £4. Admission is free when purchasing a copy of either book. About The Decadence: At the height of lockdown, a group of flailing twenty-something friends makes […]
Ghost Stories for Halloween: Haunted Places @ Raby Castle
This spine-chilling Halloween event brings together ghost story expert Dr Emma Liggins with theatrical performer and writer Adam Z. Robinson. It promises spooky stories, haunted histories and the terror of the unknown. The evening begins with an illustrated talk on the development of the ghost story in the nineteenth century. The popularity of Gothic fiction […]
Slow Reading Club, The Vampyre @ Portico Library
Portico Library£5, includes refreshments and printouts of the passages. Book here. Slow down, read closely, think and discuss - that's what we are asking you to do in this club. Dr Emma Liggins (Centre for Gothic MMU) has chosen some passages from Polidori’s ( or is it Byron’s?) The Vampire. Turn off your smart phones, step […]