Manchester Children’s Book Festival · 28th June – 8th July 2012
organised by Manchester Metropolitan University
The 2012 Manchester Children’s book festival will be eleven days of fun, events, projects and activities for children and adults.
The festival has 3 strands: Public Events, Schools’ Programmes and Professional Development Days.
Jacqueline Wilson
Philip Pullman
Michael Rosen
Cathy Cassidy
Andy Cope (and Lara)
Kate Fox
Adele Geras
Mary Hoffman
Jackie Kay
Liz Kessler
Ian McMillan
Justin Somper
Hosted by the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, the 2012 festival follows on from the successful 2010 event.
Sponsorship Opportunities
We have a range of exciting opportunities for local and national businesses to invest in the festival, promoting external brands and raising corporate profiles to the wide audience of this major literary event. What would we gain from sponsoring this event?
Partners already on board for 2012
Pictures from the 2010 festival
Festival News
- Julie Bertagna to help launch the Midland Future Manchester Short Story competitionAuthor of the acclaimed Aurora trilogy for young adults returns to Manchester to help launch our Short Story competition to schools
- Curtis Jobling launches his latest bookAward winning author/illustrator Curtis Jobling will launch his latest book The Shadow of the Hawk, the third in the Wereworld series, at the Zion Arts Centre in Manchester
- Who are the winners of this year’s All Write! creative writing competition?Teaming up with Manchester Literature Festival, All Write! produced 2 anthologies from young writers across the UK & beyond.
- Star of 2010 Manchester Children’s Book Festival launches new memoirat MMU Manchester Writing School event
- Creative Learning Network launch and networking event Our new Network shares information about creative opportunities for schools
- MCBF Presents: Cressida Cowell Book Launch/Dragonese Day Author Cressida Cowell is launching her new book ‘How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword’
- MMU’s MCBF at the MLF Events staged in partnership with the Manchester Literature Festival
- Charlie Higson launches The Dead Manchester Childrens’s Book Festival event
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