Our lineup for Sounds from the Other City is: Les Malheureux Alabaster de Plume Miles Hadfield Fat Roland Nija Dalal Tom Mason David Hartley feat (murmur) Bad Language will also be performing at almost entirely inappropriate moments throughout the day. We kick things off at 3pm.
May 2, 2012
Hello everyone, Here is the list of our top eight entries for our National Flash Fiction Day competition: Kitchen Sink Drama by Lynn Myint-Maung blackpool odyssey by Martin Lindley the cousins house by Kaarina Hollo harpsicord by Kevin Bradshaw baking day by Laura Huntley steady by Jacqueline Downs the duplicate by Matthew Scott beneath the… [Read more…]
April 20, 2012
Hello everyone! April’s event is just around the corner, and so it’s time to announce the lineup. Headlining the night is the fantastic poet Andrew McMillan, and Bad Language’s own Nici West will also be taking to the stage. On the open mic, we will have: Marianne Daniels Joe Von Malachowski Rusty McGee Camille Ralphs… [Read more…]
April 6, 2012
Brief post here, but our book launch on Wednesday with Rodge Glass is coming up and City Life sat down with him for a bit of a chat, article can be found here: http://www.citylife.co.uk/news_and_reviews/news/10020470_rodge_glass_talks_about_his_new_football_novel
March 18, 2012
Our March lineup is: Nicholas Royle Stephen McGeagh Charlotte Henson Jackie Hagan Winston Plowes Dave Hartley Nija Dalal Tom Mason Gordon Zola Plus one member of Bad Language will be performing some of their own work. Our headline act for this month is the wonderful Claire Massey who will be launching her two new Nightjar… [Read more…]
March 1, 2012
Bad Language invites you to take part in National Flash Fiction Day 2012 by entering our Flash Fiction Competition. The winning entries will be published on our website and will be given the opportunity to read live at our exciting live literature event on National Flash Fiction Day, 16th May 2012. During the day for National Flash Fiction… [Read more…]
February 17, 2012
This month’s line-up on the open mic is: Guy Garrud Fat Roland Zach Roddis Clare Conlon Benjamin Judge Katie Anderson Neil Schiller John Darwin Miles Hadfield Mathew Gray Bad Language’s very own Joe Daly will also be reading, and the wonderful Nici West will preside over the first half. Our headline act for the month… [Read more…]
February 15, 2012
Bad Language are collaborating with Literature Across Frontiers (www.lit-across-frontiers.org) to bring special guest poet Nikola Madzirov from Macedonia to Manchester. Madzirov has four poetry collections published to date and his works have been translated into 30 languages. He lives in Macedonia and works as a poet, essayist and literary translator. http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-58-nikola-madzirov/ Our guest will be… [Read more…]
January 20, 2012
“You’ve heard of me, right? I’m Marky Wilson, aka ‘Little Giggs’, the Manchester boy born to play at the Theatre of Dreams, and this is my story. Bad Language are proud to announce that they will be collaborating with Tindal Street Press and Waterstones Deansgate to launch the latest novel from Rodge Glass. The fantastic… [Read more…]
December 7, 2011
The fourth anthology, aptly named The Birthday Issue, as it’s been a year since we started at The Castle Hotel, is now available to purchase. You can find it in Incognito in the norther quater, via paypal from this website (by the tab on the right) or by coming to one of our events. This… [Read more…]
May 3, 2012
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