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Trof gets the point of live literature

Chris Killen

MANCHESTER'S most popular and improbably-named live literature night, There’s No Point In Not Being Friends With Someone If You Want to Be Friends With Them, returns to the Deaf Institute on Tuesday 27 January with readings from an impressive line-up of contemporary writers including MJ Hyland, Richard Milward and Steven Hall.

The night will see the launch of organiser Chris Killen’s debut novel The Bird Room, published by Canongate. Killen is about to begin a spell as Writer-in-Residence at Manchester University’s Centre for New Writing, where Hyland is also a lecturer.

As well as hosting established writers such as Nicholas Royle, Joe Stretch, John McAuliffe and David Gaffney, Killen and fellow founder Sally Cook have provided a stage for some promising emerging voices over the past six months.

Socrates Adams-Florou, author of the popular blog Chicken and Pies, upcoming novelist Jenn Ashworth and comic Ben Davis have all appeared regularly and garnered popularity through their performances. An open mic slot and the occasional musical interlude ensure that the bill remains suitably eclectic.

There’s No Point In Not Being Friends With Someone If You Want To Be Friends With Them is at 8pm on Tuesday 27 January at Trof@The Deaf Institute, Grosvener Street, off Oxford Road. Entry is free.

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