Monday, 18 July 2016

Manchester Author Event & Gig 2016 on the 13th August 2016


Manchester Author Event & Gig 2016 on the 13th August 2016






The signing and gig will take place in a large marquee measuring 21 x 15 metres, with a smaller marquee accommodating the beer tent & refreshments.


Afternoon tea of sandwiches and cakes will be available to purchase, through the day. An ice-cream van is also going to be onsite.
All day tickets and the evening gig tickets include a burger, hot dog, and side dishes at the evening event. Additional food may be bought
The signing will take place on Saturday the 13th of August 2016, at the Red Rose Steam Society Ltd. Mining Museum in Astley Green, Manchester, M29 7JB.
Through the day an author book signing will take place, with morning and afternoon sessions available.
Morning session will run 11 am - 1.30 pm, afternoon 2.30 pm - 5 pm, or an option for an all day ticket.
There will be a break between 1.30 - 2.30 pm for dinner, to enable attendees, helpers and authors alike to have a break. 
LUNCH BREAK 1.30 - 2.30 pm (All readers will be requested to leave the signing marquee and return after)


ALL TICKETS WILL BE SCANNED FOR ENTRY AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN A COLOUR CODES WRIST BAND. DUPLICATES/PHOTOCOPIES OF TICKETS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND ANYONE TRYING TO ENTER WITH A PHOTOCOPIED TICKET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE EVENT.


The Saturday evening event is in the form of a gig, which will begin at 7 pm and run through to 11.30 pm. Alongside the music we will have a spoken word artist reading to the audience. 







On site there will be food and drink available.
More details on the Facebook page & website. 
We are also going to be hosting a raffle on the day of the signing, and all winners will be announced on the evening. Raffle prizes will include kindle HD Fire, signed paperbacks, a specially commissioned painting, scrapbook signed by authors that attended the Leeds signing in 2016, a kindle cover signed by authors at the Liverpool pop-up signing event, Kindle HD, ebooks, Amazon vouchers, superstore vouchers, t-shirts,vouchers for meals at local venue, and more prizes will be announced closer to the event.
All monies raised from the raffle will be donated to the local Scout & Guide Troop.
Two charities will benefit from a percentage of the profits for this event. Part to the Mining Museum itself, and the other to MIND. 




Join our group on Facebook to keep up to date with this years event and plans for 2017 with 11 confirmed authors.


Morning admission £12.50


Afternoon Admission £12.50


Standard all day ticket £22,00


All day, Gig, Goody bag, BBQ (Hot dog, burger and side dishes) £35.00


Evening ticket BBQ ( burger, hotdog and side dishes ) £15.00






This exciting event is going to be taking place at The Red Rose Steam Society Ltd. mining museum, on the outskirts of Manchester, just off the A580/East Lancs Road. This is the main trunk road between Manchester and Liverpool.


Tickets are available to purchase now via Eventbrite.




We have seven models booked already to add to the fun.


Models attending are:
Matt Stobbs
Alex Jordan
Erin Urban
Jay Woolaway
Stefan Northfield
Martin Nelson

















Authors confirmed for the event are:


Alice Raine
Amanda Green
Bella Settarra
C.L. Bentham
Christoph Fischer
Claire C. Riley
D.A Lascelles
D.M. Midgley
Elena Matthews
Elisabeth Marrion
Gary Edward Gedall
Glenn Haigh
Hayley Oakes
Helen Bright
H J Daly
Holly J Gill
Iain Parke
Ian Jackson
Isobelle Cate
J F Holland
J.L. Ostle
John Lynch
K A Hobbs
K L Shandwick
Karen Frances
Kitty Mulholland 
Laura Morgan / L.C Morgan
Lavinia Urban
Lisa J Hobman
Lynn Gerrard / The Grumbling Gargoyle
Martin Tracey
Mina Carter
Miriam Khan
Morton Morelli
Neil Winnington
Nikki Ashton
Olga Núñez Miret
Samantha Harrington
S.E.Marley-Walton
Scarlett Flame
Simon Clarke
Simon Parker
Stevie Turner
T L Wainwright 
Victoria Blisse
Victoria Howard
Victoria L. James
Victoria Johns
Zak Jane Keir





An eclectic mix of genre will be at this event.






Artists confirmed to play are;


 Joe Symes And The Loving Kind




The Reveurs




Mog Stanley




 Officer




Vicki Wood







will be with us all day on the day

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