Following on from his debut event in Manchester last Spring, Manchester Literature Festival welcomes back best-selling author Douglas Stuart for an intimate evening at Central Library on Friday 21 April 2023.
He will be in conversation with award-winning Northern poet, novelist and mentor Helen Mort.
Douglas will discuss his literary and cultural influences from his favourite working class and Scottish writers to the LGBTQ+ artists that have inspired and influenced him.
He’ll also share the challenges of adapting his Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain into an eight part television drama for the BBC.
One of the boldest writers of his generation, Douglas Stuart was born and raised in working class Glasgow. After graduating from the Royal College of Art, he moved to New York, where he began a career in textiles and fashion design. He spent a decade writing his debut novel while balancing the demands of his day job.
Shuggie Bain was finally published in 2020 and went on to win both ‘Debut of the Year’ and ‘Book of the Year’ at the British Book Awards alongside the Booker Prize. Douglas’s second novel, Young Mungo, was published in April 2022 to critical acclaim and he is currently working on his third novel.
Ticket and booking information:
Tickets on sale 22 March
An Evening with Douglas Stuart
Tuesday 21 April 2023, 7pm
Central Library
Tickets £12/£10
MLF event page & booking link: https://www.
