# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mike Harding: Launch of  new short story collection
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Dec, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 16 Dec, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Mike Harding launches his latest collection of stories as a fundraiser for Portico Reunited and to bring some Christmas cheer.About this EventEvent starts at 6.30pm.Seven short stories that examine the interface between the traveler and the host country, between different cultures and between some that seem, on the surface at least to be not so different.From a story told in France by a survivor of the Third Reich to a life possibly ruined in Lahore, and from an English poet in the Appalachians to an old man trekking to Everest Base Camp the stories are nothing if not adventurous.The Irish folk singer Christy Moore said of Mike Harding’s last collection, Jockey - A Book Of Irish Tales…I find your stories to be very visual and emotional, they carry me right in to the heart of the narrative, ….I find them remarkable.Mike Harding was born in Crumpsall, Manchester, in 1944, into a working-class Irish-Catholic family.His father was killed returning from a bombing mission just 4 weeks before Mike was born. This had a profound effect on his childhood and later life, and provided the inspiration for his haunting song Bombers’ Moon. Much of the inspiration for his writing comes from his early years growing up in Manchester.Folk singer, broadcaster, writer and keen fell walker, Mike is also a member of the Portico Library and has  championed its storytelling and programming. Tonight’s event is a fundraiser for Portico Reunited.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/mike-harding-launch-of-new-short-story-collection/100002000643187630
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Music, Nonprofit, literary-art, Workshops, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Age Limit: 18+
  - Duration: 2 hours
  - Location: The Portico Library
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 8.3, max: 8.3, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Portico Library
- **lat**: 53.4799981
- **long**: -2.240895000000023
- **full address**: The Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mike Harding: Launch of  new short story collection being held?
  - **A:** Mike Harding: Launch of  new short story collection takes place on Wed, 16 Dec, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 16 Dec, 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mike Harding: Launch of  new short story collection?
  - **A:** Mike Harding: Launch of  new short story collection is organized by Portico Library.

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