The Island is gearing up to welcome visiting authors, poets, literary agents and publishers as part of this year's Manx Litfest.
The four-day festival starts tomorrow and will be attended by a host of well-known authors including, Adele Parks, Victoria Lamb and Andrew Taylor.
The business community, government and schools have joined festival organisers to create a busy festival schedule for Manx writers and readers.
Organiser John Quirk says people should give it a try:
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