Our Story begins…
“Writers give readers courage – the courage to be utterly your complete and complex self.”
Jackie Kay, Professor at The Northern School of Writing, University of Salford
A collaborative school of novelists, poets, screenwriters, dramatists, journalists, podcasters, video-game and film-makers, The Northern School of Writing at Salford is a community of staff and students at The University of Salford, who read, write, research and innovate in a tradition that is rebellious, risk-taking and brave.
Our teaching, mentoring and nurturing of writers extends beyond the 15 degree courses at the University where we work, to our literary community in the north of Britain and the 24 publishers of the Northern Fiction Alliance.
Inspired by our Professor, Jackie Kay, we empower voices by working with our community and schools in the North of England, enriching lives through reading and writing, with a focus on those too often left out of our cultural conversation.
Our professors and lecturers research in interdisciplinary and applied creative writing, language, and media, putting arts to work in the community, health and wellbeing.
Join the Northern School of Writing at Salford when you choose a course at The University of Salford, and make us the next chapter of your writing life.
Latest News
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Drama Lecturer leads workshop in translation at Manchester Central Library
Our own Dr Szilvi Naray performed at Manchester Central Library last month as part of its Big Language Celebration Day. Szivli, a Lecturer in Drama and Translation Studies, spoke to an audience about the Hungarian language and how she has adapted plays into English before performing extracts from the play ‘The Dead Man’, which she…
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Jardel Rodrigues: NSW alumnus Poet commissioned to write piece on the significance of research
If you’ve ever thought that research might be dry and dull, Northern School of Writing poet Jardel Rodrigues has a message for you. Commissioned to celebrate Research Day at the University of Salford, Rodrigues’ poem impressed audiences so much, The University of Salford created a film with Jardel, which is launching on National Poetry Day…
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Northern School of Writing Author Publishes Debut Novel in Canada – Launches in Manchester
Stephen Sunderland’s debut novel has been snapped up by Canadian publisher Orbis Tertius. A surrealist work described by one reviewer as ‘crammed with erudition and entertainment’, The Cinema Beneath The Lake took shape as Stephen’s PhD project, under the supervision of Professors Scott Thurston and Ursula Hurley. Fans of experimental fiction can join Stephen and…
Spotlight Of The Month
Northern School of Writing graduate and poet Jardel Rodrigues is here to change your mind about the meaning of research. Commissioned by the University of Salford and launched on National Poetry Day.
