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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BBC Contains Strong Language Poetry Festival Hosted by Northern School of Writing
The Northern School of Writing will be co-hosting the BBC’s biggest poetry festival this September, with events planned at the University of Salford Media City campus. The school’s Professor Jackie Kay will be a keynote speaker, sharing her life and work. For a full list of events featuring the nation’s premier poets, BBC TV and…
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Manchester Festival of Libraries hosts workshops from The Northern School of Writing Literacy Network
We’re delighted to be providing workshops for the 2026 Manchester Festival Of Libraries. Between June 10th and 14th, you can visit a library in Manchester for a fascinating workshop on everything from Nollywood Hair, to the significance of names, the connections between poetry and planting, and what animals know about our health. These free workshops…
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Northern School of Writing Lecturer produces play with students
A Salford academic is staging the full-length English language premiere of the acclaimed Hungarian drama The Dead Man at our MediaCity campus next month. Tickets for the performances can be purchased via Eventbrite. Dr Szilvi Naray will bring a full-length adaptation of János Háy’s World War Two drama to audiences across three nights from Thursday 21 May…
Spotlight Of The Month
Northern School of Writing English Multidiscipline Student Nyx Robertson has landed work in her dream career of Library Archivist. Find out more about Nyx’s inspiring story, about what this kind of career involves, how she used her work placement module to further her ambitions, what it takes to make it when you come from a marginalised demographic, and the best things about studying English Multidiscipline.
