January 2026

Professor Jackie Kay launches The National Year of Reading in Scotland and becomes ambassador

The Northern School of Writing’s Professor Jackie Kay was honoured to launch the National Year of Reading alongside Her Majesty The Queen in Scotland on Monday 19 January and take up the role of ambassador. The event featured other Scottish authors, local primary school children and Dennis the Menace (!), and took place at the National Library […]

Kate Feld publishes new essay in Banshee Press journal

Lecturer Kate Feld has new work in the Autumn/Winter 2025 edition of Irish literary journal Banshee. Her essay, ‘Slack Lane’, negotiates the experience of altered cognitive processing after a serious illness, during a winter drive around the Lancashire coast. It’s a haibun – a Japanese form that combines prose writing and haiku.  “Banshee was a great fit for […]