Children’s Author Matt Lucas will be visiting The Northern School of Writing on Friday November 28 2025 to entertain over 300 school children as he launches his new children’s novel Bobland. Matt’s visit is a result of The Northern School of Writing’s partnership with The National Literacy Trust to support and celebrate Literacy in the city and a part of the National Literacy Trust’s National Year of Reading events.
The Northern School of Writing has recently launched the Salford Matters Literacy Network to support researchers at the University who want to impact motivations, habits and behaviours associated with Reading and Writing in our city. In 2026, Network leader David Savill, alongside colleagues in English Dr Mark Yates, and Dr Joey Frances, will be organising upskilling events for researchers and launching a best practice online literacy hub for Salford. The event is invitation only for University of Salford students and Salford Schools.
