At the Northern School of Writing, part of our core business is inspiring and lifting the voices of our working class creatives. None of us gets ahead without networking. Aviva Studios are running a valuable networking event for Working Class creatives on December 9th. Get involved by the following the link here.
Tell us about your ambition to work in archives, how did you discover you wanted to do this? When it came to looking at career choices in sixth form college, I had just decided I no longer wanted to be a lawyer and realised how much I loved organising, filing and spending time in libraries. I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Northern School of Writing Alumnus Daniel Lovatt is back at The Octogon Theatre in Bolton with his company Divided Culture Company producing Yen starring Coronation Street’s Vicky Binns. A story of two teenagers living alone and without parents, Anna Jordan’s Bruntwood Prize Winning play is directed by Divided Culture Company’s Connor Goodwin. The Independent newspaper […]
Northern Writing School author Caroline Magennis will be giving a workshop on writing intimacies on Wednesday July 16th. This event will feature a short reading, group discussion and a writing workshop focused on the theme of intimacy in fiction, life-writing and hybrid forms. Caroline Magennis, author of Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women (Icon 2024) […]
Northern Writing School novelist Marek Bekerman is celebrating the launch of his first children’s book, Sophie and Tempus. Sophie, the daughter of a small town mayor, finds adventure and adversity as she seeks to restore harmony to a town where people are mysteriously effected by the deafening chimes of the town clock. People say the […]
The Society of Young publishers has opened its mentorship scheme for 2025. The mentorship scheme is a fantastic opportunity to receive personalised and structured career guidance from publishing experts, learn more about the industry, and work on the key skills needed to progress within it! The scheme is open to anyone with less than 10 years’ […]