Events on campus available to students
The Orwell Society organises an annual short story competition for current students (both BA and MA) at British universities. They are look for dystopian narratives of 3,000 words and entry to the competition is free. The winner will receive £750 and the winning entry will be published in the Society’s Journal. The runner up will […]
Professor Caroline Magennis will be talking to audiences at The Seamus Heaney Centre about her non-fiction book Harpy. In this timely and thoughtful book, Caroline looks beyond the often-divisive conversation around women who choose to be childfree and offers an alternative message of hope and celebration. With humour and intelligence, she explores why motherhood isn’t […]
Work in Publishing Week Work in Publishing Week is taking place from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd November this year. This is a national campaign run by the publishers association to inspire people to consider a career in publishing. It is a series of includes events and activities across social media. To engage with Publishing […]
House of Books & Friends are delighted to announce they are hosting the Feminist Book Club with Northern School of Writing facilitator Kate Feld. Taking place monthly, this will be a space for people of all genders to discuss feminist books. In November, they will be discussing A Woman’s Story by Annie Ernaux. Tickets to the event are […]
Calling all students across the Northern School of Writing! Do you want to meet students from Film, TV, Dance, Music and more? Do you want to meet like-minded creatives to start a collaborative relationship? Have you got ideas for stories, visual arts, video games, TV or stage that are just burning to be made? Or […]
Radical Readings, returns on Sunday 24th November at 2PM at Maxwell Hall in Salford. This year’s theme, The Conditions of the Working Class, will feature a rousing mix of old and contemporary readings performed by Maxine Peake, Christine Bottomley, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Jennifer Reid and Oliver Lomax with musical performances by The Tenementals and Manchester Radical […]
Join us for an exciting Game Jam event where students collaborate to create games from scratch in just a few days! Students will be placed in teams including creative writers, musicians, and video game programmers. Whether you’re into design, programming, art/animation, storytelling or music/sound design, this is your chance to team up, showcase your skills, […]
Biographer Jasper Rees will be in conversation with Northern School scholar Dr Emma Barnes on October 17th at the University of Salford, New Adelphi Theatre 19.30-21.00. The beloved writer and comedian from Bury has left a legacy inspiring writers from the North and our audience will be treated to rich and compelling insights into her […]
Northern Writing School writer Kate Feld will be hosting speakers at The Northern Publishers Fair this October 5th at Manchester Central Library. Speakers include Tawseef Khan, whose blistering novel of the Asylum experience ‘Determination’ was launched to universal critical praise this year, and Laura Fish, whose novel Strange Fish was Orange Prize nominated.
Jo Somerset, an alumnus of The Northern School of Writing MA Creative Writing: Innovation and Experiment launches her debut children’s book this September. Mission: Find Mum, is an adventure story for children ages 10 and up. The book will be launched at Benito Lounge as part of the Chorlton Book Festival: Wilbraham Road, Chorlton on […]