Events on campus available to students
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 […]
Yes! Our famous Open Mic Night is back at Low Four on Deansgate in Manchester City Centre, starting at 19.30 on Thursday October 17th 2024. A collaboration between students studying music and students from the English subject area at the University of Salford, the night is open to University of Salford student audiences. Mic spots […]
November 29, 9am – Online. Isabelle Kenyon, author and award winning publisher of Fly On the Wall Press will be visiting students this trimester to discuss her journey from student to publishing director of 2023’s British Book Awards Small Publisher of the year. Fly on The Wall have published over thirty titles and Isabelle’s first […]
Northern School of Writing Lecturer Dr Caroline Magennis will be interviewing award-winning novelist Azako Yuzuki at The Manchester Literature Festival on Monday October 7th at 7.00pm at Waterstones Deansgate. Yuzuki’s novel Butter, has been an international bestseller and tells the story of a woman accused of luring men with her cooking and then killing them.