Toxic, an award-winning play written and directed by recent Northern School graduate Dan Lovatt, will be performed at The Bolton Octogon Theatre on Saturday October 19th and tour to Manchester’s Edge Theatre on November 21st 2024. The play was described by reviewers as ‘a perfect blend of pathos and humour’, and a story that ‘keeps […]
Lecturers at The Northern School of Writing have launched three books published by Routledge, Cambridge University Press and Bloomsbury Academic at a sold out event at Home, Manchester. We were thrilled to see so many students and staff from across the University of Salford celebrating these crucial works, which all analyse how language shapes our […]
Northern School of Writing Professor Jackie Kay has helped legendary BBC Radio 6 DJ’s Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie launch a day of poetry on BBC Radio 6 Music for National Poetry Day (October 3rd 2024). In an interview devoted to Jackie’s pioneering career, she talked about her latest poetry collection: May Day and her […]
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 […]
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.
English Literature graduate Naqqash Khalid has received rave reviews for his debut feature film, out in UK cinemas on September 13th 2024. Naqqash wrote and directed the feature, which found funding from BBC Films and The BFI. Naqqash has also been commissioned to write a 4 part series for Sky.
Northern School of Writing Professor Jackie Kay will be the subject of BBC documentary series In My Own Words. The series has chosen some of the most culturally influential writers of the past decade for its new season. The shows producers said: “The extraordinary personal story of the former Scots Makar and one of Britain’s […]
The prestigious Poetry Book Society have singled out Kate Feld’s new Poetry book in their 2024 Autumn review: “This innovative pamphlet, interspersing prose poems with Feld’s own nature photography, explores the connection we share with each other and the world around us. The scattered images strengthen our mind’s focus on Feld’s narrative and setting.” Kate […]
Northern School of Writing novelist and Creative Writing Multidisicpline Programme Leader David Savill has hit 68’000 views for his 2024 TEDx talk on the importance of learning to read and write in the age of AI. In his talk David suggests AI will never truly write for us, and explores the political importance of learning […]
Northern school of Writing writer and Reader in English Literature Caroline Magennis, will be appearing at The Cheltenham Literary Festival on October 24th, following the success of hardback sales and a UK book tour for Harpy, her non-fiction exploration of life for childfree women.