MSc Games and Extended Realities lecturer Emma Nuttall and MA Creative Writing: Innovation and Experiment graduate Dan Lovatt join eight other creatives for their annual writing programme which supports emerging filmmakers in the North of England and helps them to develop a short film from an early-stage idea to a completed script in only five months. Each […]
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 […]
October is the month of the Manchester Festival Of Literature. Check out the Festival Events Site for information about authors and events at the festival, including those events hosted by Northern School Writers Caroline Magennis and Kate Feld, and the appearance of our own Jackie Kay. There are events covering all kinds of literature with […]
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.
NSW students and alumni – you are warmly invited to attend the UK launches of three books by English language and Literature lecturers Jack Wilson, Matthew Whittle and Jade Munslow Ong, and Judy Kendall on Thursday 19 September 6.30-9.00pm. This is a great opportunity to get to know your tutors and their work or just check […]