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’ […]
The Northern School of Writing has partnered with Manchester Festival of Libraries to deliver a diverse array of workshops from writers, practitioners and academics at The University of Salford. From Victoria Wood to Sharks, these research informed workshops for the public will help celebrate Libraries as spaces of community and learning across Greater Manchester. Dive […]
Winner of the British Book Awards Small Publisher Press of the Year, Fly on The Wall Press is the brainchild of author, editor and publisher, Isabelle Kenyon. Fly On The Wall will be at Manchester Central Library for The Northern Publisher Fair on Saturday April 26th. Literature and Culture MA student Keeley Banton caught up […]
Cōnfingō is an independent publishing house based in Manchester. Cōnfingō seeks out work of fiction, both short and long, poetry, and visual art publications. Formed in 2014 by Tim Shearer, their publishing roster now includes: David Gaffney, Nicholas Royle and DJ, Dave Haslam. Over a decade in, Cōnfingō have no interest in slowing down. Cōnfingō […]
Salford based Saraband have a formidable reputation for prize winning literary and commercial fiction and recently collaborated with The University of Salford to produce an audiobook. MA student Elizabeth Campbell spoke to founding editor Sara Hunt to find out more ahead of our publisher fair on March 27th, UoS library (11.00 – 16.00) What are […]
The general public in Scotland and elsewhere are being asked to choose which three quotes from previous Scots Makars, including Salford’s own Professor Jackie Kay, should feature on the Scottish Parliament’s Canongate Wall to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the building. Jackie’s work, alongside that of Liz Lochhead and Kathleen Jamie, is presented in the form […]
Peepal Tree Press is an independent publishing house based in Leeds. This press aims to publish and uplift voices from the UK, the Caribbean and its diasporas, and make a difference to diversity in UK publishing. Their books will be featured in the Northern Publishers section of the UoS library after their appearance at the […]
Britain’s premier poetry press, Bloodaxe will be joining us at UoS library on March 27th for our 2025 publishing fair. Leah Parkinson met senior editor Neil Astley to find out more about the publisher who smashed the mould of poetry publishing in Britain and changed it forever. Read the interview and then meet Bloodaxe yourself […]
Bluemoose Books is an award-winning independent publisher based in Hebden Bridge. They are currently finalists for Northern Publisher of the Year in the Small Press Book Awards 2025, and two of their books are presently in film and TV production with Disney and the BBC. In anticipation of their attendance at the upcoming Northern School […]