Don't miss @jakecampbell88.bsky.social on a mini book tour in the North-East this autumn, with events at Durham Book Festival, @crossingthetees.bsky.social, Blyth Celebrates and #Newcastle @litandphil.bsky.social.

Lily Dunn's 'Into Being' is a milestone text in the art of life writing. I'm looking forward to chairing a discussion with her at @rilch-ljmu.bsky.social next month. It will be a great evening about how we raise raw personal material and make it powerfully universal.

Tickets are on sale now for Hidden Histories with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social & @jakecampbell88.bsky.social at Durham Book Festival. Both authors highlight the unsung stories of people from across the North, painting a portrait of a diverse and rich heritage: newwritingnorth.com/event/hidden...

Just read @jakecampbell88.bsky.social 's excellent 'Between the salt and the ash'. It chronicles his pilgrimage around the passionate places among the passionate people of the North East. A place I still think of as hyem.

Coming up soon, @forumbooks.bsky.social presents an evening with @jakecampbell88.bsky.social in conversation with John Challis at the bound, Whitley Bay. 17th July Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/whi... #Newcastle #booksky

Sharing again for afternoon crowd. This is an urban-based study, but now I'm living in the countryside, I'm increasingly aware of the dearth of opportunities for writers away from metropolitan areas. Does anyone know of any work in this area: to promote networks of writers in rural communities?

Article I co-wrote with James Annesley has been published by Creative Industries journal. In it, we discuss the North-East's literary ecology (how contemporary writing happens & is supported, basically) through the prism of New Writing North, England's largest regional writing development agency.

Thanks to Andy Potts and @northeastbylines.co.uk for this excellent review of the late William Martin’s Marratide: Selected Poems (edited by Peter Armstrong & @jakecampbell88.bsky.social).

'A must-buy for lovers of the extraordinary poetry of William Martin [...] These verses are exquisitely spare yet depthlessly rich in their vision and musicality.' – Jane Pikett, The Northumbrian, on Marratide: Selected Poems (edited by Peter Armstrong & @jakecampbell88.bsky.social).

Editors Peter Armstrong & @jakecampbell88.bsky.social will be launching Marratide: Selected Poems and remembering William Martin at the @litandphil.bsky.social in Newcastle tomorrow evening, 21 May, 7.30pm, and at St Chad's College Chapel in Durham on 27 May, 7pm - both with poet #GillianAllnutt.

Wild Writing: Shores of Memory, Tides of Truth. Next Monday I'm reading from my new @manchesterup.bsky.social book at @wowfest.bsky.social with two incredible Merseyside authors: Tony Wailey and @wildtwin.bsky.social Celebrate 25 years of radical writing in Liverpool (with a Northumbrian twist!)

Don't miss @jakecampbell88.bsky.social, Tony Wailey and @wildtwin.bsky.social at the upcoming @wowfest.bsky.social in #Liverpool in May! Dive into the raw, untamed heart of storytelling as the panel explore memoir, fiction, and the spaces in between. Tickets:

We're thrilled to have FIVE authors at @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social! 2nd June- @jakecampbell88.bsky.social & Jean Strouse (online) 5th June- Mikael Klintman (online) 7th June- @emmahcasey.bsky.social (in-person) 9th June- @aldersonday.bsky.social (in-person) yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calendar/

Looking forward to Wild Writing and celebrating 25 years of Radical Writing with Writing on the Wall Quaker Meeting House: 22 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BT May 12, 2025, 7:00 pm @jakecampbell88.bsky.social @wowfest.bsky.social writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/wil...

Marvelous Merseyside launch for Salt & Ash tonight at Dead Ink Books, Smithdoon. Here I am with my wonderful friend and colleague, fellow poet @helentookey.bsky.social who led such a rich discussion. Big love to the friends, students & co-workers who made it out in support: true marras! Gan canny x

Join #HolyPlaces author @drkathrynhurlock.bsky.social and #BetweenTheSaltAndTheAsh author @jakecampbell88.bsky.social for a evening of pilgrimage and place at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. More info below! 📅 Thurs 1st May 🕡 6:30–8:30pm 📍 Blackwell's Manchester 🎟️ Via 🔗

This week at @deadinkbookshop.bsky.social don't miss @jakecampbell88.bsky.social in conversation with Helen Tookey about his acclaimed new book, Between the salt and the ash. Tickets and info at the link below 👇 #Liverpool #booksky

Event! Wild Writing at Writing on the Wall. Mon May 12 at Quaker Meeting House with Tony Wailey and Jake Morris-Campbell. @wowfest.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @jakecampbell88.bsky.social writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/wil...

We are thrilled to bring you an evening of pilgrimage and place writing with authors @jakecampbell88.bsky.social and Kathryn Hurlock, who will be discussing their new books at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social on May 1st. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jake-morri... #holyweek #manchester #booksky

Our letter urging the restoration of the Creative Writing A Level in England appears in @thetls.bsky.social with co-signers @kitdewaal.bsky.social and Derek Neale. Let’s go!

Really looking forward to this event at @deadinkbooks.bsky.social Smithdown Rd on 24th - Jake will be reading from his fantastic new book and we’ll be chatting about it:

The full @wowfest.bsky.social programme is now available to browse on their website, don't miss events with @jakecampbell88.bsky.social and The Singh Twins at this year's festival! 👇🎟️ #booksky #Liverpool #WoWFEST25

Scousers: the next Salt & Ash event is at your mega indie bookseller on Smithdown Road, @deadinkbookshop.bsky.social where I'll be in conversation with my friend and colleague, the wonderful writer Helen Tookey. Get doon!

"The book is beautifully crafted and gloriously self-centred". Grateful to Rob Colls for this thoughtful appraisal of Between the Salt and the Ash – Book of the Day in New Statesman!

Never use a 'yes' when an 'aye' will dee. Really grateful to Jen for the opportunity to discuss Between the Salt and the Ash and cover some fair auld northern ground!

Had a great time last night at the launch of Between the Salt and the Ash by @jakecampbell88.bsky.social. Only had time to skim my copy so far, but it's full of good things. And hard not to love a travelogue that (briefly) visits the cul-de-sac where I grew up in Sunderland!

Really enjoying this new book by @jakecampbell88.bsky.social . A modern pilgrimage through the north country in the footsteps of saints and poets

We’re biased too .. we love it www.forumbooksshop.com/product/betw...

Out this week. Between the Salt and the Ash, by @jakecampbell88.bsky.social. A Journey into the Soul of Northumbria. @manchesterup.bsky.social

This arrived in the post today from the wonderful @forumbooks.bsky.social I have been looking forward to this @jakecampbell88.bsky.social A nice quote @groomb.bsky.social on the cover bodes well too. #BookSky #Books 💙📚 I will be biased, but already like it!

Author @jakecampbell88.bsky.social picks his favourite places to visit in Northumbria ahead of the launch of his book, 'Between The Salt and the Ash', at The Common Room, #Newcastle. Read it on NARC magazine: narcmagazine.com/bunch-of-fiv... Launch tickets still available, visit our Events page.

Join us next Wednesday 19th March in #Newcastle as we launch @jakecampbell88.bsky.social's new book at The Common Room, hosted by historian and author Dan Jackson. It is sure to be a celebration of the rich landscapes and histories of the North East. Tickets here: buff.ly/vZ1B4lB

Join us on Wednesday 19th March in #Newcastle as we launch @jakecampbell88.bsky.social's new book at The Common Room, hosted by historian and author Dan Jackson. Come celebrate the rich landscapes and histories of the North East. Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/optindiebook...

The next event for Between the Salt and the Ash is at my new local bookshop – Booka, Oswestry, on Monday 17th March. Salopians and border-dwellers: please put aside your Mercian loyalties and join me for a journey into the soul of Northumbria! www.bookabookshop.co.uk/events/an-ev...

Join @jakecampbell88.bsky.social on tour as he launches his new book, Between the salt and the ash. A writer’s quest to understand the deep past and uncertain future of his homeland, and asks what stories the North East can tell about itself in the wake of Christianity and coal. #booktour #booksky

AI is profiting from human creativity – isn’t it time creators got their fair share? A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI. Find out more: societyofauthors.org #PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans

Amazing deal on Between the Salt and the Ash this weekend! Get 25% off when ordering at Waterstones online. Quote 'PREORDER25' at checkout. If you were considering getting my book, now would be a good time! Pre-sales are so important and £15 is a Billy Bargain. www.waterstones.com/book/between...

Join @jakecampbell88.bsky.social on tour as he launches his new book, Between the salt and the ash. A writer’s quest to understand the deep past and uncertain future of his homeland, and asks what stories the North East can tell about itself in the wake of Christianity and coal. #booktour #booksky

"This is an excellent and thought-provoking book, which encourages us to think about what we see as the soul of Northumbria and who we really are. It is also very accessible and an easy read." @northeastbylines.co.uk's review of 'Between the salt and the ash': northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/book...

Join author @jakecampbell88.bsky.social on his quest to understand the deep past and uncertain future of his homeland, Northumbria. His new book asks what stories the North East can tell about itself in the wake of Christianity and coal, while offering a heartfelt celebration of the region.

🚀 The wait is over! My new book is officially available for pre-order! Be among the first to dive in—reserve your copy today! Pre-order here 👉 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526178459/ @manchesterup.bsky.social #CRMethods #NewBook #ComingSoon

Toon launch for Between the salt and the ash Wednesday 19th March Tickets – including an option to pre-order a book and collect on the night – in the link: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/new...

Heading out on the Northumbrian Camino today with Jake Morris - Campbell, a pilgrimage and a beautiful love letter… @jakecampbell88.bsky.social

How it started | How it's gannin'

Does anyone know who has written on ideas of myth and class — especially working-class lives as connected to mythology?

'Between the salt and the ash' was highlighted in the Non-fiction category for titles publishing in March 2025. Canny little preview! (The Bookseller: 06.12.24)

I realise this is a really mopey post, but has anyone else found the seasonal bugs this winter particularly awful? A cold which began in early December morphed into what must be the flu on Boxing Day, and I still can't fully shake it off. I don't remember having a prolonged bout of lurgy this bad. 🤧

Alreet? I'm here from the other place – the one with the foul musk – but also pretty active on the Meta platforms. I guess I'm figuring out how to make socials work for me as a writer in 2025. I'll be posting *loads* about the new book, but also sharing other writerly thoughts and projects.

My new book, 'Between the Salt and the Ash', is just four months away! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526175366/