{"id":223,"date":"2026-06-26T13:41:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2026-07-10T15:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:54:36","slug":"working-words-collective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/working-words-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Words Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ursula Hurley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Working Words Collective is the Creative Writing Interest Group for the Cultures of Class network. We bring together anyone interested in reading, writing, or sharing stories\u2014individuals, community groups, writers, and practitioners\u2014to recognise and connect creative work shaped by a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. Working with the&nbsp;Northern School of Writing&nbsp;and the&nbsp;English Research Centre&nbsp;at the University of Salford, we offer an open and supportive space to explore how class and creativity meet. Through workshops, conversations, and collaborative projects, we aim to build a lively, welcoming community that values storytelling as a powerful way to understand ourselves and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2026\/07\/Unknown.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2026\/07\/Unknown.png 317w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2026\/07\/Unknown-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ursula\u00a0Hurley\u00a0is Professor of Life Writing at the University of Salford and a widely published, award-winning creative writer with an international profile in applied research and socially engaged practice. Her work explores feminist life writing, digital technologies, and inclusive auto\/biographical expression, including collaborative projects that combine poetic practice and digital fabrication. She is the author of\u00a0<em>In the Making: Digital Fabrication and Disability<\/em>\u00a0(Vernon Press, 2020). She was the founding Director of the University\u2019s Doctoral School, and she currently serves as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Co-lead for the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ursula Hurley The Working Words Collective is the Creative Writing Interest Group for the Cultures of Class network. We bring together anyone interested in reading, writing, or sharing stories\u2014individuals, community groups, writers, and practitioners\u2014to recognise and connect creative work shaped by a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. 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