Malcolm Bradbury Trust

In memory of the late author, screenwriter and academic, the Malcolm Bradbury Trust, is a registered charity seeking to advance and promote the literary arts through educational initiatives. The trust is currently led by a board of trustees comprising of seven professional members. Our trustees have experience and knowledge in fields spanning from education, literature, publishing, film & television, law and social enterprise. We are also pleased to welcome one of Malcolm’s early students, now a critically acclaimed writer, to our team. The trust and family have a long-standing relationship with the University of East Anglia. It was here that, in the 1970s, Malcolm Bradbury and follow author friend Angus Wilson, founded the world-renowned School of Creative Writing and Literature at the University. The school has been characterised by success, with numerous acclaimed authors and academics having passed through its doors – from Ian McEwan and Kazuo Ishiguro, to John Boyne and Louise Doughty (now an MBT Trustee). Since Malcolm’s passing in November the Bradbury Family has supported one long-standing postgraduate scholarship with the school – The Malcolm Bradbury Memorial Scholarship – which continues to be funded by the trust. In September 2020, less than a year after the establishment, the Trust began funding a second postgraduate scholarship – The Malcolm Bradbury Trust Scholarship in Scriptwriting. In 2021, we supported bursaries at the University of Sunderland and at the National Centre for Writing in Norwich and, beginning September 2022, we will be supporting a bursary on the BA (Hons) Creative Writing at University Centre Peterborough. Moving forward, the Trust aims to continue supporting and funding educational opportunities for new writers, meanwhile expanding the the reach of our support to keen writers, students and young people across the UK. Charity