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Read Regional 2018 poet, Polly Atkin is halfway through her tour of Northern libraries. While bringing her poetry collection Basic Nest Architecture to new audiences, she has also used her time travelling to explore a long-held interest.
Read Regional 2018 author, Guy Mankowski began his journey across the North in March armed with his latest novel An Honest Deceit. In this post, we find out how Guy has been getting on so far.
When looking for a backdrop for his novel, What Falls Between the Cracks, author Robert Scragg realised the 'where' mattered a lot more than he initially thought.
Dani is a recipient of New Writing North's Young Writers' Talent Fund, a fund to support emerging and early career writers. As part of her development, New Writing North have supported Dani to undertake a placement with ISIS Arts as a writer in residence. Dani has written this blog to talk about her experience.
When dreaming up his novel, The Namesake, Adam Bradbury realised it may be a tough sell to agents, if he wanted it to stay true to his vision. Here, Adam tells us why he chose self-publishing for his novel and how he got on.
Apprehensive about taking up a collaborative writing project with a friend? Fear no more, read about Jacqueline Saville's successful experience in the joint writing venture with Rosalind York for radio drama, Lavender Ink.
Founded by T.S. Eliot, the Poetry Book Society is a unique poetry book club in Newcastle. In this post, PBS's Alice Mullen guides us through their Spring quarter's poetry highlights.
Book Corner is an independent bookshop situated in the lovely seaside town of Saltburn, North Yorkshire. They specialise in contemporary fiction for adults and children while providing customers with a sea view. Find out which books, bookseller Jenna has on her radar for Spring 2018.
Valley Press is a Scarborough-based independent publisher. In this post, Director Jamie McGarry reveals the array of titles we can expect from Valley Press for their 10th anniversary year.
Ursula Stickland, Charlie Russell and Richard Welsh from Rhyme and Reason take us on a tour of their must-read children's books from the Sheffield-based writer/illustrator Lydia Monks to Carnegie award-winners Berlie Doherty and David Almond.
Hexham Book Festival Director and group leader, Susie Troup tells us all about Hexham Book Group. From where they meet and what they read to the special event they organise as part of the annual local book festival.
The Exact Opposite of Okay is the feminist firecracker novel debut by Laura Steven. In this interview, Laura discusses how her novel was born, politically fuelled YA fiction and the problem with blaming social media.
