Read, Watch & Listen
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The 3.5 percent
16 December 2022 by
We've taken a moment to reflect on how these past three years have engaged a community of climate writers, thinkers and activists, and to share our hope that other organisations will consider how they can use their own platforms to spark change.
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Writing the Missing – The Water Trilogy
15 December 2022 by
In mesmeric lyrical dialogue with her brain, the river and the sea, award winning disabled activist, writer and performer Lisette Auton weaves together character and setting to provoke debate and action in The Water Trilogy.
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Excelsior Rap Trip
09 December 2022 by
The young writers from Excelsior Academy worked with rapper and visual artist Robin Reza to create their own tracks, write lyrics and record their own rap album!
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The North Recommends: Manchester University Press
09 December 2022 by
We asked Becca Parkinson at Manchester University Press to tell us more about their growing trade publication list - and what to look out for in 2023.
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A Dark Inheritance: Interview with H. F. Askwith
09 December 2022 by
In this interview we chat to debut author H. F. Askwith about her experience writing A Dark Inheritance, the themes within it, and her inspirations.
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Winter 2022
09 December 2022 by
Senior Programme Manager, Will Mackie has rounded up some of his favourite recent releases from Northern poets. Read his recommendations of poetry collections published in Winter 2022.
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What We’re Reading: Winter 2022 Edition
09 December 2022 by
We asked the team at NWN what books they enjoyed in 2022, what they'll be gifting and what books they're hoping to receive this Christmas.
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Larkspur Community Primary School: Songs Inspired by Saltwell Park
29 November 2022 by
Listen to Larkspur Community Primary Schools' songs 'This Park Belongs To You' and 'Nest In The West', inspired by Saltwell Park in Gateshead.
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Writing for Television: Industry intel for aspiring and emerging TV writers
28 November 2022 by
Two special events for anyone interested in screenwriting and keen to learn more about the development and commissioning process.
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My experience planning and chairing an event for Turn Up For The Books 2022
15 November 2022 by
Turn Up For The Books participant Nalini Ram-Prasad tells us about her experience chairing an event for Durham Book Festival in 2022.
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SoulFood: A Film from REfUSE Café
11 November 2022 by
REfUSE is a pay-as-you-feel community café that works to reduce food waste. Working with filmmaker Nick Whitworth and producer Emily Wiseman, the café community have co-created a film showcasing the ground-breaking environmental work and culture of the café.
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The New Great Britons
11 November 2022 by
In 2002, the BBC ran a campaign to find the Greatest Briton. 20 years on, this partnership project with Durham University’s Dr Natalie Mears is a series of short films with leading university researchers, each advocating for ‘great Britons’ they feel have been overlooked by history.