Impact
New Writing North brings people together through writing, reading and engaging in ideas.
We find and support talented people from all backgrounds to access creative opportunities and to enable them to flourish.
We work with people in a wide range of ways, from young people’s programmes that reach thousands of people with year-round activities in their schools and local communities, to professional development programmes, mentoring, residencies and commissions for writers at key stages in their careers.
Meet some of our participants
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Joshua Halm
Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards
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Ali Al-Jamri
Arabic Translation Mentoring Programme
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Tammie Ash
A Writing Chance
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Louise Powell
Common People participant and commissioned writer for Durham Book Festival
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Aldair Reis
Young Writers’ City
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Lisette Auton
Commissioned writer for New Writing North and Durham Book Festival
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Amy Langdown
New Writing North Young Writers
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Jess de Beer
Young Northern Writers’ Awards
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Eliza Clark
Young Writers’ Talent Fund
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Braydon
Young Writers’ City
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Jade Cuttle
Northern Debut Award for Poetry
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Yasmine Bridge
New Writing North Young Writers
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Hannah Durkan
Hachette Children’s Novel Award
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Corinne Monroe
New Writing North Young Writers
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Sam Lawrence
Sky Writes
New Writing North Young Writers: Impact Report 2019-20
New Writing North Young Writers is our programme for young people, supporting them to express ideas, to work with professional writers and artists, to create and share new work and to meet other young writers.
We recognise that talent is everywhere but opportunity is not, and work to provide creative pathways for young people across the North East and beyond through our targeted programmes of support.
For more information on the aims and outcomes of the New Writing North Young Writers programme, read our Theory of Change document.
New Writing North: A Year in Numbers
Figures taken from 2019-2020 Arts Council survey data
Staff
14
core staff
204
freelance and contractual staff
43
volunteers
Funding
£1,037,603
total turnover
£349,623
funding from Arts Council England
£223,275
earned income
Creative projects
£537,434
creative project spend
6,959
attendances at ticketed events
93
online products created (including video, audio and podcast)
Talent development
7
writing residencies
29
writers received awards or prizes
13
original works commissioned
Young people
11,674
attendances by young people
1,016
educational sessions (formal and informal learning)
35
Arts Awards moderated
Supporting publishing
5,160
books distributed through our Read Regional and Big Read projects
155
author events and performances
23
library authority partners
