Supporting the next generation of creative practitioners
Work experience for 18-25 year olds
We've joined forces with Film4 to find exciting new film writers
Fresh perspectives and new creative projects
Our LGBTQIA+ reading and creative writing project for young people
Creative writing workshops in libraries
Creative writing workshops in libraries
Creative activity for the Newbiggin Hall Estate community
Peer support and networking for scriptwriters
Professional development for published novelists
In partnership with Northumbria University and Hachette UK
Adapt your work for the screen
Helping writers to create work for audio and podcasting
Supporting young people to express themselves through creative writing
1 October 2024
- 16 May 2025
29 April 2024
- 1 February 2025
The 2024 Young Northern Writers' Awards are open until 12 February
1 September 2022
- 1 January 2025
1 February 2025
- 1 January 2025
Remembered West was a weekly creative workshop for older residents of the West End of Newcastle. Led by a professional...
Opportunity to come and volunteer with us
12 September 2024
Development group for published poets
Opportunity to come and volunteer with us
18-25 careers opportunity with Durham Book Festival
Friday 22 March
Applications are now closed. Successful applicants will be notified on 4 March. Aged 18-25, live in the North, and interested...
6 February 2024
- 8 March 2024
Supporting the next generation of creative practitioners
Inkubator is currently closed for applications
Discover brilliant new books by authors from underrepresented backgrounds
A new climate hope organisation
Fresh Stories from Under-represented Voices
discover the best new releases in literary fiction
Support for young writers
Projects and events with Climate Writer in Residence Linda France
Connecting young poets from the UK and Uganda
Stories capturing the everyday magic of high streets
Events throughout April and May
Free self-led creative writing workshops for young people and schools
a 9-month professional development programme
A talent development programme for television writers from Sky Studios and New Writing North
Bringing together northern authors and readers in libraries
For those passionate about spoken word
In 2020, 15 writers were commissioned to create new work about the North East
Bringing crime experts to crime writers and readers
Support for creative writers to travel
Creating opportunities for new working-class writers
Professional development for writers in the digital sphere
Developing innovative work for BBC Radio 3 programme, The Verb
How do waterways connect us? Sharing perspectives from across Europe
Touring libraries with children's theatre