Author: Laura Fraine
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Line-up revealed for Durham Book Festival 2018
We’re excited to reveal the programme for Durham Book Festival, with headline guests including Sarah Waters, David Olusoga, Sarah Perry,...
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Alta’ir: Durham-Jordan Creative Collaboration
Durham Book Festival invites proposals from writers to undertake a month-long writing residency in Amman. Alta’ir is a partnership project...
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Penguin Random House looking for new and under-represented writers from the North
We are delighted to once again be working with the UK’s largest publisher, Penguin Random House UK, to encourage new and under-represented...
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New northern writers selected for Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers
We’re thrilled to announce that the three new writers put forward by New Writing North have all been selected to...
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Gordon Burn Prize 2018: 13-strong longlist highlights fearless works of fiction and non-fiction
The longlist is announced today for the Gordon Burn Prize 2018, which seeks to reward some of the boldest and...
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Rendezvous at The Star & Shadow Cinema
Join us at the new Star & Shadow Cinema on Warwick Street in Newcastle on Sunday 20 May (4-6pm) to celebrate the announcement of...
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Royal Court Writers’ Group: North
Over the past three months, the nine writers on our Royal Court Writers’ Group: North programme, Olivia Hannah, Karen Laws, Mhairi...
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Crime Story 2018
Crime Story 2018 Saturday 19 May 2018, 10am-6pm, Newcastle upon Tyne Crime Story is a unique biennial event that...
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Read Regional 2018 titles announced as the North’s library campaign celebrates 10 years
12 new titles have been announced as part of the 10th annual Read Regional campaign, which takes place in libraries...
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INTERVIEW: Carmen Marcus
Interview by Angelos Sofocleous I suppose ‘How Saints Die’ is an autobiographical book. At least that’s how I perceived it when...
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INTERVIEW: David Goodhart
Interview by Victoria Simpson Sat in the green room of the town hall I was given the chance to pick David...
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INTERVIEW: David Almond
Interview by Julia Atherley Before his show for the Durham Book Festival, I sat down with David Almond to talk...