Category: News
David Cohen Prize for Literature 2019: EDNA O’BRIEN awarded prestigious prize
We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2019 David Cohen Prize for Literature. Unveiled on Tuesday night at...
We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to work at Durham Book Festival 2019!
The festival runs between 5-13 October 2019, and features a host of prominent writers, poets and thinkers such as Colm...
Judges announced for David Cohen Prize for Literature
On 15 April we held the first judges’ meeting for the David Cohen Prize for Literature. The prize recognises...
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New Writing North Is Sharing Space
New Writing North is sharing space – sharing its home(page) – and broadcasting writers’ stories of those who experience indefinite...
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...
Durham Book Festival 2017 comes to a close
It has been a bumper year for Durham Book Festival, with a record number of people attending events across the...
David Cohen Prize and Clarissa Luard Award announced
On the evening of 8 November 2017 we hosted the awards ceremony for the David Cohen Prize for Literature and...
The winner of the Gordon Burn Prize 2017 is announced
The Gordon Burn Prize 2017 was awarded this evening at Durham Book Festival to a writer that turned dreadful fact into...
Do Not Enter the Monster Zoo: our children’s theatre tour is back!
Now in its fifth year, our children’s theatre tour will delight under-7s and their families at 34 dates across the...
Special Award for Outstanding Youth Achievement at the Journal Culture Awards
We are thrilled to let you know that the young people of Excelsior Academy won the Special Award for Outstanding...
Durham Book Festival 2016 draws to a close
Thanks to everyone who came to Durham Book Festival, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! The...
