Category: News
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National Libraries Day: celebrating your local library
On Saturday 9 February, we attended some events at libraries faced with closure in Newcastle. You can see some of...
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North East writer/director Tina Gharavi gets BAFTA nomination
We were delighted to hear this morning that Tina Gharavi, creative director of Bridge + Tunnel Productions, has been nominated...
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Let’s Talk Libraries: what a library really means
Following the announcement by Newcastle City Council that they propose to shut a number of libraries and cut their book...
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Bloodaxe poet John Agard awarded Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry 2012
Congratulations to John Agard, who is to be awarded The Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry 2012. The Medal is awarded...
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New phone number and Christmas closure at NWN
New Writing North moved offices this week and although our PO box address and email addresses remain the same, we...
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Festive readings on BBC Radio from Kate Fox
Poet Kate Fox has two festive radio helpings broadcast in advance of her new collection, Fox Populi, out in February....
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Welcome aboard, Jake
We are pleased to welcome Jake Campbell into the New Writing North team. Jake will be joining us for the...
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Speaking out about the closure of libraries
Last week brought a wave of bad news for literature in the North East. Newcastle City Council announced that they...
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Blue Boy tour opens at Northern Stage
Don’t miss Margaret Wilkinson’s new play Blue Boy, which opened at Northern Stage last Wednesday. Influenced by recent high profile...
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Harry Pearson carries Olympic flame to Northumberland
After a whirlwind of launch events in libraries from Haltwhistle to Bedlington to Wooler last week, we’re delighted that Harry...
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Michael puts Tyne View on the map
We teamed up with Port of Tyne on Tuesday evening and took over BALTIC to launch Tyne View by Michael...
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Autumn/winter events
Welcome to our autumn programme where you can see the wide range of projects we are producing this season and...
