Category: News
Peter Straughan picks up Oscar nomination
Congratulations to New Writing North alumnus Peter Straughan who along with his late partner, Bridget O’Connor, has been nominated for...
Kate Edwards joins Frances Lincoln judging panel
Seven Stories chief executive Kate Edwards has joined the 2013 judging panel of The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Award, founded...
No Redemption photographic exhibition in Newcastle
Last year, we were very proud to be involved in the publication of No Redemption by Keith Pattison and David Peace (Flambard...
Northern Writers’ Award winner Niel sells book
Niel Bushnell’s Sorrowline, the book that won him a Northern Writers’ Award this year, and a second novel, Timesmith, have...
Pitch for Brass 2012
Brass: Durham International Festival returns in July 2012 for another fortnight of events celebrating contemporary brass music. Brass: Pitch is...
New poets programme begins
We are about to begin a professional development programme for talented new North East poets from the Northern Writers’ Awards...
Funding success from Science City
We were successful in raising £30,500 from Science City’s ERDF-funded Public Engagement Programme to support three writers’ residencies in dementia...
Sean O’Brien on TS Eliot shortlist
Congratulations to North East poet Sean O’Brien, whose collection, November (Picador), has been shortlisted for the 2011 TS Eliot Prize...
BBC workshop for radio playwrights: Alfred Bradley Prize
Mike Figgis Lounge, Tyneside Cinema: Thursday 21 July, 6.30pm A New Writing North/BBC-run workshop with Q&A for anyone interested in...
Ishy Din Snookered at Bush
Congratulations to Middlesbrough writer Ishy Din, whose play, Snookered, has been programmed as part of the 2012 season at London’s...
The Journal Saturday Short Stories
Northumberland writer Shelley Day Sclater’s short story The Winkles launched our new series of short stories in The Journal last...
NWN shortlisted for National Innovation Award
We are delighted to announce that New Writing North has been shortlisted for The Bookseller Industry Awards 2011 in the...
