Category: News
New Writing North announces Winter Programme
New Writing North has announced its winter programme, featuring a range of opportunities for aspiring and emerging writers across the...
Programme announced for major TV industry event in Newcastle
New Writing North brings a major TV industry event to Newcastle, aimed at writers from across the north who want...
New commission captures sound of carbon
A unique new musical commission which captures the sound of a coal mine premieres this autumn. The piece – Ancestral...
Audiobooks studio launched for North East
New Writing North and publishers Hachette UK have opened a dedicated new audiobook recording studio in the North East. Sounds...
Channel 4 Writing for TV Awards announced in Leeds
Winners of the Channel 4 Writing for TV Awards were announced [26 September] at a ceremony hosted at Leeds Playhouse....
New Writing North gears up for ambitious growth
New Writing North has had a huge transition of its board of trustees welcoming a new chair, vice chair, and...
Durham Book Festival is back for 2024!
Drum roll please… The programme for Durham Book Festival 2024 is here. A starry literary line-up will descend on the...
Remembering Edna O’Brien, 1930–2024
Recognised by many as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, Edna O’Brien had a career lasting more...
North East Launch Bid to be Capital of Creativity
A coalition of a charity, civic leaders, academics and industry leaders call on the new Labour Government to support its...
New Writing North announces Autumn Programme
New Writing North has unveiled its packed programme of literary events, community-led writing groups, and professional industry workshops this autumn....
Northern Writers’ Awards 2024 announced
New Writing North and their partners celebrated the 25th Northern Writers’ Awards on Tuesday evening, announcing the winners of the...
Judges announced as Gordon Burn Prize 2025 opens for entry
The Gordon Burn Prize 2025 is now open for entry to both fiction and non-fiction books that are fearless in...
