Category: Opportunities
Northern Writers’ Awards 2019 open with £55,000 for writers
We’re delighted to launch the Northern Writers’ Awards 2019 with a host of new awards and both new and renewed...
Northern Writers’ Awards 2019: Free writing roadshows across the North
The Northern Writers’ Awards 2019 will be opening for entry on 15 November 2018 until 7 February 2019. This year we’ll be visiting...
Free creative writing workshops & readings to celebrate Julia Darling
A tour of events and writing workshops celebrating the short stories of Julia Darling across County Durham and Newcastle this...
Royal Court Writers’ Group North
The Royal Court Theatre, Northern Stage and New Writing North proudly present public readings of nine new plays developed by...
Become a Reviewer in Residence at Durham Book Festival 2018
Our esteemed Reviewers in Residence programme is back again for Durham Book Festival 2018, and you have a chance to...
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...
Young Writers’ Talent Fund: Call for applicants
New Writing North’s Young Writers’ Talent Fund opens for its second round of applications! The Young Writers’ Talent Fund supports...
Submit new books by writers based in the North of England
Deadline for submissions: 3 May 2018 We are delighted to open the call for submissions for books to be considered...
Durham Book Festival 2018: Call for commissions
Durham Book Festival invites proposals from writers, for creative commissions to be premiered at the 2018 Durham Book Festival (6-14...
Recruitment and freelance opportunities at New Writing North
We are currently recruiting a full-time Festivals and Events Intern, to be based in our Newcastle office, as well as...
The Julia Darling Travel Fellowship 2018 is open for entries
Looking for a writing adventure? The Julia Darling Travel Fellowship is now open for entries until 23 March 2018. Founded...
Gordon Burn Prize 2018 opens for entry
The journalist and critic Alex Clark, novelist and poet Kei Miller, artist Gillian Wearing, and musician and producer Andrew Weatherall,...











