Northern Writers’ Awards Ceremony 2026

Join us online to watch the livestream of the Northern Writers’ Awards 2026. With our hosts Northumbria University, we will be celebrating our flagship awards programme and announcing this year’s winners.  

The awards recognise exceptional work-in-progress by writers in the North. We have supported more than 400 writers to develop their work towards publication and broadcast, with many going on to critical acclaim. 

The evening will conclude with the announcement of the 2026 winners, where we will award some of the region’s most exciting poets, novelists, children’s writers and authors of narrative non-fiction.  

No sign up required, simply click the link above to watch the livestream on the day.

The Northern Writers’ Awards are produced by New Writing North and supported by Northumbria University, Arts Council England, Hachette Children’s Group, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Channel 4, Johnson & Alcock, the Charlotte Aitken Trust, ALCS and a range of funders, donors, and industry and literature sector partners. Find out more about the awards here.