The Announcement of the Gordon Burn Prize 2025
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Where: Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RH
Date: Thursday 6 March
Time: 7:30-9:45pm
Cost: £15/£12, £5 live-stream
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Join us for the announcement of the winner of the Gordon Burn Prize 2025 with an evening of readings from the shortlisted writers: Rita Bullwinkel, Jenni Fagan, Emma Glass, Zarina Muhammad and Gabriella de la Puente, Tom Newlands, and Lucia Osborne-Crowley; and live music from The Early Purple.
The Gordon Burn Prize honours the memory of the late Newcastle-born writer Gordon Burn. It celebrates brilliant writing and innovative books that challenge convention, as Gordon’s own writing did. This year’s judges are writers Terri White, Carl Anka, Angela Hui, Sarah Phelps and David Whitehouse.
The winning writer receives a prize of £10,000 and the chance to take a writing retreat at Gordon Burn’s cottage in the Scottish Borders. Past winners have included Benjamin Myers, Denise Mina, David Keenan, Preti Taneja and Kathryn Scanlan.
Please note that some of the books discussed at this event contain traumatic themes.
The Gordon Burn Prize is run in partnership by New Writing North, Faber & Faber and the Gordon Burn Trust, with sponsorship from Newcastle University. Find out more at gordonburnprize.com.