The NWN Journal is a place for us to share insights from across our work, as well as for writers from the North to share the ideas that interest them.
With Durham Book Festival fast approaching, our TBR and currently reading lists are filling up with fantastic books from the festival. Read here to find out the books we're currently loving as well as the ones we can't wait to read, and make sure to visit the DBF website to see the full programme!
As Northern poets continue to produce amazing work, Will Mackie continues to read it. Here is Will's roundup of some of his favourite new poetry from the North.
In this interview we talk to John D. Rutter about his new novel Approval, which won the Northbound Book Award 2020 and was consequently published by Saraband in August 2021.
Fox & Windmill Books is an independent publisher founded and based in the industrial city of Bradford, focused on publishing British South Asian writers. Hear from founder Habiba Desai about where their company name came from, what their main goals are and some of the exciting things they're working on.
Truman Books is a brand new bookshop that opened in Farsley, West Leeds in June 2021. Founder Amanda Truman tells us about what it's been like opening a bookshop, the kind of books the community is enjoying, and the reads she's excited to have on the shelves right now.
Find out about I Welcome the Hurdles, a collaborative dance and poetry project with NWN Young Writers and Gateway Studio.
Sophie tells us about Lockdown Lives, an animated poem made by Kay Greyson and the young people at Denton Youth and Community Centre.
NWN's poetry expert Will rounds up some of his favourite new and recent releases from poets in the North.
The NWN staff are looking forward to some great summer reads! Find out about the books we're taking on our summer holidays – whether we're taking the chance to travel, or soaking up the rays from our gardens.
Our brilliant Young Writers share some of the books they've been loving recently.
Get a taster of what the Test Signal is about by reading Nathan Connolly's introduction and 2 sample pieces: Not My Usual Practice by Tricia Cresswell, and Doorstep Pictures by J.A. Mensah.
Fly on the Wall Press is a not-for-profit publisher and social enterprise company based in Manchester, who publish innovative short stories, poetry and photography books on pressing issues. Find out what they're all about, what they've been publishing recently, and the events they've got coming up.
