Read, Watch & Listen
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Spring 2022
24 March 2022 by
Each quarter, Senior Programme Manager Will Mackie blogs about some of the best new and recent work by poets in the North.
What We’re Reading: Balance the Books Edition
24 March 2022 by
It's time for the team at NWN to let you know what they're reading from our Balance the Books shelf!
The Secret of Haven Point: Interview with Lisette Auton
24 March 2022 by
We talk to Lisette about her writing journey, working with a mentor, and publishing work that centres and celebrates disabled children.
Our relational approach to diversity and inclusivity
10 March 2022 by
Anna Disley, New Writing North’s Executive Director, Programme and Impact, considers how relationships underpin our work, especially when it comes...
Whitley Bay Book Group – January 2022
08 March 2022 by
The Caller by Karin Fossum This month we read The Caller by award winning Norwegian crime fiction writer Karin Fossum,...
Whitley Bay Book Group – December 2021
08 March 2022 by
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood In Margaret Atwood’s follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, the Republic of Gilead is beginning to...
Notes from a Mentorship
03 March 2022 by
Amy Stewart won the Word Factory Apprentice Award 2021 as part of the Northern Writers’ Awards. In this blog, Amy...
Me and My City: An anthology of poetry by students at Excelsior Academy
18 February 2022 by
In autumn 2021, students at Excelsior Academy worked on a multilingual creative writing project with translators and writers from the Stephen Spender Trust.
Whitley Bay Book Group – November 2021
01 February 2022 by
The Son-in-Law by Charity Norman This month we discussed The Son-in-Law by Charity Norman. It tells the story of Joseph...
Multilingual Creators at Excelsior Academy
28 January 2022 by
As Project Producer for Young Writers’ City at Excelsior Academy, I am in the unique position of being in every...
The David Cohen Prize for Literature 2021
24 January 2022 by
Highlights from the announcement of the David Cohen Prize, awarded 13th December 2021 to Colm Tóibín.
The North Recommends: And Other Stories
16 December 2021 by
And Other Stories is a not-for-profit press based in Sheffield that aims to push people’s reading limits and help them...
