Read, Watch & Listen
NWN’s Books of the Year 2021
15 December 2021 by
As we come to the end of 2021, it’s time to roundup our reading year. We asked our staff here...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Winter 2021
15 December 2021 by
Some of my most cherished presents from past Christmases have been poetry collections I was unfamiliar with that have gone...
Much With Body: Interview with Polly Atkin
15 December 2021 by
Much With Body is the startlingly original second collection by poet and Northern Writers’ Award winner Polly Atkin. In this...
Being Brave with Larkspur Community Primary School: A Gateshead Young Writers project
26 November 2021 by
NWN Young Writers initially worked with Larkspur Community Primary School back in summer 2019, so we were delighted to be...
Whitley Bay Book Group – October 2021
08 November 2021 by
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell In our second meeting back we are up to seven attendees, and...
Whitley Bay Book Group – September 2021
08 November 2021 by
The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen This was the group’s first meeting since March 2020 and a Coronavirus-related break. It’s good...
Climate Action at New Writing North
05 November 2021 by
New Writing North declared a Climate Emergency in autumn 2019. We were inspired by the young people’s climate strikes that...
Climate Reading Group: Gigantic Cinema, a review
03 November 2021 by
The rain came abruptly I have a torn sheet of paper tucked inside my copy of Gigantic Cinema, and this...
News from the Climate Fringe in Glasgow
02 November 2021 by
When I knew I wanted to be in Glasgow during COP26, I signed up as a volunteer with COP26 Climate...
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem: Durham City Guided Walk
13 October 2021 by
Take a walk around Durham and hear how crimes gone by have been recorded through the written word. Discover how the city and its hinterland have provided a backdrop and been incorporated into crime fiction and writing.
Carbon, Climate and Renewal: A Self-Guided Walk of the Durham Heritage Coast
01 October 2021 by
Set off on this newly commissioned self-guided literary walk and discover Durham’s beautiful Heritage Coast!
What We’re Reading: Durham Book Festival 2021 Edition
29 September 2021 by
Laura Fraine Working at Durham Book Festival is always one of my favourite times of year. Not only do we...
