Read, Watch & Listen
The North Recommends: The Northern YA Literature Festival
15 March 2019 by
The Northern Young Adult Literary Festival is a brilliant festival ran by UCLAN dedicated to bringing the publishing industry, books...
The North Recommends: Poetry Book Society
15 March 2019 by
Spring has finally sprung in Newcastle and we can’t wait to share our latest poetry highlights. Here are four of...
Interview with Jessica Andrews
15 March 2019 by
When Lucy wins a place at university, she thinks London will unlock her future. Having grown up seemingly a world...
The North Recommends: Sam Read Bookseller
15 March 2019 by
Sam Read’s opened in Grasmere in 1887. The proprietor Sam Read ran it until his death in 1919, when his...
The North Recommends: Durham Book Group
15 March 2019 by
Durham Book Group is a wonderfully diverse mix of people, interested in reading and discussing a varied range of literature...
The Julia Darling Travel Fellowship: Caroline Hawkridge in Zimbabwe
11 March 2019 by
In 2018 the Julia Darling Travel Fellowship was awarded to Caroline Hawkridge from Cheshire. Inspired by Julia’s First Aid Kit for...
My internship at New Writing North
07 February 2019 by
In January 2019 Laura McKenzie completed a 10 month paid Festivals and Events internship at New Writing North, she reflects...
Gordon Burn and Newcastle: Revisiting The North of England Home Service
04 February 2019 by
When J. B. Priestley visited Newcastle upon Tyne in the autumn of 1933 he witnessed a city experiencing a severe...
The Application Dilemma
17 January 2019 by
I’m a bit rubbish at sending work off and competitions are just not my thing. I can’t visualise any circumstances...
Winning the Andrea Badenoch Award
10 January 2019 by
It’s good to be asked to write a short piece about winning one of the Northern Writers’ Awards because I...
From Coast to Coast to Coast
09 January 2019 by
The day I received the email from New Writing North stands out clearly. I’d just received some positive comments about...
On Crowdfunding My Debut Novel
19 December 2018 by
If writing a book is a strange process that can take you from inspiration to despair, then crowdfunding one is...
