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The North Recommends: 1b Books
14 June 2024 by
Newcastle-upon-Tyne recently gained its first independent bookshop with the opening of 1b Books in Heaton. NWN Programme Manager Hana Sandhu...
What We’re Reading: Summer 2024 Edition
14 June 2024 by
This summer, whether you’re staying home or are off on big adventures, it’s important to have some exciting books lined...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Summer 2024
14 June 2024 by
What poems have you been loving recently? We can always rely on brilliant recommendations from our Senior Programme Manager, Will...
All the wonderful astronauts: an afternoon at London Book Fair with Michael Sheen
22 March 2024 by
Richard Benson writes about our headline event at London Book Fair: anger, access, astronauts... and Michael Sheen's call for revolution.
Visit to Hachette UK: MA in Publishing 2024
21 March 2024 by
MA in Publishing student Alix Scorer tells us about her experience visiting Hachette UK's London offices on 14 March 2024.
Visit to London Book Fair: MA in Publishing 2024
21 March 2024 by
MA in Publishing student Eleanor Garibaldi tells us about her experience visiting London Book Fair on Wednesday 13 March 2024.
The Wives of Halcyon: Interview with Eirinie Lapidaki
15 March 2024 by
The Wives of Halcyon is the powerful debut novel about coercive control, motherhood and extraordinary women, from Northern Writers’ Award-winner...
The North Recommends: The Queerish Bookshop
15 March 2024 by
The Queerish Bookshop opened in October 2023 to create a dedicated space for the LGBTQ+ community in Darlington. We asked...
What We’re Reading: Spring 2024 Edition
15 March 2024 by
What are you currently reading? Hear from the New Writing North team about our current reads and recent favourites, spanning...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Spring 2024
15 March 2024 by
Poetry lovers, find a new collection to feast on this spring! Senior Programme Manager Will Mackie has handpicked some of...
An act of preservation: Andrew Hankinson on Gordon Burn’s Newcastle
01 March 2024 by
On 7 March, the Gordon Burn Prize takes place in Newcastle for the first time. We commissioned Andrew Hankinson, North East writer and Gordon Burn Prize 2023-24 judge, to write a piece for The QT on Gordon Burn’s Newcastle and what it means for the city.
Our National Health Stories: Creating a portrait of the NHS as it exists today through the eyes of the staff that make it
01 February 2024 by
I’m Laura Lindow, Writer in Residence for Newcastle Hospitals Charity in partnership with New Writing North. The aim of the...
