Blog Posts
Interviews, stories and useful advice: our blog is regularly updated with a broad range of new articles to read, including content from our Northern Bookshelf quarterly newsletter.
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...
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...
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...
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...
New Poetry from the North: Autumn 2021
29 September 2021 by
It’s a vibrant time for pamphlets with several innovative, creative and bold presses showcasing work by exciting poets in our...
Approval: Interview with John D. Rutter
29 September 2021 by
Approval is a thorough exploration of fatherhood and the often-unseen view of a man going through the adoption approval process....
The North Recommends: Fox & Windmill
29 September 2021 by
Fox & Windmill Books is an independent publisher founded and based in the industrial city of Bradford. Myself and my...
