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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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New Writing North – Books of the Year 2018
14 December 2018 by
Rebecca Wilkie I couldn’t choose just one book this year, so am going to mention the first and last books...
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The North Recommends: UClan Publishing
14 December 2018 by
UCLan Publishing is the only student-run, trade but not for profit publishing house in the world. It’s breaking the mould...
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The North Recommends: Poetry Book Society
14 December 2018 by
THE POETRY BOOK SOCIETY GIFT GUIDE: Christmas is fast approaching, so here’s the definitive Poetry Book Society gift guide. We’re...
