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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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...
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Must-read short stories for aspiring writers
25 January 2024 by
Get inspired with some brilliant short story recommendations from our Write and Submit a Short Story course tutor, Susmita Bhattacharya....
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What We’re Reading: Winter 2023 Edition
08 December 2023 by
What did NWN love reading this year? We’ve assembled our 2023 reading highlights, the books we’re gifting this Christmas, and...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Winter 2023
08 December 2023 by
What better way to slow down and take a breather during a busy December than by curling up with a...
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Hidden Fires: Interview with Sairish Hussain
08 December 2023 by
Hidden Fires is the second novel from Bradford-based Sairish Hussain. It is a poignant story of grief and loss, the...
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Young Writers Recommend: Winter 2023
08 December 2023 by
As well as being very talented writers, our Newcastle Young Writers’ Group are ferocious readers. We asked them for some...
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The North Recommends: The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library
08 December 2023 by
The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library recently reopened in a new venue in Gateshead. Hear from Amina and Joe about the...
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The North Recommends: Honford Star
08 December 2023 by
Honford Star is an independent publisher based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. It publishes exciting literature from East Asia, be it...
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Lockhaugh Farm: Fiction Writing Retreat 2023
29 November 2023 by
Bridget Hamilton, 2023 Northern Writers' Award winner, recounts her writing retreat at Lockhaugh Farm that was included as part of her prize.
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Imagining a future career in literature: Lucy Twigg on her experience with Turn Up for the Books
22 November 2023 by
Lucy Twigg reflects on how meeting writers and readers fuelled her confidence to pursue her own creative path.
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Readers, Writers and Book Reviews: Catherine Dent on her time as a young programmer at Durham Book Festival
21 November 2023 by
Catherine Dent reflects on how this year’s team played their part in the festival, and everything they learned along the way.
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Lockhaugh Farm: Poetry Writing Retreat 2023
13 November 2023 by
2023 Northern Writers' Award winner Jane Thomas describes her experience on the writing retreat at Lockhaugh Farm that was included as part of her prize.