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: 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...