Videos

Writing the Missing – The Water Trilogy

In mesmeric lyrical dialogue with her brain, the river and the sea, award winning disabled activist, writer and performer Lisette Auton weaves together character and setting to provoke debate and action in The Water Trilogy.

Writing for Television: Industry intel for aspiring and emerging TV writers

Two special events for anyone interested in screenwriting and keen to learn more about the development and commissioning process.

SoulFood: A Film from REfUSE Café

REfUSE is a pay-as-you-feel community café that works to reduce food waste. Working with filmmaker Nick Whitworth and producer Emily Wiseman, the café community have co-created a film showcasing the ground-breaking environmental work and culture of the café.

The New Great Britons

In 2002, the BBC ran a campaign to find the Greatest Briton. 20 years on, this partnership project with Durham University’s Dr Natalie Mears is a series of short films with leading university researchers, each advocating for ‘great Britons’ they feel have been overlooked by history.

Startling | a poetry film

21 October 2022 by Kate Sweeney

To celebrate the publication of Linda France's tenth poetry collection - influenced by her three years of writing the climate - artist Kate Sweeney has created a new film responding to Linda's words.

Stitched: three songs from the student-written hip-opera

Songs from Stitched: a show which was performed at Sage, Gateshead in September 2019, and written by Students from Excelsior Academy

Northern Writers’ Awards Ceremony 2022

Watch some of the highlights of this year's Northern Writers' Awards, which celebrated a showcase of some of the fantastic writers who have emerged from the awards throughout the years.

Dawn Chorus: a collective sound poem

In spring 2021 poet Linda France and sound artist Christo Wallers launched an open call for lines to Dawn Chorus, a collective sound poem for the beginning of the world.

Hallsong | by John Challis and Christo Wallers

An original film with poetry, commissioned as part of John Challis’ residency at Seaton Delaval Hall.  

Ideas for Positive Change

Ideas for Positive Change is a new series of short talks, presented by Durham University academics. Inspired by the success of New Ideas for the New Normal in 2020, a range of world-class researchers return to Durham Book Festival to explore how we might build a more positive future.

Northern Writers’ Awards: Digital Roadshows 2022

Each year we host a series of free Roadshow events, with expert panels offering advice for those hoping to enter...

Creative Journeys in Durham

Stephanie Lyttle and Sam Slatcher travelled the Bishop Line in County Durham, collecting stories from the passengers they met along the way.