Young Writers
Read, watch or listen to some of the fantastic work our young writers are producing.
Young Writers’ City at Hamilton
17 May 2019 by
*Contains some spoilers about Hamilton Engaging young people in theatre can be hard (in fact, engaging adults in theatre can...
Colour Blind: Young Writers’ City @ Excelsior Academy
Colour Blind is an important and powerful short film produced by our Young Writers' City programme.
Publishing with Faber & Faber
12 April 2019 by
On 28 March, New Writing North accompanied 10 young people on a trip to Faber & Faber in London. In...
Pride at Cramlington Young Writers
12 April 2019 by
Our Cramlington Young Writers’ have been working on a Reading Hack project to creatively respond to Proud, a forthcoming anthology of...
Working with Gateshead Young Writers
29 March 2019 by
One of the things that most excited me about the Young Writers’ City project in Gateshead was its location. I’ve...
Read: Five Years of Cuckoo Press
14 December 2018 by
Read: Our Sunderland, A Young Writers’ City Anthology by Academy 360
13 December 2018 by
Read: Cuckoo Press 2017
08 December 2018 by
New Writing North Young Writers: Design Principles
26 November 2018 by
In the cultural sector we have a tendency to see young people as a group, who sometimes need to be...
Queer Youth: a poem by Holly Stamp
This poem was created during our Proud Words LGBTQ+ writing projects, which took place at Heaton Manor and Benfield Schools in 2017.
Read: We Are The Players, A Young Writers’ City Anthology by Excelsior Academy
08 May 2018 by
Young Writers’ Talent Fund: Dani Watson
13 April 2018 by
I first came into contact with Isis Arts through New Writing North’s project ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’,...
