Media

24 July 2024 | North East launch bid to be Capital of Creativity

11 July 2024 | New Writing North announces Autumn Programme

25 June 2024 | Northern Writers' Awards 2024 announced

13 June 2024 | Judges announced as Gordon Burn Prize 2025 opens for entry

5 June 2024 | A Writing Chance: 16 writers selected for Michael Sheen-backed programme

23 May 2024 | Genre Feature Lab launches with call-out for northern writers and production companies

30 April 2024 | Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards seek new television writers from the North of England

18 April 2024 | Attention book lovers and writers: New Writing North Summer Season now on sale!

20 March 2024 | Janice Hallett to headline Newcastle Writing Conference 2024

7 March 2024 | Kathryn Scanlan wins the Gordon Burn Prize 2033-24 with Kick the Latch

25 January 2024 | Shortlist announced for Gordon Burn Prize 2023-24

11 January 2024 | Get reading and writing this year with opportunities for everyone at New Writing North

7 December 2023 | Longlist announced for Gordon Burn Prize 2023-24

22 November 2023 | Northern Writers’ Awards open for entries in 25th anniversary year

9 November 2023 | John Burnside wins the David Cohen Prize for Literature

1 November 2023 | Publishing and media partners unite to improve chances for writers from working-class and lower-income backgrounds

26 October 2023 | Hachette Children’s Novel Awards 2024 open for entries as judges announced

23 October 2023 | £30,000 Combined Authority cash boost for local creative and climate projects

6 October 2023 | Toby Jones brings St Cuthbert to Durham in Benjamin Myers’ Cuddy

28 September 2023 | Tempest Prize seeks new queer voices from across the North

22 September 2023 | Channel 4 announces support for three emerging northern writers

24 August 2023 | ‘The writer will see you now’: Writer in Residence to help Newcastle Hospitals staff share their stories

17 August 2023 | Durham Book Festival is back! Programme announced for three-day festival in Durham City and online this October

4 August 2023 | New Writing North announces its Autumn Programme

20 June 2023 | Northern Writers’ Awards 2023: Twenty-five writers to watch from the North of England

16 June 2023 | Gordon Burn Prize opens for entry as judges announced

25 May 2023 | New trustees to join board of New Writing North

24 May 2023 | Next generation of North of Tyne creatives announced

11 May 2023 | New Writing North Summer Season on sale

20 April 2023 | We can change who gets to write: here's how - A Writing Chance report

27 March 2023 | Write, learn, connect: Natalie Haynes announced as keynote speaker as Newcastle Writing Conference returns

23 March 2023 | New sponsor, bigger prize fund and new chair of judges for the Gordon Burn Prize

1 March 2023 | Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards open to support new television writers in the North

23 February 2023 | Word Factory Apprentice Award opens for entry

10 February 2023 | New Writing North launches spring season of events and opportunities for writers and readers

19 January 2023 | New Writing North launches online learning platform for new and aspiring writers

18 January 2023 | Hachette Children’s Group and New Writing North renew partnership and seek new children’s authors from the North of England

6 December 2022 | Northern Writers’ Awards to become year-round platform for discovering and supporting northern writing talent

16 November | Judges announced for David Cohen Prize for Literature 2023

13 October 2022 | Preti Taneja wins the Gordon Burn Prize 2022

11 October 2022 | Durham Book Festival makes events accessible internationally

23 September 2022 | Free books for County Durham as LJ Ross pens new story for Durham Book Festival

11 August 2022 | Durham Book Festival returns! Line-up revealed for North East's leading literary event

3 August 2022 | Shortlist announced for the Gordon Burn Prize 2022

26 July 2022 | New Writing North to launch Writing and Publishing Skills Hub in North East England

15 July 2022 | New Writing North appoints Creative Associates

6 July 2022 | Northern Writers’ Awards 2022: Twenty-nine writers win publication, mentoring and cash awards to support outstanding new works from the North of England

29 June 2022 | Longlist announced for the Gordon Burn Prize 2022

30 March 2022 | A Writing Chance: Michael Sheen makes case for improved pathways for underrepresented writers in Parliament

8 March 2022 | Judges announced for Gordon Burn Prize 2022

16 February 2022 | Call out for writers as African Writers Trust/New Writing North Digital Residency is launched

4 February 2022 | Channel 4 and New Writing North launch Talent Development Partnership for TV writers in the North of England

3 February 2022 | Innovative creative industries partnership develops unique Master’s degree in Publishing

28 January 2022 | New Writing North launches annual book club with book subscriptions and digital author events

20 January 2022 | North East schools celebrate diverse literature as New Writing North launches new reading programme

13 December 2021 | David Cohen Prize for Literature 2021: COLM TÓIBÍN awarded prestigious prize

10 December 2021 | Twenty titles selected for Balance the Books: a celebration of diverse literature in schools

2 December 2021 | Northern Writers’ Awards 2022: Publication, mentoring and cash awards to support outstanding unpublished works from the North of England

14 October 2021 | Hanif Abdurraqib wins the Gordon Burn Prize 2021

8 October 2021 | Durham Book Festival 2021 begins

7 October 2021 | Durham Book Festival makes the case for climate action ahead of COP26

28 September 2021 | Book-gifting campaign gets County Durham reading

19 August 2021 | Durham Book Festival returns to live events with an international programme and a warm welcome

16 August 2021 | Write Your Novel: acclaimed authors reveal the secrets of their craft in podcast series for aspiring writers

13 August 2021 | Shortlist announced for Gordon Burn Prize 2021

9 July 2021 | 27 writers share £47,000 worth of awards at Northern Writers’ Awards

29 June 2021 | Michael Sheen leads the call for greater inclusivity in the media as support for 11 new writers is announced

22 June 2021 | Longlist announced for Gordon Burn Prize 2021

12 June 2021 | Claire Malcolm awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021

20 May 2021 | Collective poem invites contributions for a brighter day

7 May 2021 | New Writing North shortlisted for Charity Awards 2021

27 April 2021 | Read Regional returns!

11 March 2021 | Sky Studios and New Writing North partner to inspire the next generation of television writers

5 March 2021 | Mina, Okojie, Owusu and Cain to judge Gordon Burn Prize 2021

4 March 2021 | Readers, writers and audiences come together to consider their role in the Climate Emergency

25 February 2021 | Media collaboration offers opportunities to writers from under-represented backgrounds

18 December 2020 | Judges announced for Hachette Children’s Novel Award 2021

15 December 2020 | NorthBound Book Award opens search for unpublished Northern titles

11 December 2020 | New trustees join the board of New Writing North

10 December 2020 | David Cohen Prize for Literature: a lifetime in letters celebrated 2021 judges announced

26 November 2020 | Northern Writers’ Awards 2021: £40,000 to support outstanding unpublished works from the North of England

15 October 2020 | Peter Pomerantsev wins the Gordon Burn Prize 2020

15 October 2020 | Writers sought to tell the story of England’s high streets

12 October 2020 | Free books for schools as children and young people are invited to take part in Durham Book Festival

12 October 2020 | An iron angel with its feet on the ground: New Narratives for the North East

10 September 2020 | Line-up revealed for first digital Durham Book Festival

23 July 2020 | Shortlist announced for Gordon Burn Prize 2020

22 July 2020 | Durham Book Festival 2020 to take place online

26 June 2020 | Twenty-six writers from a record 1800 entrants receive awards worth over £45,000 to support their unpublished work-in-progress in this year’s NORTHERN WRITERS’ AWARDS

17 June 2020 | Longlist announced for Gordon Burn Prize 2020

12 June 2020 | New poem from Tony Walsh calls for radical unity as we emerge from lockdown

11 June 2020 | New Narratives for the North East: Fifteen new commissions reconsider the region’s past, present and future

5 June 2020 | Contribute to a collective poem celebrating the natural world in the time of Climate Crisis and Coronavirus

1 May 2020 | Common People: New report on exposes class ceiling in the UK publishing industry - and what it will take to smash it

24 April 2020 | New trustees join the board of New Writing North as it develops plans for a centre for writing in Newcastle

5 February 2020 | New Writing North and Newcastle University appoint Climate Writer in Residence

20 January 2020 | Writers’ showcase celebrates young talent in Gateshead