The Northern Writers’ Awards discover and support writers in the North of England, with a focus on supporting new work-in-progress. They offer a wide range of opportunities for writers at all stages of their careers, including publication, mentoring, manuscript assessment, writing placements, retreats and cash awards to buy time to write. They are the largest writing development programme of their kind in England.
The Northern Writers’ Awards are produced by New Writing North and supported by Northumbria University, Arts Council England and a range of partners.
“Just to have that validation, after years of slogging away… it means such a huge amount to have somebody actually say: ‘We think you can write’”
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“I was having a really hard time… [winning] was kind of like the sun coming out from behind the clouds… It gave me the encouragement to keep going”
