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New
Writing North news
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New Writing North:
Marketing and communications manager
Salary band
£22,000-£25,000 (subject to review)
We are looking for an energetic and accomplished marketing and
communications professional to join our team in Newcastle upon Tyne to
manage PR and marketing across our work.
From ensuring our day-to-day communications with writers, readers and
stakeholders are informative to placing stories in the national press and
media, New Writing North’s marketing and communications manager plays an
important role in the organisation’s effectiveness.
Please see www.newwritingnorth.com/text.html?id=marketingjob
for full information on the job and how to apply. The deadline for
applications is Monday 13 October and interviews will take place on
Monday 27 October in Newcastle upon Tyne. The post will begin in December
2014.
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Durham Book Festival
for Schools
 Teachers –
don’t miss the chance to bring your class along to Durham Book Festival
for Schools, which takes place this 6 & 7 October at Durham Johnston
Comprehensive School. There are events for all ages from leading writers
Meg Rosoff, Daljit Nagra, Mick Manning and Brita Granström and Helen
Stephens. Tickets are £3.50 per child, with accompanying teachers free.
Visit www.durhambookfestival.com/schools
for full details and to book, or call Rebecca Wilkie on 0191 204 8855 for
more information.
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Durham Book Festival
tickets selling fast
Seats are selling fast at Durham Book Festival, with some events
already sold out. Don’t miss out on the chance to see Linda Grant, John
Carey, Rachel Cooke, David Kynaston and many more. Visit www.durhambookfestival.com
to book your place now.
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Kate Tempest
shortlisted for Mercury Prize
 We’re
absolutely delighted that performance poet Kate Tempest, who’s appearing
at Durham Book Festival on Friday 17 October to present her new poetry
collection Hold Your
Own, has just been nominated for the Mercury Prize for her
album Everybody Down. Kate
is a wonderful, edgy performer, who blurs the line between poetry, spoken
word and hip-hop and we’re thrilled she’s bringing her performance to
Durham. You can see more about her at www.katetempest.co.uk
and book tickets for her Durham event at www.durhambookfestival.com.
Kate has also been selected for the ‘Next Generation’ of 20 hotly
tipped poets announced by Poetry Book Society this week. We are delighted
that Tara Bergin, who was one of our Read Regional authors this year, is
also on the list, as is Daljit Nagra who will be appearing at our Durham
Book Festival for Schools day on Monday 6 October at Durham Johnston
School.
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Cuckoo Quarterly:
Issue 11
The autumn edition of Cuckoo
Quarterly goes live next Wednesday 17 October at www.cuckooquarterly.com.
We have a selection of poetry, fiction, shorts and pieces on the theme of
'Fired up'.
Also new for this edition is a multimedia element, with links to spoken
word, poetry and songs and images and excerpts from Glitches in the Stream,
our soon-to-be-released Cuckoo poetry film. All this work was produced on
our summer programme, where Cuckoo Young Writers had the chance to work
with professional writers, musicians and film-makers.
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People
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Digressions: a new
book and exhibition by Ian Duhig
 Commissioned
to celebrate the work of Laurence Sterne, best known for The Life and Times of Tristram
Shandy, Digressions
is the name of both a book, out now with Smokestack, and an exhibition,
which comes to Shandy Hall, Coxwold, next month. The Northern Writers’
Award winner and poet Ian Duhig and artist-printmaker Philippa Troutman
collaborated on the project through a combination of poetry, prints and
collage. ‘Our idea was to celebrate both the legacy of Sterne’s novel and
his home, with a rambling, creative engagement cunningly designed to
resemble Tristram
Shandy’s apparently random construction, but with genuinely
directionless excursions,’ says Ian. ‘I felt particularly well qualified
to undertake this task as I can get lost on a sofa.’
The exhibition is currently on show at The Poetry Society and will be
at Shandy Hall from 11 October-1 November. For more information, see www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/exhibition.php?id=173.
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Gabrielle Kent signs
three-book deal with Scholastic UK
There is excellent news from Gabrielle Kent, who has worked in and
around the videogames industry for 15 years, and is about to publish her
first children’s book. As well as teaching at Teesside University, she
directs, hosts and programmes Animex, the UK’s largest annual games and
animation festival. A new web-based game that allows readers to journey
beyond the story with an interactive experience will be launched to
coincide with the publication of Alfie
Bloom: The Secrets of Hexbridge Castle, the first book in her
middle-grade fantasy series, due out next summer.
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Opportunities
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Winter residencies at
Allenheads Contemporary Arts
Creative practitioners are invited to Allenheads Contemporary Arts for
self-funded residencies between October 2014 and March 2015. Residencies
include accommodation, studio space and professional support if required.
Located in rural Northumberland in England’s highest village, the
independent arts venue is a stimulating environment for artists at any
stage of their career. Enquiries are welcomed from individual or groups
for a minimum of one week. Fees vary according to the number in your
party and length of stay. Full details are at http://resartis.org/en/residencies/list_of_residencies/?id_content=6490.
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Competitions
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HWA Debut Crown:
submissions open
Submissions are now open for the fourth annual Historical Writers’
Association Debut Crown for best first historical novel. Submitted novels
must be a first full-length work of fiction with a predominantly
historical focus, published by a recognised publisher in the UK. For the
purposes of this prize, ‘historical’ is defined as 35 years or more from
the date of publication, so in this case, novels must have the majority
of the content set in a time period at or prior to 1978. The current
prize dates run from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014: any first novel
published between these dates which fulfils the other criteria is
eligible. Submissions close on 31 January 2015. Full details including
how to apply can be found at www.thehwa.co.uk/content/prizes.
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Jobs
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Harrogate
International Festivals: Literature festivals coordinator
Join the team at Harrogate International Festivals coordinating the
expanding year-round programme of literary festivals and events.
Harrogate International Festivals are looking for a flexible, responsible
co-ordinator who will support the literary festivals manager on the
preparation and delivery of the festival’s varied portfolio of annual
literature events. This role will also involve work across the wider
organisation, encompassing the full portfolio of year round events as
needed. £15-£18k. Closing date: Friday 10 October. For full details, see http://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/job-vacancies/.
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The Forge: Operations
manager
The Forge is a participatory art commissioning and producing agency
that creates arts projects with and for young people. Its work
encompasses exhibitions, concerts, performances, discussion events,
films, public art works and publications, in projects that inspire young
people to become successful, confident individuals capable of reaching
their full potential. They are looking for an operations manager to join
a small team, providing leadership across the organisation’s policies;
procedures; communications; and its financial and HR functions, as well
as contributing to its strategic vision. For full details and an
application pack, visit www.intheforge.com.
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The
Listening Post
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Workshops
and courses
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Lit & Phil poets
group open to new members
If you are a poet looking for feedback and support, and you are
willing to offer the same to others, a group that has been meeting at the
Lit & Phil in Newcastle is seeking new members. The group met on
Tuesday evenings, but a new (fortnightly) time could be arranged to suit
new members. No particular style, no agenda, no entry requirements other
than friendliness. Please contact David Slater on 07717 630751 or email ds002e1019@blueyonder.co.uk
if you are interested.
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Writing a Novel: An
Arvon residential creative writing course
The Hurst,
The John Osborne Arvon Centre, Shropshire: Monday 17-Saturday 21 November
Do you want to write a novel, or have perhaps started one but are unsure
where it’s going? Over five days of fun and focused workshops and
one-to-one sessions, leading authors Courttia Newland and Sophie Hardach
will refine your vision and get to grips with techniques from pace to
point-of-view. By the end of the week you will have given your novel a
strong start and be ready to turn those pages into a full-length
manuscript. For more details, see www.arvon.org/course/fiction-11.
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New writers’ retreat
in Yorkshire Dales
A new residential creative writing programme has been set up in the
Yorkshire Dales. Called The Page, it’s located near Darlington and
features award-winning novelist and playwright Courttia Newland as its
first tutor. Running from 11 to 17 October 2014, the programme will
provide fiction writers with expert one-to-one and group tuition in the
following areas: characterisation, narrative construction, writing
dialogue, writing action and creating a sense of place. Book your place
by calling Stephen Thompson on 07917 841134. For more information, see www.the-page.co.uk.
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