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Northern Writers’
Awards 2016
This year’s Northern Writers’ Awards entries are now coming in thick
and fast: don’t forget the deadline at 11pm, Wednesday 3 February.
We’ve had a lot of enquiries in the last few days—most of the answers
should be on our FAQs but feel free to get in
touch at awards@newwritingnorth.com or connect
with us on Twitter @NewWritingNorth or Facebook.
There are two new awards this year: the Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award
is worth £2000 and is open to final year undergraduates, postgraduate
students and recent alumni of the university.
The Northumbria University/Channel 4 Writing for
Television Awards (children’s drama) offers one writer a £3000
bursary and a 12-month attachment to Lime Pictures’ children’s
department. This complements the Northumbria University/Channel 4 Writing for
Television Awards (serial drama), which was first awarded in
2015, and this year offers two writers a £3000 bursary and 12-month
attachment to Hollyoaks.
When you’ve completed your own entry, please consider offering your support
to a young writer (aged 12-18) by nominating them for the Matthew Hale Award. And if you know
a young writer aged 14-18, do encourage them to apply for the Cuckoo Young Writers Award. It’s worth
£200 and will be judged this year by the incredible Louise O’Neill.
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Young writers wanted
for Random Acts North
Are you a young writer interested in moving your work to the screen?
Want to take part in a national-recognised training programme for young
artists and (maybe) get your work on TV?
Random Acts North and Cuckoo Young Writers are hosting a workshop for
young people (aged 16-24) interested in applying to make a short film as
part of the Random Acts training programme, which offers you the
opportunity to have your film broadcast on Channel 4.
During the workshop you will learn techniques to help you move your writing
from the page to the screen, as well as meet the team delivering Random
Acts and get real advice on how to improve your chances of being
commissioned. We’re looking for young creatives with exciting ideas—no
previous filmmaking experience is necessary!
The workshop will be held at Tyneside Cinema on 27 February 2015,
2pm-5pm. For more details or to sign up to the workshop, email laura@newwritingnorth.com
or phone 0191 204 8851.
To find out more and apply for Random Acts see www.randomactsnorth.org.
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Poetry Exchange
podcasts
At last year’s Durham Book Festival, we invited people to talk to the
Poetry Exchange about the poems that held a special place in their lives.
Some of those conversations, and the poetry readings that came from them,
are now available in a series of podcasts on The Poetry Exchange website. Thanks to
all participants for helping make such a fascinating project.
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People
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Congratulations to Degna
Stone, Jo
Colley, Carolyn
Jess-Cooke, John
Challis and Linda
France, who have been appointed Northern Poetry Library
Poets in Residence. Located upstairs at Morpeth Library, the Library
houses the largest collection of post-World War II poetry in England
outside of London. For further info on the poets go to www.northernpoetrylibrary.org.uk/whats-on.
Adelle Stripe
has penned an epic poem, inspired by her family’s history in the fishing
communities of Hull. Beyond
The Silver Pit was presented as an audio/projection
installation at Manchester Central Library in December and can now be listened to online.
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Opportunities
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1215.today paid
digital poetry residency
A new six-week digital poetry residency will commemorate over 800
years of the Magna Carta, creating a space for young people to debate and
create. 12.15today, along with The Poetry School, are looking for a
digital Poet in Residence with a passion for engaging young poetry
audiences online. Download the details here and get your
applications in by Sunday
24 January.
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Creative Industry
Finance advice
Creative Industry Finance, which was run
as a pilot in Yorkshire, is now available right across England. Small and
medium-sized enterprises and artists are able to apply for free advice on
how financial support might be able to enable their businesses to achieve
growth.
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Butcher’s Dog
submissions
Butcher's Dog poetry magazine
is welcoming submissions for their next edition, particularly from those
with a connection to Northern England. Submit no more than three
unpublished poems in a single Word document to contact@butchersdogmagazine.com
by Sunday 31
January. The selection process preserves entrants’
anonymity, meaning that your name must not appear anywhere on the poems,
including the document file name.
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Competitions
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Debut Dagger
competition for unpublished writers
The Crime Writers’ Association Daggers has been synonymous with
quality crime writing for over fifty years. A panel of top crime editors
and agents will judge their Debut Dagger competition, which has a
deadline for entry of Sunday
28 February. All shortlisted entrants will receive a
professional assessment of their entries and will be sent to prospective
publishers and agents. For full terms and conditions, see www.cwadaggers.co.uk/debut
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Tall Tales in Hexham
The Tynedale Tall Tales Competition, taking place in the Great Hall of
Hexham Abbey on Friday
11 March at 7.30pm will give 10 participants the chance
to tell original stories for the chance of winning spot prizeswith all
funds raised going to the Rotary International campaign to eradicate
polio. To participate as a tall tale teller or as a member of the
audience please either email robert.hull@hotmail.co.uk, phone 01434
606192 or leave a message on www.hexhamrotaryclub.org.
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Basil Bunting Poetry
Prize
The Basil Bunting Poetry Prize is open to all poets writing in English
and has a £1000 top prize. The deadline is 7 March, more
information is available at www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla/competitions. The
organisers are also running a Young Person's Poetry Competition, which
runs alongside the adult competition.
This is open to UK writers aged 19 and under, and is split into two
categories: 14-and-under and 15-19. More info at www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla/competitions/buntingyoungpersons.
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Workshops
and networking
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Poetry slam workshop
in Newcastle
Have you wanted to take part in a poetry slam but were put off by your
lack of experience, nerves, or were unsure if you had the right material?
Scratch Tyne is holding a free workshop at Broadacre House on Sunday 24 January
(2-5pm). The session will be guided by Radikal Words’ Jeff Price and is a
must for budding performance poets wanting to compete in the Great Northern Slam at Northern Stage on
31 March. Full event details at the Facebook event.
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Youth Arts Project
Management course
A six-day training course at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art (23 & 24 February, 15 & 16 March, 12 & 13 April) is
designed to leave you fully equipped and inspired to successfully deliver
your very own youth arts projects. The course is priced at £400, all
inclusive of accreditation, certification, lunch and refreshments for all
six sessions. Book your place via the ArtsWork website, or contact Rachel
Hall via rachelhall@artswork.org.uk for further
advice and information.
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Whitley Bay &
Newcastle writing workshops
Victoria Watson (www.elementaryvwatson.com) runs two
weekly writing groups—Mondays, 7-9pm at Quilliam Brothers Teahouse in
Newcastle and Thursdays, 4-6pm at Di Meo's Delaval Ices in Whitley Bay.
Each session is £10 and everyone is welcome, regardless of discipline or
experience.
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Pen Power at ARC
Poet and creative writing tutor Natalie Scott will lead a writing
workshop at ARC, Stockton-on-Tees on Saturday 6 February
(11am-12.30pm). Activities will include using a poem as a prompt to write
a creative response, and expressing your thoughts on the page in response
to a subject, theme or object. Tickets cost £10 per person and can be
book via www.arconline.co.uk.
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Jobs
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Culture
Warrington is seeking a press and publicity coordinator to
be based in their offices at Arts
Centre, Warrington
(37 hrs per week, £18,376 to £20,849). The successful candidate will be
responsible for securing positive press and PR coverage for Pyramid Arts
Centre, Parr Hall concert venue and Warrington Museum & Art Gallery.
Download a person specification here and an application form via the Culture Warrington website. The closing
date is 9am on Monday
25 January, and applications should be emailed to recruitment@livewirewarrington.org.
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The
Listening Post
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Live Lab Elevator
A week of events taking place at Live Theatre (9-13 February)
will celebrate the best new theatre from the North East and beyond. The
full programme, which includes panel discussions, workshops, master
classes, shows and work-in-progress showings, is available to view on the Live Theatre website.
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Tynemouth tales
A live performance of the radio play Figureheads will take place at the
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Headquarters (The Watch House,
Tynemouth) on Sunday
24 January at 3pm. Written by Whitley Bay writer
Noreen Rees and performed by five local actors, the play is inspired by
the wooden ships’ figureheads in the museum, and will be followed by
readings of poetry and short stories from local writers based in North
Tyneside. Tickets are free but must be booked by emailing sam.levy@tvlb.org.
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Death at Dawn: The life
and death of a North Shields soldier
Cloud Nine Theatre Company, in association with Northumbria World War
One Commemoration Project, present Peter Mortimer's award-winning play at
The Memorial Hall, Wallsend on Friday
19
to Tuesday
23 February
and Discovery Museum, Newcastle from Friday 26 February to Wednesday 2 March. Tickets
(£10/£8) are available from Wallsend, North Shields and Whitley Bay
Customer First Centres, Newcastle City Library, the Discovery Museum and
online via www.ticketsource.co.uk/cloudninetheatrecompany.
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A Firm of Poets:
Unity Words
Wakefield’s A Firm of Poets will be bringing the best spoken word
artists to the city as part of a new night at performance venue Unity
Works. The first night will take place on Wednesday 24 February at 7pm and
feature Wigan-based poet Louise Fazackerley and the charismatic Rob Reed.
More information about Unity Words can be found at www.afirmofpoets.com.
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Valentine’s with a
horror film legend
Gateshead-based Mark Iveson, whose book Cursed Horror Stars was
published last year, will be presenting a lecture on actor Bela Lugosi at
Newcastle’s Castle Keep on Saturday
13 February (6pm for £8). Tickets for the talk, which
will be followed by a screening of 1932 cult classic White Zombie, can be booked online.
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Lewis Carroll play
A play about Lewis Carroll, written by Bothel’s Imogen Barnfather and
Cockermouth’s Miriam Ulyatt, comes to The Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth on
Saturday 12
and Sunday 13
March at 7.30pm (tickets £7/£5). In The Dream Child, the
author of the beloved classic Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland transforms Victorian society into a
world of colourful characters through which he leads the young Alice
Liddell. You can find out more about the production and book tickets via
the Wyldwood Theatre Company website.
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