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Durham
Book Festival update
 Thanks to
everyone who came to Durham Book Festival, we hope you enjoyed it as
much as we did!
The vlogger Jen
Campbell joined us over the first festival weekend as
our first ever Vlogger
in Residence. Jen made two lovely films about the
experience, which you can find at the Durham Book Festival's
Videos page.
We were also lucky enough to host a live recording of the fantastic Backlisted Podcast,
of which we’re huge fans in the NWN office. This episode focused on The Holiday by
Stevie Smith, and you can hear it on the Durham Book Festival's
Audio page.
If you missed our event Writing the First World War with Pat Barker and Michael
Morpurgo, you can watch a recording on www.litshowcase.org from Tuesday 18
October.
Finally, if you attended the festival, it would be great if you
could complete our survey for the chance to win a set of Durham
Book Festival books.
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Hey
Presto! touring the North
 Our children’s theatre production
is about half-way through its tour of the North, and getting rave reviews
from children and parents alike. Adapted by Laura Lindow
from the picture book by Nadia
Shireen, it’s the very funny story of best friends
Monty and Presto, who are suddenly shot to fame after discovering
Presto’s special talent for magic tricks. Perfect for children aged 7
and under, and their families.
The tour runs
until 30 October and still has dates in Leeds, Wakefield, and
widely across the North
East. See the list of dates on the tour's website.
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People
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North East historian and TV personality John Grundy
will have his new book The
History of Newcastle launched at Newcastle City Library on Friday 21 October
(free but ticketed) at 2pm. This will be followed by a more in-depth
lecture at Newcastle Castle’s Black Gate on Sunday 23 October.
Damselfly Books have recently published Wendy Robertson's
new novel The Bad
Child. In a departure from her usual historical themes the
author has ventured into the anomalies and politics of modern family
life, accessing it through the voice of Dee, the middle child in a
typically middle class family.
Sarah Reay
launches The
Half-Shilling Curate, a personal account of war and faith
between 1914-1918, at the Lit & Phil on Thursday 27 October
at 7pm (free event).
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Opportunities
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Land
of Oak & Iron—Lead Writer Commission
The Land of Oak & Iron is inviting
proposals for the production of text for a range of
on-site interpretative products. The lead writer will be responsible
for producing interesting, accurate and accessible text for
interpretation panels as well as being involved in some more creative
writing for poetry installations within the landscape.
Please email lucy.chapman@groundwork.org.uk for
more information. Closing date is Wednesday 19 October at 5pm.
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Write
Now in Manchester
Penguin Random House UK is partnering with Common Word to deliver
WriteNow in Manchester on 4
February 2017. The outreach event aims to find, mentor and publish new
writers from communities under-represented on the
nation’s bookshelves. If you want to be one of the 150 writers involved
in this event, apply via www.write-now.live.
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Competitions
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First
Story's National Writing Competition Now Open!
Calling all
state secondary schools: First Story’s National Writing Competition 2016
is now open. This year’s theme is ’Footprints’, and students
(and teachers) have 850 words to let their imaginations soar. The prize
for each key stage winner is a place
on an Arvon creative writing residential course with
three of their friends and a teacher. Schools are asked to send First
Story their top three entries by 23
November.
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The Rialto open pamphlet competition
The Rialto is inviting
entries for their first
ever pamphlet competition, with the chance of getting
published in their award-winning pamphlet series. First prize includes
publication of the winning pamphlet and up to £200 travel expenses,
while the 10 shortlisted poets will each get a paragraph of feedback. Go to The Rialto website for submission details. Deadline: 30 November.
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International
Rubery Book Award
The International Rubery Book Award has increased the prize for Book
of the Year to £1500, and category winners will win
£150 each. Please see website for more details: www.ruberybookaward.com. Closing date:
31 March 2017.
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The
Real Story—Creative Nonfiction
Submissions are open for original
nonfiction writing, including personal essays, lyric
essays, reportage, narrative journalism and short memoirs of under
3,000 words. For more information, see The Real Story's
website.
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Workshops
and networking
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Creative
Writing Course in Manchester
An eight-week course focusing
on change, uncertainty and metamorphosis is beginning
on Monday 24
October at The
Wonder Inn in Manchester. You are welcome to drop in to
any of the sessions, which will run every Monday evening for 8 weeks
until 12 December (6-8pm; £10 full price/£6 for students and unwaged).
You can contact the course leader, Amy McCauley, directly
by email, to express your interest.
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Creative
Writing Fair at Manchester Met
The National Creative Writing Graduate Fair takes place at Manchester Metropolitan
University on Friday
4 November. Attendees will have the chance to pitch their ideas to
literary agents and hear authors, editors and
publishing professionals’ guidance on succeeding as a writer. See www.ncwgradfair.weebly.com for tickets
and info.
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New
Writing Courses at The Bowery, Leeds
Writer Clare
Fisher is to start teaching two new courses at The
Bowery in Headingley. ‘Writing Headingley’ (six weeks, commencing 10
November; £65) is open to adult writers of all levels and
will include trips to other locations in the local area. ‘Make Me An Author’ is a chance for
young people aged 11-16 to write their own young adult fiction as well
as gaining insights into the life of an author (10 November onwards,
£65).
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Creative
Writing Classes in Hexham and Ponteland
Beginners and experienced writers alike are invited to join these
regular Northumberland classes, which will inspire and encourage you to
write poetry,
fiction or memoir. For more information on dates and
meeting places, please contact claire@claire276.plus.com.
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Jobs
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Northern
Stage in Newcastle is seeking a participation co-ordinator
who will be responsible for co-ordinating the resources needed for the
safe delivery of projects. Download the application pack via the Northern
Stage website. The closing date for applications is Monday 31 October 2016,
12 noon.
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The
Listening Post
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GemArts
at Trimfest, Durham
Our friends GemArts bring their signature culturally eclectic events
to the brand new Trimfest in County Durham, 20-30 October.
Offering something for everyone this October half term, GemArts’s
programme includes; a Mini Mela family fun day, The Baghdaddies
exuberant world music, Indian storytelling in Tongue Tied & Twisted,
high energy ensemble Hannabiell
& Midnight Blue plus workshops for all ages. Find
out more at www.gemarts.org.
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Harrogate
History Festival
From 20-23
October, Harrogate History Festival takes place at the
Old Swan Hotel, including talks from the likes of Antony Beevor, Paddy Ashdown and Phillipa Gregory.
Click here to see the full event programme.
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John
Connolly at Bishop Auckland Town Hall
With accolades including the first non-American to win the Shamus
Award, which honours the writers
of private eye fiction, crime writer John Connolly visits
Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Thursday
20 October, 7.30pm. Tickets priced £2, which also
includes a glass of wine, are available via the venue’s website.
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Mind the Gap! Hull
The dynamic and innovative new show from The Hull to Scarborough Line
takes place at 7pm on Wednesday
2 November at Kardomah94, Alfred Gelder Street,
Hull. Tickets (£6) are available from Hull Box Office, 01482 221113. This
will be followed at 8pm by the launch of Raw Material, Sue Wilsea’s
latest collection of short stories from Valley Press (free entry).
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Great
Northern Slam
The performance poetry meets X Factor extravaganza returns to
Northern Stage on Thursday
3 November at 7.30pm (tickets £9), with special guest
performer and friend of New Writing North, Sky Hawkins. Order tickets online via the Northern Stage
website.
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Meet
the writer at Live Theatre
Join Shelagh
Stephenson as she discusses the writing of her new
play, Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing,
at Live Theatre on Saturday
12 November (after the 2pm show). The production runs
Thursday 10 November to Saturday 3 December and is a witty and comic
dramatised account of the leading radical thinker’s stay in Tynemouth
in 1844.
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Poetry
and electronic music at Life Science Centre
The world premiere of SUN,
a new half-hour poetry and electronic music collaboration by Katrina Porteous
and Peter
Zinovieff will take place at the Life Centre’s
Planetarium on Friday
18 November, with two performances: 7.30pm and 8.30pm.
The event is part of Friday Night Life, and tickets are £8 in advance,
£10 on door. Go to the Life Centre's website for more details.
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Romance
Really Rocks! Books on Tyne Festival
Six writers from the Romantic
Novelists’ Association, North East branch, are
performing at Newcastle City Library on Wednesday 23 November at 10.30am.
For the full Books on Tyne programme, see www.booksontyne.co.uk.
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Crime
Fiction in Carlisle
The next Noir
@ the Bar: Carlisle is taking place at 7pm on Thursday 24 November
at McGrews Bar in The Old Fire Station. For more information, please
visit www.facebook.com/noiratthebarcarlisle
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