The latest news from New Writing
North
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New appointments at New Writing North
It’s all change at NWN, as
we have appointed five new members of staff – almost a third of our team!
We warmly welcome our new team members.
Alison
O’Hara joins us in the new position of Executive Director
(Business & Operations). Will
Mackie has been working on our writer development projects in a
freelance capacity and now joins our staff as Senior Programme Manager
(Writing & Awards). Mike
McClure joins us as maternity cover in the role of Senior
Finance & Operations Manager. Holly
Sinkinson is our new Administration Assistant and Grace
Keane has taken up the new position of Festivals and Events
Intern.
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New term for Cuckoo Young Writers
Our Cuckoo Young Writers
groups start up again this Saturday after a break for the Easter holidays.
If you, or someone you know, are a budding writer aged 12-19, why not make
this the term you join us?
Our Cuckoo Young Writers
groups take place in six locations across the North East. All groups are
free and you can join at any point in the term. Joining a new group might
seem daunting, especially if you’ve never shared your writing with anyone.
But our groups are small, friendly, and full of like-minded people; you
will always be warmly welcomed. Our Amble group even made this
short film to share the Cuckoo experience, while writer Matt
Wesolowski, who works with the South Shields group, has
blogged about where his own inspiration comes from.
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Calling all past Northern Writers’ Awards
winners
The Northern Writers’
Awards have been running since 2000 and have been awarded to more than 200
writers. We’re currently aiming to get in touch with all previous winners
of Northern Writers’ Awards, to allow people to update their profiles on
the Northern
Writers' Award website. If you are a past winner and have not
received an email from us, then please do get in touch with Peter Cumiskey. Peter will send you a form
to update your details.
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And finally,
Some brilliant work is
coming out of our Young Writers’ City project at Excelsior Academy in
Newcastle. We can’t get this track by Year 9 students out of our heads…
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Olivia
Gwyne from Newcastle has been longlisted in the AmeriCymru Prize
for the Novella, as part of the New
Welsh Writing Awards. The shortlist will be announced on
Thursday 4 May and the winners will be announced in June.
Sue
Wilsea’s Raw
Material, has been longlisted for Edge Hill University’s
eleventh annual Short Story Prize, alongside authors such as Mark Haddon
and Penelope Lively.
Writer and journalist Daniel James'
debut novel, The
Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas, is available soon from Dead
Ink Books. A unique combination of fact and fiction, the book
tells the story of a journalist searching for the truth about an artist who
has vanished without a trace.
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Soho
Theatre’s biennial Verity
Bargate Award is looking for extraordinary voices and
unique styles, which stand out from the crowd, telling inspiring unheard
stories. The winner receives £7,000 in respect of an exclusive option for
Soho Theatre to produce their play. Submissions can be made between 31 May and 5 July (12 midday).
Find
out more via the theatre’s website.
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To
celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Wells Festival of Literature, the
cash prize has been increased in all three of its competitions. The
deadline for entries to the Short Story, Poetry and Book for Children
competitions is midnight on 30 June.
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Manchester Writing
Competition is open, with £10,000 worth of
prizes available for new poetry and fiction. The deadline for entries is Friday 29 September.
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Ilkley Festival’s Apprentice Poet residency
is open until 9am on Tuesday 2 May.
An exceptional, emerging poet who is based in the North will shadow this
year’s Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra. The apprentice will also spend
time at Festival events and stage their own Fringe or other
reading/event/workshop, as appropriate.
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Darlington
based new-writing company ODDMANOUT
is looking for a writer to join them for a period of research and development
at The Phoenix Theatre, Bordon. This is the second stage of development
for 'Chilli Sauce', a touring kebab van, sharing
stories of modern Britain. To apply, please send a CV and
covering note to katyweir1983@hotmail.co.uk
by Friday
5 May.
The Fee is £1,000 (inclusive of travel) and accommodation will be
provided.
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Time to Read
is seeking expressions of interest for artist-led activities to acknowledge the 200th
anniversary of Jane Austen's death across the North West.
Artists, storytellers, writers, poets, creative organisations and
performers have until Tuesday
9 May to express
their interest and submit ideas.
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The
Lowry in Salford is looking for an original, fearless and bold
artist or company to join
their ‘Developed With’ programme from June 2017, to develop a
new work around the theme of ‘coming of age’. The work will premiere as
part of Week 53 Festival in May 2018, and the deadline for applications
is Sunday 14 May.
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The
Great Exhibition of the North is seeking creative
minds to help tell the story of the North, bringing to life the
Exhibition’s themes – of pioneering design, arts and innovation. The
creative callout guidelines and submission form are available
online and the deadline for applications is Monday 22 May.
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A
new zine, The Line
Between Two Towns, is being developed, which will focus on
the Esk Valley Middlesbrough-to-Whitby railway. Writers, artists, poets,
illustrators and photographers are invited to explore the cultural and
landscape of these two distinct locations. Submissions
should be made by
Friday 30 June.
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North
Tyneside Writers' Circle takes place at North
Shields Library on the third
Saturday of the month. May's meeting features writer Mark
Iveson talking about his work, plus writing prompts from Jennifer C.
Wilson. Participation is free and there is no need to pre-book. For more
information, call 07798 645 459.
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The programme has been
announced for Theakston
Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, taking place in
Harrogate, 20-23 July. Highlights include a creative writing course for
aspiring writers, on Thursday
20 July. See the full programme, and book for the course,
via
the Festival website.
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Artists
of all disciplines are being sought to take part in a five-day workshop by Slate, an
ambitious three-year programme designed to support black artists based in the North
of England. Artists will be paid to attend and expenses
will be covered. More information is at their
website.
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Writers
of all abilities are welcome to join a creative writing course at Tyneside Irish Centre,
taking place on Tuesday
afternoons, 1.30-3pm. Tracey Iceton, author of Green Dawn at St Enda’s,
leads the course and participation costs £20 per person. Contact traceyiceton@hotmail.co.uk for more
details.
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An Evening with Stephanie
Butland takes place at Waterstones in Newcastle on Tuesday 2 May,
where she will be in discussion with Carolyn Jess-Cooke (tickets £3).
Stephanie’s latest book, Lost
for Words, was released in paperback last month.
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The
Big North Book Run is a three-day
festival from 4-6
May, delivered by Pan Macmillan in partnership with four
North East Libraries (Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside and South
Tyneside). Book
tickets online for a host of events with brilliant authors,
including David Baldacci, Mandasue Heller, Kate Morton, Emma Flint, Fiona
Cummins, Michelle Davies and Aga Lesiewicz.
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Newcastle
Poetry Festival runs 9-13 May with an exciting
programme that includes Notes
from Underground, the song cycle by AgustÃn Fernández and
Sean O’Brien originally commissioned for Durham Book Festival; Jackself, a
collaboration between Jacob Polley and musician John Alder; readings from
Gillian Allnutt and Rachael Boast, and much more www.newcastlepoetryfestival.co.uk
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Writers Rod Glenn and
Victoria Watson read from and discuss their work at the Old George Inn,
Newcastle, on Thursday
11 May, 7pm (doors 6.45pm). Tickets (£3) can be bought in
advance via
TicketSource.
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The Gala Theatre in
Durham has a number of spoken
word events this season. This month, comedian and poet Dr
John Cooper Clarke takes to the stage on Saturday 6 May, followed by the
loud, raucous, political, trivial, serious and very funny poetry night
Bang Said The Gun on Friday
12 May.
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David
Gaffney’s new novel All
The Places I’ve Ever Lived receives its official launch at
The Wonder Inn in Manchester on Thursday
18 May, 6.30pm (free entry). Part murder ballad, part
ghost story, and part true crime, it takes the reader from the small-town
murder of a teenage girl in the 1970s to the terrifying real-life
shootings in Whitehaven, West Cumbria, 40 years later.
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The
Journal Culture Awards 2017 will take place on May 11 at Hexham Abbey,
rewarding the best achievements in arts and culture during 2016. The
finalists in each category have now been decided and are available
to view online.
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Lakes Culture
are looking for a production manager
to work on its Lakes Ignite arts event, taking place across the Lake
District. Deadline
17 May.
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Open
Clasp Theatre Company is recruiting a woman to
work as their Creative Producer at this exciting time for the company
(full time/ 37 hrs). Deadline is 12 noon on Wednesday 24 May.
Apply via www.openclasp.org.uk.
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A Firm of Poets
is seeking a Technical
Stage Manager for their autumn tour of Recovery Songs, a
one person spoken word piece that is visiting 10 venues. Email Ralph Dartford.
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If
you have news that you would like to be considered for inclusion in the
newsletter please contact peter@newwritingnorth.com.
The deadline for receipt of information for the next newsletter is 22 May 2017.
While every effort
has been made to ensure that the information contained in this newsletter
is correct at the time of going to press, things do change, frequently at
the last minute and very often without our knowledge.
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