Here is the latest New Writing North newsletter, featuring the Cleckheaton Literature Festival anthology launch on 15 December, for my followers to peruse:
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The latest news from New Writing
North
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Northern Writers’ Awards
2019
In case you’ve missed the news, the Northern
Writers’ Awards 2019 are now open! This is the biggest year ever
for the awards, with a £55,000 award fund and several exciting new
partners. The awards are for work in progress and there are awards for
writers at all stages of their careers, so do take a look to see if
anything fits your current creative ambitions.
Our new awards for 2019 are: the Hachette Children’s
Novel Award, the NorthBound Book Award, the Northern Debut Awards and the
Sid Chaplin Award for working class writers.
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Young Northern Writers’
Awards 2019
If you are – or if you know – a young writer, these
awards are for you. We’re looking for young people who love to write –
whether it’s poetry, songs, stories, rap or blogs – we want to hear from
them.
There are two awards available, the Young Northern
Writer Award and the Matthew Hale Award, and you can either enter the
awards as a young person or you can nominate a young person if you are an
adult.
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We’re on the road
Over the past two weekends we’ve been meeting new and
emerging writers in Sunderland and Leeds at our writing fiction and writing
for children roadshows. It’s been great to meet so many new writers as well
as to see some familiar faces. Thanks to everyone who has joined us so
far.
Our next stop will be in York, at our poetry
roadshow, which is suitable for poets at all stages of their careers. We’ll
be speaking to some previous winners of Northern Writers’ Awards, Caleb Klaces, Phoebe Power and Kit Fan, about
developing their poetry careers, as well as hearing from the latest
recipients of the New North Poets programme, who will share their new work.
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Creative Writing for
Teachers
Creative Writing for Teachers will take place in
Gateshead from January 2019, with five meetings over the remainder of the
academic year. The popular course, which is now in its seventh year, offers
teachers the chance to work with a range of professional writers and
facilitators to develop their own creative writing skills. The workshops
allow for both personal and career development, as well as being a space to
share ideas and reflect with peers on teaching creative writing.
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Patrick Belshaw has published On the Edge, a short
story collection with Blackthorn Press that examines the lives of people on
the edge of sanity, happiness or tragedy.
Congratulations to South Shields writer Shaun Baines, who
has had his crime novel Woodcutter
nominated for The People’s Book Prize. Winners are decided by public vote,
with the winner announced 8 May 2019.
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The Royal Society of
Literature have launched Poems for Peace, a
competition for those aged 11-18 – marking 100 years since the end of
World War One and the death of the poet Wilfred Owen. Deadline Friday 25 January 2019.
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The Ware Poets are
accepting submissions for their Open Poetry Competition,
offering up to £600 for winning poems and the publication of a
competition anthology of prizewinning and shortlisted poems. Deadline 30 April 2019.
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Spread the Word’s Life Writing Prize 2019,
in association with Goldsmiths Writers Centre, has now opened. The Prize
is free to enter and aims to find the best life writing from emerging
writers. Winner receives £1500 and other benefits. Deadline Friday 1 February.
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Green Stories are looking for stage plays that in
some way touch upon building a sustainable society, with prizes and
production opportunities for winning entries. Deadline 30 June 2019.
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Birkbeck, University
of London’s annual literary anthology The Mechanics’ Institute Review is
now inviting submissions for their next
issue. Submissions must respond to the word
‘climate’. Deadline 15
February 2019.
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Haphazard Review is a newly launched website dedicated to
writing on podcasts. They’ve launched a call for articles,
interviews, reviews and essays on a rolling basis as long as they relate
to podcasting.
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Creative Futures have launched Spotlight Books, a new
publishing initiative. In partnership with New Writing South
and Myriad Editions,
they’ve launched an open call for fiction manuscripts and poetry from
unpublished poets and fiction writers from under-represented backgrounds.
Deadline 24
February 2019.
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Jessica Meade is an emerging theatre direct based in
the North West, looking to connect with new writers. Jessica is
particularly interested in family
dramas & plays about young people to possibly take on
to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Visit her website to find out more and
get in contact.
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Tracey Iceton is running a long-term creative writing course
that welcomes new members, whether you are new to writing or wanting to
develop your skills. Each term is 6 fortnightly sessions Tuesdays 6.30-9pm,
at the Friends
Meeting House, Darlington. The new term starts 22
January and is £55 per person. Please contact traceyiceton@hotmail.co.uk for more
details or to enroll.
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Join local writer Amanda Quinn on
a Workers’ Educational Association Creative Writing course. January
2019 courses include Introductory Creative Writing at Brunswick Methodist Church
(10am-12pm starting Wednesday
16 January) and Enjoy
Creative Writing at South Shields Museum
(10.30am-12.30pm starting Tuesday
15 January). Find out more and book your place
online or call 0300 3033464.
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Florianne Humphrey, shortlisted writer for
the 2018 Bridport Prize, is running
a
creative writing workshop on young adult fiction at
Newcastle City Library in February. For more info click here.
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An Otley Run is a
new verse novella by Leeds writer Joe Williams, published by Half Moon
Books. It will be launched at the Original Oak
in Headingley, Leeds, on Sunday
2 December. Also appearing will be poets Ian Harker and
Joanna Sedgwick, with music from Nicky Bray.
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Northern Writers
Northern Promise Award winner Gavin Williams’s feature film AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS will have its regional premiere at Tyneside Cinema on
Friday 7 December along with a Q&A featuring Gavin
and producer Jack Tarling. The film will also be screened at City Screen
in York on Tuesday
11 December.
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The Cleckheaton Literature Festival is
hosting one more event to celebrate the legacy of the festival and the
release of their anthology Reflections at Cleckheaton Library on Saturday 15
December. The event will feature readings by Noel
Whittall & Ralph Dartford.
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The brilliant Books on Tyne Festival has
begun! The festival has an extensive host of events and guests.
Look at the full line-up and book
your tickets here.
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Litfest are recruiting a Chair
with strong leadership skills for their
Board of Trustees. Based in Lancaster.
Deadline Monday 3
December.
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Mslexia need an experienced Marketing and Sales Associate
to join their dedicated team. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Deadline Monday 10 December.
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The Reader is looking for a Volunteer Coordinator who has
experience working with children in the voluntary sector. Based in Liverpool. Deadline
Monday 10 December.
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If you have news that you would like to be
considered for inclusion in the newsletter please contact victoria@newwritingnorth.com. The deadline
for receipt of information for the next newsletter is 19 December 2018.
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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