The latest news from New Writing
North
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We're recruiting
We are seeking a dynamic, highly-organised and
creative Senior
Manager to lead the development and delivery of New Writing North’s young people’s
programme. The ideal candidate will have a strong track
record of instigating, developing and managing creative projects with young
people, expertise in participatory practice and the ability to
identify and develop opportunities to build New Writing North’s young
people’s offer. They will be a self-starter, full of ideas, with an ability
to communicate with young people as well as the wider public about our
work.
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New staff
We have also welcomed two new members of staff. Fiona
Melvin has joined our team as Director of Finance &
Administration. Fiona has over 15 years’ experience of working in the
cultural sector, returning from four years managing an office and event
space. Sophie
Hall-Luke joined us last month as a Programme Officer in
Participation and Young People. Sophie previously worked in charity
management and as a children’s social worker. Her responsibilities at New
Writing North include Gateshead Young Writers and the Young Writers’ Groups
in Northumberland.
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Gordon Burn Prize is
open for entry
The Gordon Burn Prize seeks to reward a published
title (fiction or non-fiction) written in the English language, which in
the opinion of the judges most successfully represents the spirit and sensibility of Gordon’s
literary methods: novels which dare to enter history and
interrogate the past; writers of non-fiction brave enough to recast
characters and historical events to create a new and vivid reality.
Literature that challenges perceived notions of genre and makes us think
again about just what it is that we are reading.
The prize is open to work written in World English by
writers of any nationality or descent who at the time of entering are
permanently resident in the United
Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland or the United States of America.
The prize is open to books published between 1 July 2018 and 1 July 2019.
Publishers are permitted to submit up to six titles per imprint. Works of
translation, books for children and poetry are not eligible for the prize.
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Publishing with Faber
& Faber
Are you aged 16–25 and interested in finding out more
about the world of publishing?
New Writing North have teamed up with Faber &
Faber to offer a group of young people from the North East the opportunity
to see behind the scenes at one of the UK’s most prestigious publishing
houses on 28 March.
Participants will be given an exclusive copy of one
of Faber’s soon-to-be-released titles and travel to London where they will
hear from Chief Exec Stephen Page and undergo workshops from various
members of the Faber & Faber team to find out how the book came
together.
This will be an excellent opportunity for anyone
interested in working in publishing or having their work published. New
Writing North are particularly interested in hearing from people who are
under-represented in writing and publishing.
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Creative Future writing
workshops
We’re delighted to be working with Creative Future, an
organisation dedicated to developing under-represented artists and writers.
Creative Future specialises in working with individuals who feel they lack
opportunities due to mental health issues, disability, identity and
other social circumstances.
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Young Writers' Talent
Fund
We’re extremely excited to announce the second cohort
of our Young
Writers’ Talent Fund, our talent development programme for
Newcastle-based writers aged 15-25. The Fund provides development
opportunities for young creatives working across a range of different
writing forms and seeks to make connections between aspiring writers and
producers, supporting artists to take the next steps in their development.
Our 2019 talent-funders are writers working in
poetry, theatre, performance, visual art and participatory arts. Head to
our Talent
Fund page to find our more about the
programme and the projects and artists we currently support.
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Read Regional 2019
begins
Read Regional is a celebration of brilliant new books
from the North of England, and was founded by New Writing North in 2008.
The campaign is funded by Arts Council England and is produced in
partnership with 22 library authorities, where authors will take part in
book group events, school visits, readings and workshops.
We're excited for our first event of Read Regional
2019 this weekend with Karen
Lloyd at the Crown Street Library in Darlington
on Saturday 23
February, 2pm.
You can find out more about the 12 brilliant titles
featuring in Read Regional on our website, along with information on
all 85 events that
will be taking place around the region between March and June 2019. You’ll
also find reading guides and book group questions for each title, as
well as introductions from our 12 authors.
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The inaugural Newcastle
Poetry Competition is now accepting
submissions written in English from anyone aged 18 or over from anywhere
in the world. Winner receives £1,000, plus a week-long residency in the
Contemporary Poetry Archives at Newcastle University.
Deadline 26
March.
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As part of the New
Creatives project, Tyneside Cinema are
looking for young northern
creatives aged 16-30 to make innovative short films, audio and
interactive works to develop their technical and
creative skills. Deadline Sunday
10 March.
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The Forestry
Commission has launched a new project Tributes to Trees, encouraging
the nation to write about what trees and forests mean to them. The
collection of poems, letters and stories will be shared in an online
gallery. Find out more and submit
your work here.
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Love books and considering a career in
publishing? And
Other Stories is running Is Publishing for Me? on Saturday 2 March, an
day dedicated to providing insight into the world of publishing with
guest speakers from Faber & Faber, Peepal Tree Press and The Poetry
Business. Book
your place here.
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Come join poet Dr Natalie Scott for Just Write, monthly
group writing workshops at the Elmwood Community Centre, Stockton-on-Tees.
The sessions, beginning 14
March, 12-3pm, are a great opportunity to work on
your current projects or try something new in a comfortable group setting
with like-minded writers. Find
out more info here or email
pen-power@outlook.com.
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Natalie Scott is also running
weekly Write
Start sessions at the Elmwood Community Centre,
designed to clear the mind and improve your overall emotional wellbeing
through writing. Sessions begin 4 March, 10-11am. You
don’t need to be a writer to take part – just a notebook, pen and a
willingness to give it a try! Find
out more info here or email
pen-power@outlook.com.
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Tracey Iceton is hosting a Creative Writing Taster
Course at The Word, South Shields. This
course is an excellent opportunity to try out the main types of
creative writing and is ideal for beginners. The 5 sessions will
cost £75 and start on Thursday
7 March, 10:30-12:30pm, continuing fortnightly on
Thursdays. Book
here or email traceyiceton@hotmail.co.uk.
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Writing
for Wellbeing is hosting a Nature
as Inspiration workshop at York Yoga Studio on Sunday 10 March, 1-4pm.
The workshop uses gentle writing activities centered on the natural
world to help find inner calm, gain some mindful focus, and remind
ourselves that the world is a wondrous place. Book via 01904 785704 or
email info@yorkyogastudio.co.uk
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Take part in a weekend of Wellbeing
and Writing from 23-24 March at
the Newcastle
Life Science Centre. The weekend includes a talk
with Mslexia’s Debbie Taylor, discussion around Creative Writing Safely
and a New Writing North workshop with Anna Woodford.
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Save the date for Mslexia’s inaugural
women’s writing weekend in Leeds,
12-14 July. Mslexicon
will bring 3 days of brilliant workshops, 1-on-1s and fantastic
writing panels - find out more info here.
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Get your tickets for
the Crime in
the North East Festival, a weekend of discussions,
workshops, book-signings and quizzes all about crime fiction. See Val
McDermid, Ben Aaronovitch, Ann Cleeves and many more on 22-23 February – book
here.
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Writing on Air: Chapel
FM’s Radio Literary Festival returns for a fourth year from 21-24 March with
the theme of ‘Hearing the Voice’. The festival boasts more than 60 varied
events, which you can find and book
tickets for here.
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Tetracrypton is a performance of
interactive cryptic poetry followed by a game show in which audience
members compete for the prestigious Tetracrypton title of ‘Lord/Lady of
Logos’. Ideal for fans of wordplay, make sure to head to Cobalt Studios, Newcastle on Tuesday 26 March, 7:30-10pm to
join in.
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Heart
of Darkness is a bold new take on Joseph Conrad’s
original novel, showing at Northern
Stage on 2-3 April. The play inverts Conrad's
colonialist tale - Marlow is now played by a Congolese woman, a private
detective sent to a fallen Europe studded with labour camps. Book your tickets here.
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The BBC
Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival is back at
the Sage Gateshead for a brilliant weekend of events from 29-31 March. Highlights
include The New Age of Sentimentality (Has contemporary culture ‘gone
soft’?) and The Unsaid, a frank discussion on why we sometimes just can’t
say what we want. Events feature Tara Bergin, Rachel Hewitt, Una, Sarah
Moss and many more. Book your tickets here.
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Ilkley Literature Festival is looking for a Festival
Admin Assistant to join their 2019
Festival team. Based in Ilkley. Deadline Wednesday 27 February.
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And Other Stories is recruiting a Sales
Manager. Based in Sheffield.
Deadline Thursday
28 February.
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The Reader needs a Communications
Coordinator to assist with the
delivery of key communications activity and campaigns in The Reader’s
live communications work plan. Based in Liverpool. Deadline Tuesday 5 March.
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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 22 March 2019.
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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