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Less than one week left to enter the Northern Writers' Awards 2023
Writers in
the North, you have until 11.59pm Wednesday 22 February to enter the first
set of this year's Northern Writers' Awards!
From 2023,
the awards entry dates are staggered throughout the year. In the first set
of awards there's £30,000 worth of awards up for grabs including mentoring, cash prizes and
access to the Northern
Writers' Awards Network.
Other awards will open at staggered dates throughout 2023, including
the Hachette Children's Novel Award, which is now open until 10 March, and
the Word Factory Northern Apprentice Award, which will open later this
month.
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Judges
The judges for the Northern Writers’ Awards change
each year to ensure a mix of taste and opinions is reflected across the
awards. This year's judges include Anthony Anaxagorou and Caroline Bird (Poetry);
Sairish Hussain and
Ross Raisin (Fiction
and Narrative Non-Fiction); Zaffar
Kunial and Adelle
Stripe (Finchale Short Story Award); Lucy Irvine (Young
Adult and Young Northern Writers' Awards), with more judges still to be
announced. Read more
about the judges
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Northern Writers' Awards Talent Network
In addition to the individual programmes of each
award strand, all Northern Writers’ Awards winners over the age of 18 will
receive ongoing support (winners under 18 will receive separate support) as part of the
Northern Writers’ Awards Talent Network. This might include consultations with NWN
staff, support for funding applications, professional development sessions,
regular peer group meetings, and more. Find out more
about the Talent Network.
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Awards open until 22 February
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Northern Writers' Awards
The flagship awards strand offers cash prizes of up to
£5000 to support writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction, YA,
short stories and poetry.
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Northern Debut Awards
Open to writers of fiction, young adult
fiction, narrative non-fiction or poetry who are yet to publish a
full-length work. The package of support includes a £2000 bursary,
mentoring, the chance to undertake a group writing weekend, and access to
the Northern Writers’ Awards Talent Network.
There are
three Northern Debut Awards for poetry and three for
fiction. One of the three poetry awardees will be admitted onto the
Out-Spoken Press Emerging Poets Development Scheme.
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Sid Chaplin Award
This award
supports writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction who
identify as originating from a working-class background. The winning
writer will receive a bursary of £2000 and a comprehensive package of
support. The award is made in memory of the writer Sid Chaplin and we are
grateful to Newcastle University, the North Literary Agency and the
Chaplin Family for their support of the award.
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Finchale Award for Short Fiction
This award is for a single unpublished short story
and will award a writer £1000 and access to the Northern Writers' Awards
Network.
The award is named after Finchale Priory, a place of retreat for the
monks of Durham during the Middle Ages. We're massively grateful to the
writer Benjamin Myers, whose generous support has made this unique
opportunity possible. This can be entered in addition to one other award.
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Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award
This award, worth £2000,
is open to writers of poetry, fiction and narrative non-fiction who are
either final-year students or graduates at Northumbria University who are
based in the North of England. Applicants
should have graduated from any undergraduate or postgraduate degree at
Northumbria within the last 10 years.
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Young Northern Writers' Awards
These awards will
recognise one young writer aged 11-14 and one aged 15-18 whose work
shows exceptional promise. Each writer will be awarded £150. Up to two
writers may also be highly commended across the age categories. Young
people can enter themselves or be nominated by an adult.
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Matthew Hale Award
Open to young writers who show promise as writers, but
have had limited opportunities to pursue their talent. This award is for a
young person aged 11-18 and consists of a package of support created by New
Writing North, worth £500.
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Award open until 10 March
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Hachette Children's Novel Award 2023
The Hachette Children's
Novel Award is open to unpublished manuscripts of middle-grade fiction and
early teen fiction by debut authors based in the North. Two winning writers
will receive a £3000 cash prize alongside a 9-month programme of mentoring
opportunities with Hachette Children’s Group and a children’s publishing
agent, through which they will receive professional development sessions in
the areas of editorial and design, sales, marketing and rights.
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Book now:
Hachette Children's Novel Award Roadshow
On Tuesday
21 February (6-9pm), join us online for an evening of
insight and expertise with former winners, this year’s judges and staff
from Hachette and New Writing North. This event is relevant to
emerging and established writers with an interest in writing for children
and there will opportunities for you to put your own questions forward. Register for your free place here
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Watch again: Northern Writers' Awards Poetry Roadshow with
Out-Spoken Press
In this recording of our
December roadshow, we chat about the contemporary poetry landscape, poetry
publishing and support networks for poets. Our Senior Programme Manager
Will Mackie is in conversation with judge and mentor Anthony Anaxagorou and
previous Northern Writers' Award winners Jade Cuttle, Clare Shaw and Harry
Man. Watch
here
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Partners and funders
The Northern Writers' Awards are produced by New
Writing North with support from Northumbria University and Arts Council
England. The full suite of awards is made possible by a range of vital
partnerships with Arvon, Bonafide Films, Channel 4, Hachette Children's Group,
Lime Pictures, The Literary Consultancy, Lockhaugh Farm, Newcastle
University, The North Literary Agency, Oneworld Publications, Out-Spoken
Press, The Society of Authors, University of York, the Word Factory as well
as generous donations from individual donors including the Chaplin family,
the Hale family, and Benjamin Myers.
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