📢Calling book groups! 📚 We need volunteer judges for the SI Readers’ Choice Award: sign up & you could get an online author visit from 2022 winner Laura Fish to discuss winning novel, Lying Perfectly Still. Limited places. Sign up by 30 August. sileedsliteraryprize.com/calling-book-g…

Calling all young budding #poets (age 5-16)! Poem:99 is open for entries! Be inspired by this year’s theme ‘Spirituality.’ It’s just 99p to enter (free for eligible children) with prizes of £150. Find out more here: poetrybysheenapoetrybyname.com

Congrats to Cramlington Young Writer Olesia Yakovilieva who joined our Young Writers' Group after moving from Ukraine 2 years ago. It comes as no surprise to us Olesia achieved top GCSE results.🎓✍️ #GCSEs #RefugeesWelcome #EducationMatters shorturl.at/gkKlY

🚨 Last chance to join The Writers' Space! Sign up by THIS Friday for £50+booking fee to get access to a year of online workshops, seminars, networking and more. Connect with fellow writers across the North, and learn together with industry experts! newwritingnorth.com/event/the-writ…

It’s time for In Your Own Words open mic! Wednesday Join Cambridge ICE Centre for Creative Writing for a night of #stories #poetry #spokenword #storytelling We’ll be on zoom. You can be anywhere New Writing North Commonword Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow Writing on the Wall #cambridge #amwriting ice.cam.ac.uk/your-own-words…

Show us your fantasy world! Craft and pitch a YA novel that takes readers to new places on our online course with Professional Writing Academy and Lee Weatherly 💫 Over 18 weeks, starting 7 Oct, we'll guide you through the writing process, step by step. newwritingnorth.com/event/write-a-…

Learn how mindfulness can benefit your writing with a free online taster session this September 💭 We'll be joined by mindfulness tutor Carolyn Sims to try out practical exercises and explore the ways mindfulness can enhance creativity. Book your place: newwritingnorth.com/event/creativi…

New Writing North Thanks New Writing North - yep, I'm hoping it will be very practical and demystify mindfulness for those who have little or no experience, or provide a few new ideas for those already familiar. They SAY mindfulness can 'silence the inner critic'. Imagine!!

✍️ Calling all young writers! Presented with our friends at @HexhamBookFest, we've got two NEW Young Writers' Groups starting this September perfect for aspiring writers aged 11 - 14yrs or 14 - 16yrs. ℹ️ Find out more: queenshall.co.uk/whats-on?categ…

Our A Writing Chance cohort was in London last week for an industry insight day with The Mirror 📰 We had a brilliant time meeting the teams and seeing how they all work together to produce each day's paper. Thanks so much for having us!

Unfortunately we have cancelled our Four Seasons in One Poem event, as the speakers are not able to travel from Australia as planned due to scheduling pressure. Ticket-holders have been issued a full refund. We hope to postpone until 2025, so please look out for further news.

Angharad Hampshire, one of our A Writing Chance researchers, is releasing her debut historical novel The Mare with Northodox Press 📖 very soon 👏🎉 And she's hosting a free book launch on 10 October in York – it's sure to be a fascinating evening. eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…

Excited for this final showcase from the 2023-24 #PoetsOfColour Incubator Poets! It's been a delight to partner on this programme – this is going to be a special evening with this very talented cohort of poets ✨

Attend a taster session of a Faber Academy course in Newcastle this Saturday! These free sessions on writing a novel and writing poems are the perfect chance to get a glimpse into what a full course will be like before you commit 👀 faberacademy.com/location/newca…

There's nothing better for these misty September days than a cosy bookshop event and a new moody psychological fiction read to dive into... Book now to meet authors Louise Doughty and Charlotte Vassell 👒🔪 ☠️ on Wed 25 Sep at Waterstones Newcastle – tickets £10/£8 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/faber-fictio…

Are you a reader who identifies as working class? As part of A Writing Chance, Dr Hampshire is researching the reading habits of working-class people with StoryArcs. We're particularly keen to hear from working-class POC. Survey open until 30 Sep: yorksj.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ae…

Do you believe in the power of art to change lives? Do you enjoy working with people of all ages & backgrounds? Do you care about inclusivity & social justice? If so, you could join our Young People & Communities team as Programme Manager! D/L 4 October: newwritingnorth.com/vacancies/

Get creative this term! If you're aged 11-19 and live in the North-East, our free Young Writers' Groups are for you. Whether you've tried creative writing before or not, you can learn from professional writers, make friends and explore your interests ✍️ newwritingnorth.com/young-writers/…