Take a journey into the soul of Northumbria with writer Jake Morris-Campbell as he seeks to understand the deep past and uncertain future of his homeland. Between the Salt and the Ash - 2 Jun - ONLINE - Dr Jake Morris-Campbell yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calendar/…

'Martin’s vision may be firmly rooted in home soil, but it ranges widely through time and space.' - Andy Potts, North East Bylines, on the late William Martin's just-published Marratide: Selected Poems (edited by Peter Armstrong & Dr Jake Morris-Campbell). northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/poetry…

This week, we're sharing 3 parts of our interview with author Dr Jake Morris-Campbell about his book 'Between the salt and the ash', a journey into the soul of #Northumbria. Here's Part 1 - Jake's most transformative moments along the journey: #BooksWorthReading

This week, we're sharing 3 parts of our interview with author Dr Jake Morris-Campbell about his book 'Between the salt and the ash', a journey into the soul of #Northumbria. Here's Part 2 - what Jake hopes his readers take away from the book #BooksWorthReading

No. It took three seconds *and* the systematic plagiarizing, without sound ethic or consent, of the labor, experience, and creativity of countless human writers. LLMs are inextricable from colonial/extractive logic, and to use them to “write” is both tasteless and immoral.

This week, we're sharing 3 parts of our interview with author Dr Jake Morris-Campbell about his book 'Between the salt and the ash', a journey into the soul of #Northumbria. Here's Part 3 - Jake's must-visit spots if you visit Northumbria #BooksWorthReading

Thanks to Meg PoetryBookSoc for recommending Vidyan Ravinthiran's third collection Avidya, the late William Martin’s Marratide: Selected Poems (ed Peter Armstrong & Dr Jake Morris-Campbell), along with Professor Benjamin Zephaniah's Dis Poetry: Selected Poems & Lyrics, her Book of the Week.

Gillian Allnutt will now be reading from her new collection Lode at The People's Bookshop in Durham on Friday 20 June (rearranged from 6 June) Doors 6.30pm, 7pm start. £5: wine, soft drinks & snacks included. tickettailor.com/events/peoples…

Thanks to Will Mackie for reviewing Gillian Allnutt's tenth collection #Lode and the late William Martin's Marratide: Selected Poems (edited by Peter Armstrong & Dr Jake Morris-Campbell) in his New Writing North New and Recent Poetry from the North feature. newwritingnorth.com/journal/new-an…

'A must-buy for lovers of the extraordinary poetry of William Martin [...] These verses are exquisitely spare yet depthlessly rich in their vision and musicality.' – Jane Pikett, The Northumbrian, on Marratide: Selected Poems (edited by Peter Armstrong & Dr Jake Morris-Campbell).

🏖️ Whitley Bay Salt & Ash event! 🐚 Thursday 17 July at the bound This part of the North Tyneside coast is dear to me, not least because it features in my #CaminoOfTheNorth A stroll along the shore celebrating the soul of Northumbria and its stories 🎟️ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/whitl…

Sharing again for the afternoon crowd. This was an urban-based study, but now I'm living in the countryside I'm increasingly aware of the dearth of opportunities for writers living outside metropolitan areas. Does anyone know of any work to promote networks of rural writers?

𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡! Thanks to @FootballBobbles, we have their #SAFC ARMSTRONG hat (size L) to give away - based off the classic kit that we wore in the 1992 FA Cup Final To enter, simply RETWEET this post! Competition closes Sunday @ 5pm - good luck!

Our ☀️ JULY EVENTS☀️ Hosted at the bound & @biscuit_factory & are cracking! 17th Dr Jake Morris-Campbell 24th Sabrin Hasbun 24th LK Steven … we’d love to see you there! 🎟️ ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks

Whitley Bay reading next week, now with added John Challis!

✨ONE WEEK to go! ✨ Whitley Bay is walked as part of Dr Jake Morris-Campbell ‘s Camino in Between The Salt and the Ash AND he’s back next week to talk about it at ours with John Challis - get yersel along🙌 🎟️ ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/the…

Tonight!