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24 Sep 2025
Congrats to this year's Booker Prize shortlist.
We will be welcoming the winner to @tynesidecinema on 13 Nov, after the winner has been announced on the 10 Nov.
Sign up to our newsletter for ticket info confirmsubscription.com/h/j/β¦
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22 Aug 2025
Mark Gatiss as Gabriel Book in Bookish, the new Netflix series about a bookseller-cum-detective set in post-war Britain.
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22 Aug 2025
Gatiss is one of our best known writers and grew up in a working-class family in County Durham.
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22 Aug 2025
The @thebeelitmag sat down for a chat with him about books, his writing and why he believes working-class talent is being denied a fair chance in the arts.
thebeemagazine.com/mark-gatiβ¦
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14 Aug 2025
Durham Book Festival 2025 is here! π
14 Aug 2025
π Celebrate the power of the written word at Durham Book Festival 2025! π
From 10-12 October, delve into an autumn weekend jam packed with books, ideas and talent, at @GalaDurham, Clayport Library, @CollectedDurham & online.
Find the full programme at DurhamBookFestival.com
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1 Aug 2025
The season of crunchy leaves and fuzzy scarves β when book lovers rejoice β is on the horizon. We're here to boost your cosiness and creativity this autumn with an exciting slate of opportunities for writers and readers.
How will you get involved?
newwritingnorth.com/autumn-2β¦
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30 Jul 2025
Centre for Writing will 'support forgotten North'
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62gβ¦
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24 Jul 2025
Itβs almost time for another year of Durham Book Festival, and to tide you over until the full programme is released in August, weβve got five events open for booking right now!
All happening @GalaDurham and livestreamed. Find out more and book tickets: newwritingnorth.com/durham-bβ¦
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21 Jul 2025
Don't miss our Summer Showcase TOMORROW on 22nd July, 7-8pm on Youtube. Members can watch for free, email alice@inpressbooks.co.uk. Non-members can book a ticket here > poetrybooks.co.uk/products/sβ¦
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18 Jul 2025
Another huge milestone for the plans for a centre for writing in Newcastle. π
North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness, has announced that her cabinet are preparing to agree Β£2 million in funding towards the new centre for writing!
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Situated in the heart of Newcastle, the centre will support writing and reading initiatives in the community as well as professional writers and publishing businesses across the region.
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10 Jul 2025
Don't forget to enter our giveaway for a copy of this stunning novel!
2 Jul 2025
Win a copy of The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson! To enter our giveaway, leave a comment telling us what you're currently reading, using #NorthernBookshelf and #TheMercyStep. We'll draw winners on Friday 11 July π
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7 Jul 2025
Discover new ways to think about displaced voices at Voice Notes β an imaginative sound art presentation showcasing multilingual phone messages from refugees and migrants around the world π
John Marley Centre, Newcastle, Mon 14 July. Free tickets below!
newwritingnorth.com/event/voβ¦
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1 Jul 2025
North East readers! Northern Bookshelf Live is taking over Newcastle and County Durham this July, bringing brilliants Northern authors to libraries near you. Come along to discover a new favourite read π
newwritingnorth.com/event/noβ¦
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1 Jul 2025
What's on?
3 Jul β Trevor Wood at Newton Aycliffe Library
5 Jul β Eirinie Lapidaki at Consett Library
9 Jul β Eirinie Lapidaki at Jesmond Library
16 Jul β Sairish Hussain at Newcastle City Library
@DurhamLibraries @ToonLibraries @TrevorWoodWrite @EirinieWrites @sairish_hussain
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2 Jul 2025
Correction to the above β Sairish Hussain will be at Newcastle City Library on 9 August. On 16 July, Len Pennie will join us at Jesmond Library π
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2 Jul 2025
Win a copy of The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson! To enter our giveaway, leave a comment telling us what you're currently reading, using #NorthernBookshelf and #TheMercyStep. We'll draw winners on Friday 11 July π
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2 Jul 2025
The Mercy Step is the upcoming solo literary debut from former lawyer and politician Marcia Hutchinson. Inspired by Marcia's early childhood in Bradford, it is a sharply-witted and tender portrait of a young girl's refusal to be broken by family, faith and fear.
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2 Jul 2025
We interviewed Marcia to find out more about her experience becoming a full-time writer later in life and the therapeutic power of revisiting her childhood through storytelling. Read the full interview below! newwritingnorth.com/journal/β¦
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