New Writing North
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New Writing North, set up in 1996, is an Arts Council England agency based in the North of England to support writers in the region.
History
[edit]New Writing North was established in 1996 in Newcastle upon Tyne, working with writers across the North East of England.[1][2] In 2012 the agency became part of Arts Council England's National Portfolio programme and expanded its remit to cover the whole of the North of England.[3] New Writing North is a registered charity[4] and a limited company.[5]
New Writing North commissioned four poets to commemorate poet Andrew Waterhouse after his death in 2001, including "Song for the Crossing" by Sean O'Brien. The poems were set to music by Newcastle-based composer and musician Keith Morris.[6]
In 2025, the organisation set up a programme, The Bee, to support working-class writers in the United Kingdom.[7] The Bee includes a podcast, magazine and online resources.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "About New Writing North". New Writing North. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "History". New Writing North. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "New Writing North". Arts Council England. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "New Writing North". Open Charities UK Charities Register. Open Charities. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "New Writing North". WebCHeck. Companies House. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Whetstone, David (2 June 2015). "Legacy of talented hit-and-run musicians Keith Morris and Joe Scurfield lives on". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b Brown, Mark (5 May 2025). "UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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