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1038225-6794500Press releaseFor release Wednesday 20 November 2019New Writing North celebrates 21 years of the Northern Writers’ Awards with ?45,000 of support for new writing from the North of EnglandWriters from across the North of England are invited to submit their work-in-progress to the Northern Writers’ Awards 2020, which are now open for entry until midnight on Thursday 6 February 2020. The Northern Writers’ Awards were founded by New Writing North in 2000 and exist to recognise talent and support new work towards publication or broadcast. The awards are the largest of their kind in England and have a reputation for identifying some of the country’s best unpublished writing. The awards are for work-in-progress and more than 300 writers have been supported to date, including Yvonne Battle-Felton, whose debut novel Remembered went on to be longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction; Andrew McMillan for his debut poetry collection, physical, which won the Guardian First Book Award; Benjamin Myers for his novel Beastings, which won the Portico Prize for Literature; and Jayshree Patel, who won a Channel 4 Writing for Television Award which offered her a placement with Lime Pictures: she is now a member of the Hollyoaks writing team. Other previous winners include the novelists CJ Cooke, Mari Hannah and Okechukwu Nzelu; short story writers Carys Davies and Angela Readman; and poets Zaffar Kunial, Phoebe Power and Vidyan Ravinthiran. Judges for this year’s awards include the writers Naomi Booth, Vahni Capildeo, Mitch Johnson and Amy Liptrot; literary agent Chloe Seager, from the Madeleine Milburn Agency; bookseller Gary Deane, from Waterstones; and editor Kris Doyle, from Picador. The Northern Writers’ Awards offer support for writers at all stages of their careers, including mentoring, developmental support and cash awards to buy time to write.In addition to individual awards, New Writing North supports its winners with ongoing tailored support. In 2020 selected winners will be offered additional opportunities including the chance to pitch work to literary agents and editors at the Summer Talent Salon in London; membership of The Society of Authors; a professional development session with the leading independent publisher, Oneworld Publications; plus a visit to literary agent Madeleine Milburn Associates for advisory sessions. During the Northern Writers’ Awards submission window, New Writing North and Dead Ink Books are also accepting free submissions for Test Signal, a new crowd-funded anthology of northern writing, including fiction and narrative non-fiction. The awards available for 2020 are:The Northern Writers’ Awards, flagship awards strand, which offers cash prizes of up to ?5000 to support writers of fiction, narrative non-fiction, YA, graphic novels, short stories and poetry.The Hachette Children’s Novel Award is open to debut children’s writers with a full-length manuscript. The winner will receive ?5000 and a guarantee of publication with the Hachette Children’s Group, whose list includes authors such as: David Almond, Jessica Townsend, Onjali Q. Raúf, Cressida Cowell, Piers Torday and 2019’s winner, James Harris. The writer will also have access to other developmental opportunities offered by New Writing North.The NorthBound Book Award, in partnership with Saraband, is open to new, emerging and established writers of fiction or narrative non-fiction. This award is for a full manuscript and the winning writer will receive ?5000, a guarantee of publication with Saraband and access to New Writing North’s development programmes. Saraband is a leading independent publisher, whose list includes Graeme Macrae Burnet, Chitra Ramaswamy and Ever Dundas. The Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards offer two emerging writers development opportunities within television. One writer will receive a mentoring placement with Lime Pictures working on their award-winning serial drama Hollyoaks for Channel 4 and E4. The second writer will develop an original TV drama project with Bonafide Films, whose recent shows include The Last Post by Peter Moffat for BBC One. Both winners will receive a bursary of ?3000.The Northern Debut Awards programme offers structured developmental support to four writers of fiction, young adult fiction or narrative non-fiction who are yet to publish a full-length novel or collection of short stories. The package of support includes a ?2000 bursary, mentoring from a practising writer and access to New Writing North’s development activities. One place will be made in memory of the North East writer Andrea Badenoch (1951-2004), whose novels include Blink and Loving Geordie, and will be awarded to a debut female writer over the age of 42. ?The Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award, worth ?2000, for fiction or poetry, is open to final year students and recent graduates of the university in any discipline. The Sid Chaplin Award, in partnership with Newcastle University and The North Literary Agency, 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 including advisory support and a manuscript appraisal from The Literary Consultancy. The award is made in memory of the writer Sid Chaplin (1916–1986) whose novels including The Day of the Sardine and The Watchers and the Watched are celebrated for their vivid depictions of working-class life.TLC Free Reads Scheme, which offers up to three poets or prose writers an in-depth editorial report from The Literary Consultancy and a ?500 bursary. The Arvon Award, which offers a prose writer the chance to undertake an Arvon residential creative writing course. The Matthew Hale Award, for writers aged 12-18 and worth ?500, is for talented young writers who might otherwise lack the opportunity to pursue their writing promise.The Young Northern Writer Award, worth ?200, will recognise one young writer between 12 and 18 years old whose work shows exceptional promise. 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, Madeleine Millburn Agency, Newcastle University, The North Literary Agency, Oneworld Publications, Saraband and The Society of Authors, as well as generous donations from individual donors. Claire Malcolm, Chief Executive of New Writing North, said: “The act of writing a new novel, poetry collection or original television script is never easy. Finding an outlet for that work can be even harder. Through the Northern Writers’ Awards we set out to support writers in both these challenges: we identify gifted writers in the North of England, investing belief and resources in their talent before helping them to find pathways into what at times can seem a distant and unforgiving industry. The awards have always been about the writers and, as always, we look forward to a season of discovery, surprise and admiration as we work our way through this year’s submissions.”Professor Katy Shaw, Professor of Contemporary Writings at Northumbria University said: “The Northern Writers’ Awards profile the best new writing from the better half of the country on a national stage. The awards have a recognised pedigree in spotting new talent and diverse voices and developing work-in-progress into print. The pedigree of past winners is a testament to the vitality and relevance of the awards programme, and the range of judges and prizes for 2020 represents the best of contemporary writing today.”Judges’ comments: Kris Doyle, editorial director at Picador, said: “The Northern Writers’ Awards offer a vital chance to recognise, celebrate and fund literary talent from the North of England; I was honoured to be asked to judge them. My first hope is that we find some writing worth shouting about that we can reward with acclaim – and prize money! My second ambition is that the awards might help those entrants who wish to make connections with the publishing industry outside of the North an opportunity to do so. I was born and lived in South Shields until I was eighteen and I have spent the last decade working in a London publishing house; I hope my knowledge of these two worlds might be of use in bridging the gap between them.”Naomi Booth, author of Sealed, said: “I'm really looking forward to judging the entries for the Sid Chaplin Award, which is generously supported by the Chaplin family. The north of England is home to many writers from diverse backgrounds with urgent stories to tell, and this award is a valuable opportunity for those from working-class backgrounds to develop their work. It's an honour to be able to read some of the new and most vital writing being produced in our region.”Mitch Johnson, author of Kick, said: “It’s fantastic to be on the judging panel for the 2020?Hachette?Children’s Novel Award, and I can’t wait to see what the writers of the north have to offer. It can be a real challenge to get your work noticed as a debut author, but this competition creates a welcome pathway to publication. As a judge, it’s a rare opportunity to read the fiction of the future – before anyone else.”?Enter online at by Thursday 6 February 2020. Donate to the Northern Writers’ Awards to support new writing from the North of England at Ends For all media enquiries, please contact Laura Fraine laurafraine@ 0191 204 8850 / 07411 164 837 NOTES TO EDITORSWinners of the Northern Writers’ Awards will be announced in June 2020. New Writing North is the writing development agency for the north of England, and is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation . The Northern Writers’ Awards are its central platform for discovering and developing new writers from across the region, and were founded in 2000. More information about the Northern Writers’ Awards is available at . New Writing North works with writers to develop career opportunities, new commissions, projects, residencies, publications and live events.Northumbria University, Newcastle is a research-rich, business-focused, professional university with a global reputation for academic excellence.?One of the largest institutions in the UK with almost 34,000 students from more than 132 countries and over 200,000 alumni worldwide, Northumbria?is empowering a new generation of innovators, visionaries and change-makers to transform lives, to make a remarkable impact on the world, and to take on tomorrow.??Northumbria has invested more than ?250 million in its estate since 2005 to improve the student experience. Northumbria is ranked top 50 in the UK for research power and had the 4th largest increase in quality research funding (REF 2014). According to Times Higher Education, Northumbria had the biggest rise in research power of any university in the UK. Northumbria’s cultural partners include New Writing North, Live Theatre, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Tyneside Cinema, and Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums. ................
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