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If you organise literature events in the north east of England and would like us to include them on the site and in our monthly Listening Post e-bulletin, which goes out to over 2,000 subscribers, to submit for inclusion, send information to us at olivia@newwritingnorth.com. The site is updated twice a week, but the deadline for inclusion in The Listening Post is the 20th of the month.
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.- Creative Passions: celebrating literature in portraits and wordsLit & Phil: 1 February 2012, 9:00 amviewA photographic exhibition celebrating literature, with 56 portraits of authors including Melvyn Bragg, Jackie Kay and Sean O’Brien. A huge complementary programme of events running from 1 February-3 March includes readings, workshops and talks with writers including Ann Cleeves, David Almond, Simon Donald, Anne Fine and Frances Spalding.
- NCLA Water Poetry Competition award ceremonyNorthern Stage: 23 February 2012, 5:00 pmJoin judges John Burnside and WN Herbert for the results of the NCLA Water poetry competition.view
- Pauline Plummer: From Here to TimbuktoLit & Phil: 23 February 2012, 7:00 pmLaunch of Pauline Plummer’s long, narrative poem, From Here to Timbukto (Smokestack Books). Pauline will also read from her recent collection, Bint.view
- Meet Matt HiltonBishop Auckland Town Hall: 28 February 2012, 7:30 pmAuthor of the action-packed Joe Hunter series of books, Matt quit his career as a police officer to pursue his love of writing cinematic American-style thrillers. Find out more about his influences and novels.view
- Bob Beagrie & Tara BerginNewcastle University: 1 March 2012, 1:00 pmThis popular series is now in its ninth year, offering a little food for thought and designed to fit neatly into your lunch-hour. Always spontaneous and fresh, the series features launches and innovative performances by some of the best writers in the country.view
