New Writing North will be spending the next ten days or so at the Durham Book Festival, which we’ve programmed and are helping Durham City Arts to run. It starts tonight, Friday 23 October, and runs until 1 November. We’ve programmed events for every type of reader of every age and in locations in and around Durham city. Full festival details and the full programme are available online at www.bookfestival.org.uk.

Tickets for all events are available from the Gala Theatre in Durham on 0191 332 4041 or online at www.galadurham.co.uk.

Dive into the festival and enjoy!

Claire, Anna, Cath, Catriona and Liv
 

Jobs

Creative Programme Manager at Writers’ Centre, Norwich
Can you lead and inspire a team of three, taking a central role in the programming and delivery of a challenging year-round artistic programme and bring your experience and drive to take Writers’ Centre Norwich’s work up to the next level? It’s your chance to programme world class writers as part of the annual Worlds Festival; to play key roles in Norwich’s UNESCO City of Literature bid and in the City of Refuge programme; to build ground-breaking education and community projects; to experiment with digital technologies and to engage with writers and readers on regional, national and international stages. Salary: £28-£36,000 FT. Deadline for applications:  9 November. See www.writerscentrenorwich.org.uk/jobs for more details and how to apply.



Publicity and Marketing Assistant for Tindal Street Press, Birmingham

An exciting opportunity to join Birmingham’s prize-winning independent fiction publisher and work within a small energetic team three days per week or equivalent. Tindal Street are looking for an organised graduate with promotional flair and a passion for reading, who must be enthusiastic about marketing literary fiction. Previous PR, marketing or publishing experience desirable. The successful candidate will focus on marketing and publicity work and gain a broad understanding of the publishing industry. There will be opportunities for training and development, and to develop some editorial experience with manuscripts. There is potential for the role to grow over time. Salary: £14,000 pro rata. Deadline for applications: 30 October. See www.tindalstreet.co.uk for more details and how to apply.
 
 
Miscellany

Edinburgh Book Festival announces new director

Nick Barley, former director of the Lighthouse design centre in Glasgow, which went into liquidation in August, has been announced as successor to Catherine Lockerbie as director of Edinburgh Book Festival. Barley started the job last week, and has promised “a strongly thematic approach that will lend both a greater cohesiveness and an excitement to the programme” for the 2010 festival.



New publishing home for David Almond

After a "hot auction" culminating in a reported six-figure deal, North East author David Almond has moved from Hodder to Puffin and Viking with The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean (September 2011) and a second novel.



Crick Crack Club performance storytelling at Northern Stage
Performance storytelling has come to Northern Stage this week, with the arrival of the Crick Crack Club. Over three nights from 22-24 October, these spoken word performances will weave their way through time with the legend of Frankenstein, tales of goddesses Isis and Hecate, and stories of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. And for families, there’s a special Saturday afternoon session of myths, fairytales and extraordinary travels with Tales Told in Tents. See www.northernstage.co.uk for more information.
 
Deadline for the next newsletter

If you have news that you would like to submit for inclusion in the newsletter please contact olivia@newwritingnorth.com. The deadline for receipt of information for the next newsletter is 2 November. The edition of The Listening Post covering December's literature events will go out in late November. If you have events that you would like to submit for inclusion, you will need to send information by 20 November to olivia@newwritingnorth.com.

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While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this newsletter is correct at the time of going to press, things do change, frequently at the last minute and very often without our knowledge.