19 June 2013
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Northern Writers Awards 2013 winners announced by New Writing North
22 writers shared a £40,000 prize pot, available for the first time to writers from all over the north of England ...
22 writers shared a £40,000 prize pot, available for the first time to writers from all over the north of England
In previous years the Northern Writers Awards were only available to writers from the north-east. Opening up the awards led to three times the usual number of submissions.
'This year we are bucking the trend of the economic climate and have grown the awards both in size and scale to ensure that the profile of writers from the North continues to grow,' said New Writing North chief executive Claire Malcolm. 'And this year’s winners hail from across the Greater North – from Lancaster and Manchester in the West to Sheffield in the South of the region through to Newcastle and Whitley Bay in the North East.
'In fact, with five of the 22 winning writers from Sheffield alone, an area which previously wasn’t eligible for the Northern Writers’ Awards, this year has demonstrated that there’s a clear role for New Writing North in helping to support and shape development for writers across a wider landscape.
'Our region continues to be an exceptional place for new writers to learn their craft and the North has many stories to tell about itself, but talented writers need to be connected to opportunities as well as resources.
'The core of the publishing industry remains focused in and on London. The Northern Writers’ Awards offer a unique package of cash, support and introductions that has seen many writers go on to achieve book deals and to progress their work.'
The cash prize winners for 2013 are:
Fiction: • Carys Davies (Lancaster) • Jordana Hill (Manchester) • Carolyn Jess-Cooke (Whitley Bay) • Jude Brown (Sheffield) • Sophie Coulombeau (York)
Poetry: Ian Duhig (Leeds) • Geraldine Monk, Suzannah Evans, Beverley Ward (Sheffield) • Benjamin Myers (Hebden Bridge) • Zaffar Kunial (Shipley)
(Pic L-R Beverley Ward, Ben Myers, Jordana Hill, Carys Davies, Geraldine Monk, Sophie Coulombeau, Ian Duhig, Suzannah Evans, Zaffar Kunial, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Jude Brown)
A further ten authors are receiving bursary prizes for poetry or prose works in progress in partnership with The Literary Consultancy, Arvon and the Poetry School.
Poet Toby Martinez de las Rivas (Gateshead) was announced as the first winner of the £5,000 International Residency Prize.
In previous years the Northern Writers Awards were only available to writers from the north-east. Opening up the awards led to three times the usual number of submissions.
'This year we are bucking the trend of the economic climate and have grown the awards both in size and scale to ensure that the profile of writers from the North continues to grow,' said New Writing North chief executive Claire Malcolm. 'And this year’s winners hail from across the Greater North – from Lancaster and Manchester in the West to Sheffield in the South of the region through to Newcastle and Whitley Bay in the North East.
'In fact, with five of the 22 winning writers from Sheffield alone, an area which previously wasn’t eligible for the Northern Writers’ Awards, this year has demonstrated that there’s a clear role for New Writing North in helping to support and shape development for writers across a wider landscape.
'Our region continues to be an exceptional place for new writers to learn their craft and the North has many stories to tell about itself, but talented writers need to be connected to opportunities as well as resources.
'The core of the publishing industry remains focused in and on London. The Northern Writers’ Awards offer a unique package of cash, support and introductions that has seen many writers go on to achieve book deals and to progress their work.'
The cash prize winners for 2013 are:
Fiction: • Carys Davies (Lancaster) • Jordana Hill (Manchester) • Carolyn Jess-Cooke (Whitley Bay) • Jude Brown (Sheffield) • Sophie Coulombeau (York)
Poetry: Ian Duhig (Leeds) • Geraldine Monk, Suzannah Evans, Beverley Ward (Sheffield) • Benjamin Myers (Hebden Bridge) • Zaffar Kunial (Shipley)
(Pic L-R Beverley Ward, Ben Myers, Jordana Hill, Carys Davies, Geraldine Monk, Sophie Coulombeau, Ian Duhig, Suzannah Evans, Zaffar Kunial, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Jude Brown)
A further ten authors are receiving bursary prizes for poetry or prose works in progress in partnership with The Literary Consultancy, Arvon and the Poetry School.
Poet Toby Martinez de las Rivas (Gateshead) was announced as the first winner of the £5,000 International Residency Prize.
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