Our 1st Birthday Weekend

Join us to celebrate our 1st Birthday Weekend on Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 October where we have a jam-packed programme of family-fun events for all to enjoy and get involved in!

Find out about our 1st Birthday celebrations

October half term @ The Word

Looking for something to do this October half term with the kids? The Word has a range of exciting activities to keep children and families entertained.

See all of our October half term events

Northern Children's Book Festival Gala Day

We’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting this year’s Northern Children’s Book Festival Gala Day at The Word on Saturday 18 November!

There promises to be an exciting programme of sessions and workshops with internationally famous authors and illustrators.

Find out more about the Gala Day

Shiver Me Timbers - open now

Visitors ‘arr’ in for a treat as a new pirate exhibition sails into South Tyneside.

Shiver Me Timbers – Pirates on Page, Stage and Screen is now at The Word, National Centre for the Written Word.

A celebration of pirates and their iconic seafaring adventures, this free immersive experience will transport budding crew mates back into the golden ages of pirates.

Read more about Shiver Me Timbers

Look back at WRITE Festival 2017

From 21 – 25 June 2017, the first WRITE Festival was held here at The Word, National Centre for the Written Word.

Read all about the festival and find out everything you want to know about each event which took place, including photographs and interviews with the award-winning writers.

Read about WRITE Festival 2017