Writers

The ambition is for The Word to become a home for North East writers. Working in partnership with New Writing North we offer a range of writing courses and workshops to support writers as well as a writers in residence programme.

Past Writers in Residence

Find out about our past Writers in Residence and what their work at The Word involved.

Upcoming Events

South Shields Fiction Writers

Free

For adults

05 August 2018 1:00 pm 21 October 2018 3:00 am
Booking Required

Story writing course with Tracey Iceton

£75 per person for full course.

Suitable for ages 16+

06 September 2018 08 November 2018
New Writing North Young Writers @ The Word

Free - attend as many or as few sessions as you like

12-19 year olds

22 September 2018 08 December 2018
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An audience with A.M. Peacock

Free

Suitable for ages 16+

29 September 2018 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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An audience with Ann Cleeves

£3 per person

09 October 2018 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
An audience with Glenda Young

Free

07 November 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm