New Writing North and Northumbria University have worked in partnership since 2012. This
well-established and nationally recognised partnership has delivered a wide
range of activity, research, creativity and public value.
The annual
Northern Writers’ Awards have been at the heart of the partnership since its
inception, sponsored and hosted by the University. In the summer of 2023 we
celebrated the conclusion of year 1 of our ground-breaking MA
Publishing, which is co-delivered with NWN and
global publishers, Hachette.
We are pursuing
exciting plans to establish a new Centre for Writing in Newcastle. These plans
offer a unique opportunity to significantly progress how the arts, industry and
academia can work together to create value and change. The project is built on existing
understandings and the joint priorities of the partners. It is informed by
thinking around how both organisations can creatively and economically benefit, whilst delivering a project that
creates value for the region on both social and economic terms.
The overarching priorities of the
partnership include: establishing co-production partnerships as a trait of
delivering and developing new teaching, research and impact activities,
strategic collaborations to create a new eco-system for writing and publishing,
and building the capacity and potential of both partners and the capability of
and opportunities for students, staff, the sector, and the city in new creative
skill sets.
The new partnership
agreement commenced in 2023 and builds on over a decade of proven partnership
working and delivery across four key strategic areas: teaching and learning,
research and impact, knowledge exchange and public engagement, and place-based
working.
NWN academic
lead: Richard Kelly, Associate Professor
