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WRITE Festival 2021
The festival returns 17-25 September to celebrate the written word in all its forms with a programme of unmissable events, workshops and performances at The Word, across South Tyneside Libraries and online.
WRITE Festival 2021
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- Name
- The Young Writers' Feast with New Writing North
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 10:00am to 3:00pm
- Cost
- Free, booking required. Suitable for 12-19 year olds
- Description
- WRITE FESTIVAL 2021! Join New Writing North Young Writers' and try your hand at different forms of writing. From flash fiction to making your own comic books this is your opportunity to work with professional writers, learn new skills and be creative.
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- Name
- An Audience with Ann Cleeves
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 6:00pm to 7:00pm
- Cost
- £5 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- WRITE FESTIVAL 2021! Award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves, will be joining us at The Word to discuss her new book The Heron's Cry, the second in her new Two Rivers series set in North Devon featuring Detective Matthew Venn, following the sensational number one bestseller, The Long Call.
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- Name
- Initial Concepts - Writing Workshop with Chris McGeorge
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 10:15am to 11:15am
- Cost
- £2 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- This event is part of the Northern Crime Syndicate Day which includes a series of writing workshops perfect for aspiring writers looking for advice and guidance.
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- Name
- Escalating Tension - Writing Workshop with Judith O'Reilly
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 11:30am to 12:30pm
- Cost
- £2 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- This event is part of the Northern Crime Syndicate Day which includes a series of writing workshops perfect for aspiring writers looking for advice and guidance.
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- Name
- Planning the Perfect Novel - Writing Workshop with Rob Parker
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 12:45pm to 1:45pm
- Cost
- £2 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- This event is part of the Northern Crime Syndicate Day which includes a series of writing workshops perfect for aspiring writers looking for advice and guidance.
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- Name
- The Journey to Publication with The Northern Crime Syndicate
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 2:00pm to 3:00pm
- Cost
- £2 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- This event is part of the Northern Crime Syndicate Day which includes a series of writing workshops perfect for aspiring writers looking for advice and guidance.
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- Name
- Who's Crime is it Anyway? With The Northern Crime Syndicate
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 3:15pm to 4:15pm
- Cost
- £2 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- This event is part of the Northern Crime Syndicate Day which includes a series of writing workshops perfect for aspiring writers looking for advice and guidance.
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- Name
- How Charles Dickens Nearly Died and The Signalman
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 2:00pm to 3:30pm
- Cost
- £5 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- Gerald Dickens will discuss the train crash his great great grandfather, Charles Dickens, was involved in and perform The Signalman.
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- Name
- Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce in Conversation
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 6:00pm to 7:00pm
- Cost
- £5 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- Kevin Maguire will be in conversation with Andrew Pierce in this evening of entertainment.
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- Name
- History Wardrobe - What Were We Thinking? The 1970's Show
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 6:00pm to 7:30pm
- Cost
- £6.50 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- History Wardrobe returns to The Word to take you through the fashion of the 1970s.
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- Name
- Creative Writing Workshop with Jake Morris Campbell
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 10:00am to 12:00pm
- Cost
- Free, booking required. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- Local author, Jake Morris-Campbell, will guide you through a series of writing exercises, creative prompts and directed readings aimed at generating exciting new work responding to the poetry of place.
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- Name
- Poetry Reading with Jake Morris Campbell
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 2:00pm to 3:00pm
- Cost
- Free, booking required. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- Jake Morris-Campbell will be launching his new book of poetry, Corrigenda for Costafine Town, published by Blue Diode Press. Jake will be reading from his book and discussing the inspiration behind some of the poems.
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- Name
- A Christmas Carol
- Location
- The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
- Time
- 2:00pm to 3:30pm
- Cost
- £5 per person. Suitable for ages 16+
- Description
- Gerald Dickens returns to The Word with his masterful one man performance of A Christmas Carol.