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SWIM I didn’t expect salt water to taste so salty. I opened and closed my mouth, like the fish I shrieked away from. Others swam effortlessly, moving with the tide, their bodies a wave. My mother couldn’t swim. … Continue reading
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On Not Finding Bede At the throat of the Don where twin Tyne tunnels undercut Crackwillow we searched for you. We searched for you in Go-To-Bed-At-Noons, by Pellitory-Of-The-Wall, through Lady’s Bedstraw. At Station Burn, Field Scabious … Continue reading
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Natalie Crick‘s poem ‘Our Place‘ has been shortlisted in the Cupid’s Arrow Love Poem Competition, with The Hedgehog Poetry Press. The 20 shortlisted poems will be published in an anthology-style pamphlet in April. Anne Gill‘s pamphlet Raft is out in … Continue reading
BBC National Short Story Award 2019: the deadline is on 11 March. They are very strict terms and conditions, however, this is one of the popular and prestigious prizes to try, and if you succeed, the awards are great. Harper’s Bazaar … Continue reading
NCLA First Thursdays: Two wonderful poets are reading their poems this Thursday, 7 March, at 1.05 pm, Percy Building, G.05. Jake Morris-Campbell is completing his PhD in Creative Writing at Newcastle University, and Lydia Kennaway is in her second year … Continue reading
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Foreign Object Damage Prevention Walk aboard an Aircraft Carrier from A History of Walking When the sun has broken free of the horizon, before the roaring day begins, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder, one hundred bodies across the deck, port to starboard, … Continue reading
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A Boat Trip I am going to catch a fish. It’s goin’ to be a big fish ‘cause I’m a big boy. I better catch two fishes. Or maybe three. We are six at home, we need six … Continue reading
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Jaybird Live Literature presents What Days We’re Having Now: on Thursday, 28 February at 7:15, Culture Lab. Alex MacDonald, Ella Frears and Will Harris will be addressing the peculiar pressures of Generation Z life in a live anthology. Audience members will … Continue reading
The Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction: the deadline for submissions for this competition is nearly imminent, on 28 February. The entry fee is fairly high, but the potential prizes are attractive. You can view the details here. The Custom … Continue reading
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Another week of exciting events organised by the Newcastle Centre for Literary Arts: this time Newcastle hosts Crime in the North East Festival. It opens on Friday evening with the true royalty of crime writing, Val McDermid. Do not miss … Continue reading