We are thrilled to announce that NCLA has been awarded a grant from The Clore Duffield Foundation. With the grant Newcastle University will introduce 120 young people from three secondary schools to the writers in the Newcastle Centre for Literary Arts’ digital archive. The pupils will be selected by the schools following collaborative planning with the Centre. Pupils will respond to poetry and prose from the archive, work with local writers and perform their work.
The Clore Poetry and Literature Awards, founded in 2011, specifically target the development of imaginative new ways to engage children and young people in the experience of poetry and literature, both in and out of school. They represent a £1 million strategic investment in poetry and literature for young people in the UK.
The Clore Duffield Foundation is a grant-making charity which concentrates its support on cultural learning, creating learning spaces within arts and heritage organisations, leadership training for the cultural and social sectors, social care, and enhancing Jewish life. The Foundation is chaired by Dame Vivien Duffield DBE.
14 organisations across the UK have been announced as recipients of £99,669 in grants from the fifth round of the Clore Poetry and Literature Awards funded by the Clore Duffield Foundation.
To find out more about NCLA's Young Voices Project, please visit the Young Voices website.
published on: 8th August 2013