Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts

Events

Events

NEW DATES! Some of Spring/Summer NCLA events have been rescheduled and new dates are listed below.

  • GemArts Masala Festival: OUT OF SRI LANKA

    Date/Time: Thursday 20th July 2023, 6.30pm to 8.00pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • Creative Writing Undergraduate Anthology Launch + Reading 2023

    Date/Time: Thursday 25th May, 6pm to 7pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • New Date! Careers in the Literary Arts with Mo Hafeez, Karim Khan, De-Graft Mensah and Anna Phillips. Chaired by Preti Taneja.

    Date/Time: NEW DATE! Wednesday 10th May 2023, 2pm to 4pm

    Venue: Newcastle University

  • Newcastle Poetry Festival 2023: Community

    Date/Time: Thursday 11th, Friday 12th and Saturday 13th May 2023

    Venue: Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • 'In the Poet's Chair' with Jackie Kay and Nadine Aisha Jassat

    Date/Time: Wednesday 26th April, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • FULLY BOOKED! MATERIAL PROPERTIES Jacob Polley in conversation with Sinéad Morrissey

    Date/Time: Thursday 23rd March, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • 100 QUEER POEMS: Mary Jean Chan in conversation with Bill Herbert

    Date/Time: NEW DATE! Friday 5th May, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • Poetry Book Society & NCLA: Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa, Jason Allen-Paisant and Malika Booker. Please note this event is not going ahead on 16 March. We hope to reschedule and will update the website and inform all who have booked about the new date.

    Date/Time: To Be Confirmed

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • MY MIND TO ME A KINGDOM IS: Paul Stanbridge in conversation with Alex Pheby

    Date/Time: NEW DATE! Friday 24th February, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • THE PREMONITIONS BUREAU: Sam Knight in conversation with Daniel James

    Date/Time: Wednesday 17th May, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • THE RAPTURES: Jan Carson in conversation with Sinéad Morrissey

    Date/Time: Thursday 9 March, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • Creative Writing MA Anthology Launch + Reading 2023

    Date/Time: Thursday 8th June, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • THE LONG FORM: Translation, Fiction and the Art of the Essay: Kate Briggs in conversation with Preti Taneja

    Date/Time: Thursday 4th May, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • Hollie McNish, Michael Pedersen and Paul Smith PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

    Date/Time: Thursday 8 December 2022, 7pm to 8.15pm

    Venue: The Common Room (formerly The Mining Institute), Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Debut Novelists: Sabba Khan, Maddie Mortimer and Sheena Patel reading and in conversation with Preti Taneja

    Date/Time: Thursday 17 November 2022, 7pm to 8.15pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • Winner of the 2022 Orwell Prize for Political Writing, Sally Hayden in conversation with Preti Taneja

    Date/Time: Thursday 1 December 2022, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • See It To Be It: Disability and Visibility in Theatre

    Date/Time: Wednesday 2 November 2022, 6.30pm to 7.45pm

    Venue: King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University

  • Bloodaxe Books and NCLA present: Brenda Shaughnessy reading and in conversation with Neil Astley

    Date/Time: Wednesday 26 October 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: Percy Building (Room G.05), Newcastle University

  • How Small Presses Shape the Poetry World with Jane Burn, Jane Commane and W. N. Herbert

    Date/Time: Thursday 20 October 2022, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • Poets of the Climate Crisis: Linda France, Mina Gorji and Togara Muzanenhamo reading and in conversation with Jacob Polley

    Date/Time: Thursday 10 November 2022, 7pm to 8.15pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • An Evening with Natalie Ibu, Artistic Director of Northern Stage

    Date/Time: Wednesday 12 October 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Celebrate National Poetry Day with Don Paterson and Alycia Pirmohamed!

    Date/Time: Thursday 6 October 2022, 7.00pm to 8.00pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • GemArts Masala Festival: An evening of poetry with Amali Gunasekera and Shazea Quraishi

    Date/Time: Wednesday 20th July 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • Creative Writing Undergraduate Anthology Launch + Reading

    Date/Time: Thursday 26th May, 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Culture Lab, Newcastle University

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • NCLA Student Event: In the Poet's Chair with Jackie Kay

    Date/Time: Wednesday 4th May 2022, 12 noon to 1pm

    Venue: Newcastle University

  • NCLA Student Lecture: Using Archives to Inspire Creative Practice with John Challis

    Date/Time: Wednesday 27th April 2022, 1.00pm to 2.30pm

    Venue: Newcastle University

  • NCLA Student Workshop: Constructed Languages with Jamie Douglas

    Date/Time: Wednesday 4th May 2022, 2.00pm to 4.00pm

    Venue: Newcastle University

  • How Small Presses Shape the Poetry World (Part 1) with Neil Astley (Bloodaxe Books), Moniza Alvi and John Challis

    Date/Time: Wednesday 16th March 2022, 6.15pm to 7.15pm

    Venue: G.05, Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Anne Boyer in conversation with Mark Byers

    Date/Time: Wednesday 9th March, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: Live on YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • Creative Writing Postgraduate Anthology Launch + Reading

    Date/Time: Wednesday 1st June 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Culture Lab, Newcastle University

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • 'Aftermath' Preti Taneja in conversation with Maureen Freely

    Date/Time: Thursday 19th May 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • Torrey Peters in conversation with CJ Hauser

    Date/Time: Wednesday 2nd March, 6.15pm to 7.15pm

    Venue: Live on YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • Emily Berry and Warsan Shire: NCLA & Poetry Book Society Spring Showcase

    Date/Time: Thursday 28th April 2022, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • Bill Herbert and Jake Morris-Campbell

    Date/Time: Thursday 12th May 2022, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Culture Lab, Newcastle University

  • NCLA Student Event: Careers in the Literary Arts

    Date/Time: Wednesday 4th May 2022, 2.00pm to 3.30pm

    Venue: Newcastle University

  • Andrew Hankinson

    Date/Time: Wednesday 9th February 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: G.05, Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Final Degree Show: MA in Creative Writing & MA in Writing Poetry

    Date/Time: Thursday 2nd December 2021, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Live and online via YouTube

  • James Berry Poetry Prize 2021 Reading

    Date/Time: Thursday 28th October 2021, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • 'The Crane Wife': CJ Hauser reading and in conversation with Charlie Gilmour

    Date/Time: Thursday 21st October 2021, 6.15pm to 7.15pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • PBS Autumn Showcase: Raymond Antrobus and Hannah Lowe reading and 'in conversation' with John Challis

    Date/Time: Thursday 25th November 2021, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • Omar El Akkad reading from, and in conversation about, 'What Strange Paradise' with Andrew Hankinson

    Date/Time: Wednesday 1st December 2021, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • A Poetry Reading with John Challis and Sean O'Brien and in conversation with Bill Herbert

    Date/Time: Thursday 7th October, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • Sarah Moss reading and in conversation with Rachel Hewitt

    Date/Time: Wednesday 8th December 2021, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • On Fatherhood: Caleb Klaces and Jack Underwood in conversation with John Challis

    Date/Time: Wednesday 3rd November 2021, 7pm to 8pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking

  • Hadley Freeman in conversation with Rachel Hewitt

    Date/Time: Wednesday 17th November 2021, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

    Venue: Via YouTube - details to be sent on booking