2020
Northern Writers’ Awards
Rebecca Muddiman, Ruqaya Izzidien, Susan Barker, Fokkina McDonnell, Polly Atkin, Suzannah V. Evans, Jennifer Lee Tsai, Hannah Hodgson
Hachette Children’s Novel Award
Hannah Durkan
NorthBound Book Award
John D. Rutter
Northern Debut Awards
Gaynor Jones, Victoria Bennett, Ruksana Abdul-Majid
TLC Free Reads Scheme
Dani Watson, Mark Holmes
Sid Chaplin Award
Jodie Russian-Red: Winner
Sarah Tarbit: Highly Commended
Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award
Andrew Wilkinson
Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards
Samantha Neale, Jenna Campbell
Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Sally Tottle
Arvon Award
Naomi Kelsey
Young Northern Writer Award
Katie Wilson: Winner
Naomi Thomas: Highly Commended
Wambui Hardcastle: Highly Commended
Matthew Hale Award
Jessica de Beer
2019
Northern Writers’ Awards
Tara Guha, Rommi Smith, Sam Buchan-Watts, Penny Boxall
Hachette Children’s Novel Award
James Harris
Northbound Book Award
Juliana Mensah
New North Poets Programme
Penny Newell, Freya Jackson, Charlotte Wetton, Sarah Wimbush
Northern Debut Awards
Catharine Johnson, Jane Bradley, Leigh Goodall
TLC Free Reads Scheme
Eirinie Lapidaki, Shaun Wilson, Julie Noble
Sid Chaplin Award
Lyndsey Skinner: Winner
Christopher Fallow: Highly Commended
Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award
Allison Adkins
Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards
Adam Bennet-Lea and Joshua Halm
Word Factory Apprentice Award
Melissa Wan
Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Sarah Corbett
Arvon Award
Sarah Dunnakey
Young Northern Writer Award
Ciah White: Winner
Lauren Hollingsworth-Smith: Highly Commended
Matthew Hale Award
Matthew Schofield
2018
Northern Writers’ Awards
Dima Alzayat, Edward Baker, Elizabeth Barrett, Lucie Brownlee, Kit Fan, Emma Hill, Lindsey Holland, Jennifer Lane, Helen Mort, Eleanor Rees and Clare Shaw.
Arvon Award
Iain Rowan
Channel 4/Northumbria University Writing for Television Awards
Taiba Amla and Luke Delaney
The Northern Book Prize
Amy Arnold
Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award
Laura Steven
Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Marian Smith
The Literary Consultancy Free Reads Scheme
Rahila Hussain, Danny Marshall, Caroline Murphy and Dan Robinson
Word Factory Apprentice Award
Sharon Telfer
Cuckoo Young Writers Award
Allison Birt: winner
Dite Bagdonaite: highly commended
Georgie Woodhead: highly commended
Matthew Hale Award
Scarlet Clayton
2017
Northern Writers’ Awards
Rachael Allen, Alison Armstrong, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Clare Bell, Niall Campbell, Emily Devane, Françoise Harvey, Vidyan Ravinthiran and Richard Smyth
Arvon Award
Sophie Parkes
Poetry School New North Poets Scheme
Michael Brown, Jasmine Chatfield, Elizabeth Gibson, Maria Isakova-Bennett and Rosa Walling-Wefelmeyer
Clare Swift Short Story Award
Anton Rose
Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award
Heather Askwith
The Literary Consultancy New Fiction Reads
Laura Bui, Tawseef Khan and Karen Powell
Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Karon Alderman
Channel 4/ Northumbria University Writing for Television Awards
Alex Clarke and Andrew Turner
Cuckoo Young Writers Award
Eloise Unerman: winner
Holly Cartwright: highly commended
Grace Middleton: highly commended
Matthew Hale Award
Julia Coyle
2016
Northern Writers’ Awards
AB Jackson, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Amy McCauley, Mark Pajak, Yvonne Reddick, Stacey Sampson, Jessica Smith, Shash Trevett, Benjamin Webster and Clare Weze.
Waterhouse Award
Seán Hewitt
Arvon Award
Juliana Mensah
Clare Swift Short Story Award
Deborah Buchan
Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award
John Schoneboom
New Fiction Bursaries
Vik Banks, Libby Carpenter, Nicholas Graham, Andy Hickmott and Beda Higgins
Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Lucy Nevitt
Channel 4/ Northumbria University Writing for Television Awards—serial drama
Drew Hubbard and Jayshree Patel
Channel 4/ Northumbria University Writing for Television Awards—children’s drama
Elizabeth Lomas
Cuckoo Young Writers Award
Kate Collins: winner
Jennifer Szandrowska: highly commended
Isabella Sharp: highly commended
Conor Robinson Award
Catherine Maw
Matthew Hale Award
Amy Langdown and Shana Nichols
2015
Northern Writers’ Awards
Steve Ely, Charlotte Fairbairn, Mark Illis, Caleb Klaces, Okey Nzelu, Eileen Pun, Shelley Day Sclater, Degna Stone
Channel 4/Northumbria University Writing for Television Awards
Sharma Walfall, Nuzhat Ali
Clare Swift Short Story Award
CS Mee
Andrea Badenoch Award
Sally Jubb
Arvon Award
Sarah Wray
New Fiction Bursaries
Karen Featherstone, Martin Feekins, Amy Lord, Kay Ryder, Steve Timms
New North Poets
Kathleen Bainbridge Moran, David Borrott, Jared Carnie, Tom Cleary, James Giddings, Jasmine Simms
Cuckoo Young Writers Award
Zainab Abbass
Matthew Hale Award
Jowita Krasik
Conor Robinson Award
Wyatt Sugden
2014
Fiction Awards
Chloe Daykin, Sarah Dunnakey, Michael Edwards, Addy Farmer, Naomi Kelsey
Poetry Awards
Andrew Forster, Andrew McMillan, Kim Moore, Phoebe Power, Julian Turner, Ben Wilkinson
Andrea Badenoch Prize for Fiction
Deborah Finn
The Andrew Waterhouse Award
Polly Atkin
Arvon Award
Vicky Morris
Cuckoo Young Writers Prize
Jasmine Simms
Mathew Hale Award
Justine Mewton
New Fiction Bursaries
LA Craig, Heather Gatt, Dale Hannah, Alex M Lacey
2013
Fiction Awards
Jude Brown, Sophie Coulombeau, Carys Davies, Jordana Hill, Benjamin Myers
Poetry Awards
Ian Duhig, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Zaffar Kunial, Geraldine Monk
Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Beverley Ward
Arvon Award
Stacey Sampson
The Andrew Waterhouse Award
Suzannah Evans
Newcastle Australia Residency Award
Toby Martinez de las Rivas
New Fiction Bursaries
Michael Golding, Marie-Claire Imam-Gutierrez, EM Killaley, Mo Lovatt
New Poets Bursaries
Kate Davis, Amy Ekins, Andrew Fentham, Jenny Hockey, David Keyworth
2012
Time to Write Award
Andrew Hankinson
Northern Promise Awards
Karon Alderman, John Challis, Joanne Clement, Carmen Davis, Gail P Hildreth, Wendy McArdle, Amanda Robson, Phoebe Walker
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Linda France
The Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Jane Wood
2011
Time to Write Awards
Peter Bennet, Colette Bryce, Alison Gangel, Paul O’Neill, Anna Woodford
Northern Promise Awards
Luke Allan, Niel Bushnell, Daniel Hardisty, Wendy Heath, Amy Mackelden, Danny O’Connor, Alan Remfry, Andrew Sclater, Gavin Williams
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Jake Campbell
The Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Shelley Day Sclater
2010
Time to Write Awards
Mari Hannah,Rebecca Muddiman, Beda Higgins
Northern Promise Awards
Andrew Dawson, Elizabeth Lawson, Stevie Ronnie, Degna Stone
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Sophie Baker
The Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Jane Thomas
2009
Time to Write Awards
Marion Husband, Rebecca Jenkins
Northern Promise Awards
Lorna Elliott, Pru Kitching, Richard Rippon
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Pippa Little
The Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Sarah Shaw
2008
Time To Write Award
Paul Summers
Northern Promise Awards
Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Claire Lewis, Mark Magrs, Zainab Radhi
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Toby Martinez de las Rivas
The Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Gibby Keys
2007
Time To Write Awards
Andy Croft, Alice de Smith
Northern Promise Awards
Jo Colley, Romi Jones, Angela Readman, Elizabeth Whyman
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Christy Ducker
The Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Glynis Reed
2006
Time To Write Awards
Celia Bryce, Barbara Gamble, Valerie Laws
Northern Promise Awards
Tess Hudson, Carol McGuigan
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Kate Fox
The Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Shauna Mackay
2005
Time To Write Awards
Peter Armstrong, Chaz Brenchley, Sue Frost
Northern Promise Awards
Paul Bodie, Mark Hindle, Nell Mcgrath, Anne Ryland, Dan Smith, Maurice Suckling
Northern Promise Awards
Anna Mason, Yvette Hawkins
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Elliott Kerrigan
The Andrea Badenoch Award
Marion Husband
2004
Time to Write Awards
Peter Bennet, Ann Coburn, Rebecca Jenkins
Northern Promise Awards
Alice de Smith, Beda Higgins, Valerie Laws, Fiona Ritchie Walker, Alistair Robinson
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Paul Batchelor
The Northern Young Writer of the Year
Dhruv Adam Sookhoo
2003
Time to Write Awards
Maureen Almond, Bob Beagrie, Kitty Fitzgerald, John Murray
Northern Promise Awards
Peter Bromley, Avril Joy, Janine Langley Wood, Marilyn Longstaff, Diane Simpson, Peter J Walters
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Joan Hewitt
The Northern Young Writer of the Year
Emma McGordon
2002
Time to Write Awards
Richard Caddell, Carol Clewlow, Chrissie Glazebrook
Northern Promise Awards
Victoria Bennett, Joanna Boulter, Deborah Bruce, Barrie Darke, Eileen Jennison, Kathleen Kenny, Christine Powell, Marlynn Rosario
The Waterhouse Poetry Award
Victoria Bennett
2001
Northern Writer of the Year Award
Sean O’Brien
Time to Write Awards
Charles Fernyhough, Janni Howker, Peter Mortimer, John Murray
Northern Promise Awards
Martin Hetherington, Jacob Polley, Anna Woodford
Mentoring support
Pru Kitching, Heather Young
2000
Northern Writer of the Year Award
Chaz Brenchley
Time to Write Awards
SJ Litherland, Andrew Waterhouse, Margaret Wilkinson
Northern Promise Awards
Ian Horn, Shauna Mackay, Angela Readman
