North Modern and Contemporary Network

In solidarity with the strike @ucu at @NorthEnglishes we have postponed this event until further notice! Stay tuned :)

Really excited for our first 2026 event! This time we'll repeat last year workshop as many people were interested in participating. If you're around, do sign up! lnkd.in/eMrTWebX spaces are limited!

@SabynJaveri @yeisilcarolina Onto the second part of the event — a workshop on Sustainable Writing Practices! ✍🏻

Q&A time with @SabynJaveri & @yeisilcarolina! 🎤

We’re kicking off our next event, ‘Sabyn Javeri in Conversation with the North Modern and Contemporary Network’, at @ToonLibraries! 📚 @SabynJaveri

“Storytelling doesn’t have to belong to one tradition. These are stories that we tell ourselves. Sometimes we have to outrun them.” “What are the stories you’ve been told to carry? What are the stories have you never dared to write?”

“Being human isn’t about living in the stories that are handed to us, but rewriting them.” 📝 “Translation has become a way back in for me. I’m interested in the tales from the kitchen table. In these stories, I sense something radical.”

She cites Carol Ann Duffy, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde (and others), as key inspirations — they “reached into silence and found voices.” Sabyn started to think, ‘could I write something like this, too?’

A reminder we are hosting Sabyn Javeri at the Newcastle City Library this 3rd July. All welcome!

We are really looking forward to hosting our first event at @ToonLibraries with author, writer, and academic @SabynJaveri supported by Northern Bridge Consortium and @NorthEnglishes Sign up here: shorturl.at/7A6w4 @BACLS_official @EuroCompLit @ModConDurham @NCL_English

We had a lovely time with @anniezaidi yesterday at @READEnglish with lots of participation and a visit to the pub! Thank you to everyone who made it and shared their writing outcomes. What a lovely evening! More events by our NMC to come soon :)

Tomorrow! See you there! :)

@NorthModCont presents 'Creative Writing as Research Practice: A Workshop' with writer @anniezaidi, taking place 28 Jan 6-8pm, in ER146. Find out more here👉durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…

Deadline extended to 7th Feb! You know what to do...✍️✍️✍️ Submit your abstract here: forms.gle/Jmx4BBpdB7L36P…

We can’t wait for our next event! 🖋️ You can sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…