Celebrating the life and works of Writer, Julia Darling
In this section we try to capture events and news that relate to the work of Julia Darling. If you are aware of any other event’s or related news items then please get in touch via our Facebook page or email contact@juliadarling.co.uk
The Julia Darling Travel Fellowship is now open for entry until 23 March 2018.
Worth £2000, the Julia Darling Travel Fellowship offers a published writer from the North of England a period of travel for writing, research and inspiration. It is now open for entries until 23 March 2018.
The 2017 award winner Emma McGordon was announced on Sunday at the fund raising event ‘Rendezvous with Afternoon Tea’.
The Julia Darling Travel Fellowship is now open for entry until 31 March 2017.
This creative writing fellowship offers a published writer from the North of England £2,000 in order to fund a period of writing and research away from home.
Michelle Green received the Julia Darling Travel Fellowship in 2016. Here is an update on her trip to Hayling Island which gives us a glimpse of the rich seams of stories found amongst the eroding landscape and communities there.
Michelle Green was announced as the winner on Sunday night at Rendezvous: Wish You Were Here, a celebration of the life and work of Julia Darling at Live Theatre, Newcastle.
Chloe Daykin was the winner of the first Julia Darling Travel Fellowship. Read all about Chloe’s travels to Norway and what inspired her there in an interview with Tamzin Mackie for the Journal Culture Magazine by clicking here.
Rendezvous – Wish You Were Here is a cabaret night and fundraising event for the Julia Darling Travel Fellowship at Live Theatre on Sunday 5th June 7.30pm.
Julia
That fresh-faced grin
wide as her earlobes,
the passion for words,
their shape in her mouth;
everything she was
and knew still survives,
all that and her laughter,
hard to forget.
All applications for the 2016 Julia Darling Travel Fellowship are now in and an award night – Rendezvous – wish you were here is planned for Sunday 5th June 2016 at Live Theatre, Newcastle. Put it in your diaries and watch this space for more details of this spectacular cabaret night featuring Julia’s poetry, theatre and music to help raise funds for next years awards. Tickets will be on sale soon.
If you enjoyed Rendezvous 2 last year you’ll enjoy this.
Julia Darling Travel Julia Darling Travel Fellowship returns with offer of travel for creative writers
Now in its second year, the Julia Darling Travel Fellowship, worth £2,000, will fund a period of travel for a published writer. The award is now open for entry until 31 March 2016.