Young Northern Writers Awards 2025
A huge congratulations to Charlie Jolley, Haider Nazir and Maisie Mair, who were all placed in the Young Northern Writers Awards 2025! What lovely comments from the judges!
Charlie Jolley – Winner of the Young Northern Writers Award (aged 15-18)
“Very original and accomplished.”
Maisie Mair – Highly Commended in the Young Northern Writers Award (aged 15-18)
“Fresh, risky, fun and unexpected.”
Haider Nazir – Highly Commended in the Matthew Hale Award
“Haider is not just a writer, he is a force.”
The awards were announced in a ceremony at Northumbria University in Newcastle on 24th June 2025.
Previous Hive writers who’ve been placed in the Young Northern Writers Awards: Isabella Merino Garzon, Lauren Hollingworth Smith, George Woodhead, Hala Mukhair, Nefeli Frida, Isabelle Pollard, Eloise Unerman, Naomi Thomas and Ciah White
More about the Northern Writers Award
Established in 2000 by New Writing North, the Northern Writers’ Awards supports work-in-progress by new, emerging and established writers across the North of England. The Awards support writers creatively as they develop their work towards publication, as well as helping them to progress professionally and navigate their way through the publishing industry.
The awards support both new and established writers to develop their work towards publication and to progress their careers as writers. For new writers, winning a Northern Writers’ Award can help to connect you to the publishing industry and to develop your work towards publication; for established writers, awards can help to buy time to write to support the development of new work and offer creative opportunities. With high-profile literary judges and support and interest from across the publishing industry, the awards are now recognised nationally as a major talent-spotting programme that identifies and supports great writing and writers. Browse our previous winners to see the published work that the awards have supported.
The Northern Writers’ Awards are produced by New Writing North and supported by Northumbria University, Arts Council England and a range of partners. For more information: www.newwritingnorth.com