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Pages in category "Writers from Newcastle upon Tyne" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Sid Chaplin, 1916–1986 – writer; Charles I, 1600–1649 – prisoner in Newcastle 1646–47; Catherine Cookson, 1906–1998 – bestselling author; Joseph Conrad, 1857–1924 – writer, served on Tyne colliers in 1878 [6] Lucio Costa, 1902–1998 – Brazilian architect, designed masterplan of Brasília, grew up in Newcastle
This is a list of media commentators and writers in the United Kingdom on the sport of Association football. A number of football players have had a second career as writers or commentators. However, many commentators never played the game at a professional level such as Dale Rowlinson and Gaz Mallachan, yet they have gone on to become famous ...
She was a fellow of Literature and Health in the English School at Newcastle University and was a recipient of the prestigious Northern Rock Foundation Writer's Award, the largest annual literary award in England. [citation needed] She was part of a writing group with Chrissie Glazebrook. [7]
Bloodaxe Books was founded in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne by Neil Astley, [2] [3] who is still editor [4] and managing director. [4] Bloodaxe moved its editorial office to Northumberland and its finance office to Bala, North Wales, [2] in 1997. In 2013 Astley deposited the Bloodaxe Books archive at Newcastle University's Robinson Library ...
Newcastle United went on to win the League on three occasions during the 1900s; 1904–05, 1906–07 and 1908–09. [10] [12] In 1904–05, they nearly did the double, losing to Aston Villa in the 1905 FA Cup Final. They were beaten again the following year by Everton in the 1906 FA Cup Final. They reached the final again in 1908 where they ...
Mick Herron (born 11 July 1963) [1] is a British mystery and thriller novelist. He is the author of the Slough House series, early novels of which have been adapted into the Slow Horses television series.
Sex & Violence, Death & Silence is a book written by Gordon Burn in 2009 and published by Faber & Faber. [6] It contains selections of writing by Burn about art and artists (as well as art dealers and collectors) spanning almost thirty-five years, including interviews and reviews as well as extracts from his novel Alma Cogan.