New Writing SouthYorkshire
Arc Publications
Arc is a national independent publisher based in Todmorden. It works to publish poetry of the highest calibre, either written in English or translated into English (in bilingual editions), by contemporary poets or poets of significance from the past.
Contact:
Arc Publications
Nanholme Mill
Shaw Wood Road
Todmorden, OL14 6DA
www.arcpublications.co.uk
National Association of Writers in Education
The National Association of Writers in Education is a membership organisation that supports the development of creative writing in educational settings. It offers a range of services and support for writers and teachers including training, conferences, a newsletter and a website.
Contact:
National Association of Writers in Education
PO Box 1
York, YO60 7YU
www.nawe.co.uk
Peepal Tree Press
Peepal Tree Press is an independent publisher based in Leeds focusing on the best in Black British and Caribbean writing. Peepal Tree Press is committed to the development of writers, whether formally as part of the Inscribe Writers Development Programme, or as part of their ongoing relationship with the authors they publish.
Contact:
Peepal Tree Press
17 Kings Avenue
Leeds, LS6 1QS
www.peepaltreepress.com
Signposts
Signposts is a Sheffield-based literature organisation supporting writers through a programme of writing workshops, a website and writers' resource centres in Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster. It works with experienced writers, beginner writers and those who don't consider themselves as writers at all. It also writes, publishes and distributes The Inky: Writers Newsletter.
Contact:
Signposts
3rd Floor, The Circle, 33
Rockingham Lane
Sheffield, S1 4FW
www.signpostsonline.org
The Poetry Business
The Poetry Business is a nationally significant poetry publisher based in Sheffield. It publishes poetry pamphlets, books and audio material along with the literary magazine The North. It provides writing development through workshops, monthly writing days and a writing school. Its annual book and pamphlet competition is an important feature in the literary calendar.
Contact:
The Poetry Business
Bank Street Arts
32-40 Bank Street
Sheffield, S1 2DS
www.poetrybusiness.co.uk
Wordquake
Wordquake is a rural literature development project that programmes year-round literature and reader development activities, including Beverley Literature Festival.
Contact:
Wordquake
Council Offices
Main Road
Hull, HU11 5HN
www.bevlit.org
Script Yorkshire
Script Yorkshire (formerly Yorkshire Playwrights) is the region’s only support and advocacy organisation for script writers across performance and broadcast media. Run democratically by writers for writers, it puts the needs of members at the very core of its activity, developing both their practice and their industry connections.
Contact:
Script Yorkshire
Flat 3,
49 St Mary’s Avenue,
Hemingbrough,
Selby YO8 6YZ
www.scriptyorkshire.co.uk