Monthly Archives: July 2021
“It has been life-changing.” NorthBound Book Award 2020 winner John D. Rutter talks to Northern Soul
The NorthBound Book Award is part of the Northern Writers’ Awards, a collaboration between New Writing North, independent publisher Saraband and, from 2021 onwards, University of York.
Film Review: The Sparks Brothers
We seem to be living at the tail end of a golden age for the music documentary.
The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2022
We’re delighted to announce that Northern Soul is the Media Partner for the fifth annual Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction. This is our fourth year as partner for the prestigious prize, run by Comma Press and the University of Central Lancashire. Comma’s commitment to the short story and its place in today’s literary narrative is second to none, as is its work to blur cultural and social boundaries.
Image Gallery: Vintage fashion inspires exhibitions at Grosvenor Museum and Lion Salt Works Museum
In recent years, second-hand and vintage clothing has enjoyed a resurgence of interest.
“I just wish I could have gone for a drink with her.” Anna Cale, author of The Real Diana Dors
There was a time, as Peter Cook once joked, When Diana Dors Ruled the Earth.
Review: The Global Playground, Theatre-Rites, Manchester International Festival, Great Northern
If Manchester International Festival (MIF) has any raison d’être, this has to be it.
Review: Stand Close and Breathe Me In, Oceans Apart, OA Studios, Salford
On a temporarily blockaded King Street West in Salford, just a mere stride across the river near Blackfriars, is the the red brick building that houses Ocean’s Apart’s gallery and artists’ studios.
Poetry Review: The Distance Between Clouds by Henry Normal
Henry Normal might just be the most famous person you have never heard of.
Review: Lumen, Sutapa Biswas, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
We are beginning to emerge from our 15-month hibernation. For many of us, our priority is being able to access the arts in a physical way, close up and in-person, as opposed to a screen.
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