North Modern and Contemporary Network

Network for scholars based in the North of England working on Modern and Contemporary Literatures.

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

In solidarity with the strike @ucu at @NorthEnglishes we have postponed this event until further notice! Stay tuned :)

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

Really excited for our first 2026 event! This time we'll repeat last year workshop as many people were interested in participating. If you're around, do sign up! https://t.co/BkOjFwJR7j spaces are limited!

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

Really excited for our first 2026 event! This time we'll repeat last year workshop as many people were interested in participating. If you're around, do sign up! https://t.co/BkOjFwJR7j spaces are limited!

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

@SabynJaveri @yeisilcarolina Onto the second part of the event — a workshop on Sustainable Writing Practices! ✍🏻

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

We’re kicking off our next event, ‘Sabyn Javeri in Conversation with the North Modern and Contemporary Network’, at @ToonLibraries! 📚

@SabynJaveri

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

Q&A time with @SabynJaveri & @yeisilcarolina! 🎤

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

“Storytelling doesn’t have to belong to one tradition. These are stories that we tell ourselves. Sometimes we have to outrun them.”

“What are the stories you’ve been told to carry? What are the stories have you never dared to write?”

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

“Being human isn’t about living in the stories that are handed to us, but rewriting them.” ���

“Translation has become a way back in for me. I’m interested in the tales from the kitchen table. In these stories, I sense something radical.”

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

She cites Carol Ann Duffy, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde (and others), as key inspirations — they “reached into silence and found voices.” Sabyn started to think, ‘could I write something like this, too?’

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

A reminder we are hosting Sabyn Javeri at the Newcastle City Library this 3rd July. All welcome!

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

We are really looking forward to hosting our first event at @ToonLibraries with author, writer, and academic @SabynJaveri supported by Northern Bridge Consortium and @NorthEnglishes Sign up here: https://t.co/IFGJFp9uvR @BACLS_official @EuroCompLit @ModConDurham @NCL_English

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

We are really looking forward to hosting our first event at @ToonLibraries with author, writer, and academic @SabynJaveri supported by Northern Bridge Consortium and @NorthEnglishes Sign up here: https://t.co/IFGJFp9uvR @BACLS_official @EuroCompLit @ModConDurham @NCL_English

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

We had a lovely time with @anniezaidi yesterday at @READEnglish with lots of participation and a visit to the pub! Thank you to everyone who made it and shared their writing outcomes. What a lovely evening! More events by our NMC to come soon :)

[Meghmala Bhattacharya @Malya_B]

https://t.co/RWPLQYHESC

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

Tomorrow! See you there! :)

[Research in English At Durham @READEnglish]

@NorthModCont presents 'Creative Writing as Research Practice: A Workshop' with writer @anniezaidi, taking place 28 Jan 6-8pm, in ER146.

Find out more here👉https://t.co/9Od4kjXeB5

[bacls @BACLS_official]

Deadline extended to 7th Feb! You know what to do...✍️✍️✍️
Submit your abstract here: https://t.co/k8l1el0t1K

[North Modern and Contemporary Network @NorthModCont]

We can’t wait for our next event! 🖋️

You can sign up here: https://t.co/P1lpm6KXx5

[AnnieZaidi PhD @anniezaidi]

PGR scholars in and round Durham/Newcastle, this is happening next week, in case this is of interest 👇