The North East is full of talented authors, who write on topics as diverse as crime, historical fiction, mystery, romance and chick lit. 

Here are just a small selection of North East writers whose books you can find in your local library.

 

Click on the book covers below to search the library catalogue for works by the authors.

Paul Torday	Val McDermid	Elizabeth Gill	Paul Magrs	Sheila Quigley
Dan Smith	Marion Husband	Alice De Smith	Carol Clewlow	John Sadler
Carolyn Jess-Cooke	Rebecca Jenkins	Danielle Ramsay	John Baker	Janet MacLeod Trotter

 

For more information about North East writers, click on the links below:

 

 

Murder Squad

A group of northern crime writers, including Ann Cleeves, Cath Staincliffe, Margaret Murphy, Martin Edwards and Stuart Pawson.  Click on the book covers below to find books by the authors in Northumberland Libraries:

Ann Cleeves

Cath Staincliffe

Margaret Murphy

Martin Edwards

Stuart Pawson

 

Click here to visit the Murder Squad's website.

 

Poetry in the North East

Poets from the North East are well represented in Morpeth Library's unique and exciting Northern Poetry Library.  Click on the link below to find out more:

• Northern Poetry Library

 

Find Out More About North East Writers

For more information about North East authors and poets, awards, book festivals and much more, please click on the links below:

• Read Regional
• New Writing North

Northumberland Libraries are often visited by writers for talks and other events; click here to visit the events page and find out who is coming to your local library.

 

If you would like to talk online to local authors, why not join Northumberland Readers?  A number of local writers are active members of the group.