19th April 2018 Seven Stories is Looking for Contributors for a New LGBTQ+ Project Get involved in a series of workshops using the treasures from our Collection
17th April 2018 April Learning eShot Featured Teacher: Steph Elliott Teacher and blogger Steph Elliott tells us how she encourages Reading for Pleasure in School
16th April 2018 David Almond Archive Comes Home to Seven Stories Seven Stories is thrilled to announce the addition of David Almond’s archive to our collection!
15th April 2018 David Almond Fellowships for Research in Children's Literature 2018 The application process for 2018 David Almond Fellowships is now open!
11th April 2018 Seven Stories touring exhibition shortlisted at Museum + Heritage Awards Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery shortlisted for 'Illustrating Harry Potter' at national awards
10th April 2018 Seven Stories acquires the archives of John Agard and Grace Nichols We are proud to add the poets’ work to our ever-growing national archive of modern and contemporary children’s literature.
14th March 2018 March Learning eShot Featured Teacher: Caroline Ash Caroline tells us about how Reading for Pleasure has helped her school and her students.
13th March 2018 Easter Holiday Events at Seven Stories Celebrate the launch of Time to Get Up with a brilliant new programme of events!
25th February 2018 Parking in the Ouseburn Valley Changes Today Before visiting Seven Stories, check in with changes to parking in the area.
21st February 2018 Support our Life-changing Stories Crowdfunding Campaign Help us achieve our goal of £7,000 to fund fully accessible events and experiences for young people and families.
9th January 2018 Discover Secrets, Mystery and Adventure this February Half Term! A fun-packed programme of mysteries to solve, secrets to discover and a cast of intriguing characters from the books of Enid Blyton!
18th December 2017 Giving the Magical Gift of Books this Christmas… Two leading North East law firms have supported the vital outreach activity Seven Stories delivers to local children and young people.
18th December 2017 Brewin Dolphin Give Children at St Oswald’s Hospice a Fairytale Christmas at Seven Stories Brewin Dolphin are supporting Seven Stories to diversify our programme to reach more children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
11th April 2017 Access Update: Beach Adventures, Bamboozle and Beyond! Our Access Champion Beth Coverdale provides an update on all things Accessibility at Seven Stories!
3rd February 2017 Seven Stories with... Steve Antony We chatted to Steve Antony as part of his weekend takeover in our studio!
25th November 2016 Seven Stories with... Chris Haughton and Benji Davies Benji Davies and Chris Haughton joined us for a fantastic Ink & Drink event. Here, they sit down with us for an insight into their relationship and their picture book process.
23rd November 2016 Fantastically Great Women: Leila Berg We bring you the stories of the Fantastically Great Women in our collection. Today we shine the spotlight on Leila Berg.
22nd November 2016 Hairy Archive Bears Dr Jessica Medhurst discusses bears at Seven Stories and bears in children's books
22nd November 2016 #HairyArchive Bears Dr Jessica Medhurst discusses bears at Seven Stories and bears in children's books.
20th November 2016 Careers in Gaming: Gabrielle Kent's Top Tips Gabrielle Kent joined us recently for an intriguing look into the gaming industry and the exciting opportunities it has to offer.
16th November 2016 Fantastically Great Women: Judith Kerr We bring you the stories of the Fantastically Great Women in our collection. Today we look at Judith Kerr.
29th July 2016 Five things to look out for in Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories Exhibition Curator David Wright tells us five things to look out for in the new Michael Morpurgo exhibition.
26th July 2016 Navigating Maps and Fantasy Worlds with Chris Riddell, by Stan age 9. Stan went along to Chris Riddell's Navigating Maps and Fantasy Workshop this week. Find out what he got up to in his guest blog post.
25th June 2016 The Battle of the Somme: Guest blog from author Hilary Robinson and illustrator Martin Impey Hilary and Martin share their thoughts on why it is important to engage children with commemorations such as the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
14th June 2016 The journey of an exhibition We waved goodbye to our Michael Foreman exhibition this week but that is not the end of its story. Sarah McGlynn, Touring Exhibition Coordinator tells us more.