Following a recommendation from Arts Council England, Ministerial approval has been given to the permanent allocation of the Judith Kerr Archive to the Trustees of Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle upon Tyne.
With so much going on over the holidays, we thought we’d give you a helping hand - take a look at our literary list of things to do during the festive break.
Inspired by our Betty Larom exhibition, students were asked to create their own apparel designs and the best were chosen for display in the exhibition.
To celebrate Lauren Child's much-loved character Clarice Bean being the star of Fenwick's Christmas Window this year, we're inviting children to write their own Christmas story for a chance to win a special festive prize, thanks to our friends at Fen
Multi award-winning and best-selling children’s author illustrator Lauren Child visited Seven Stories today to celebrate the reveal of Fenwick’s Christmas Window, which features her joyful festive story Clarice Bean: Think Like an Elf.
Arts Council England have confirmed that they will fund Seven Stories as a National Portfolio Organisation for the next three years, highlighting their support of the charity’s recent business model shift.
Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books has been chosen as one of 46 UK arts organisations selected to take part in the $30 million Digital Accelerator Programme.
Happy Pride! To celebrate National Pride Month, we’ve put together a list of some of our favourite Pride books, all available at our bookshop or at bookshop.org.
Richard O’Neill, a Literacy Trust National Literacy Hero, is to be the first Creative Lead-in-Residence at Seven Stories, starting work this month with the team to catalyse the Centre’s impact in the region and beyond.
To celebrate St Bede’s Day, the famous Northern saint who died on the 25th May 735AD, Durham Cathedral has launched a joint fundraising appeal with Seven Stories to share the joy of reading with young people from County Durham.
Share your favourite stories with us using the hashtag #ilovethisbookbecause and be in with the chance to be featured in our special World Book Day YouTube programme on Thursday 4th March 2021
We are thrilled to have been awarded the Best Lockdown Project at the Museums Change Lives Awards in recognition of our work to support disadvantaged children and families in Newcastle during the first national lockdown.
Seven Stories is fighting back from the Covid-19 lockdown with a unique initiative that unites well-known celebrities and essential workers to promote the importance of storytelling.
Seven Stories to share its knowledge and skills with other organisations and individuals to help them access the support available from Arts Council England.
In light of the most recent advice from the UK Government, Public Health England and the World Health Organisation, Seven Stories will close its doors to the public from 5pm on Wednesday 18 March 2020 until Sunday 19 April 2020.
Some people say that there are only seven types of story in all the world. Visitors to Seven Stories are being invited to discover if this can really be true in an exciting new exhibition due to open this Easter.
We believe that no one is too small to make a difference and are inviting families to discover more about what they can do to help shape the world around them in a series of fun, interactive events this February.
The National Literacy Trust’s Read North East campaign has partnered with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Public Health South Tees to launch an Early Years Partnership in the town.
In this year’s New Year Honours Seven Stories is delighted that several of our friends have been honoured for their contribution to children’s literature.
From 3-9 December 2018, we are opening our doors for free/offering a free tea and biscuits - plus 10% discount in our bookshop - to National Lottery players.
We teamed up with Newcastle University last month to bring the UK’s Children’s Laureate Lauren Child MBE to Newcastle to talk to us all about creativity, education and her brand new book Hubert Horatio.
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.
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.