Port of Tyne Home About Us The Business Marine Services Media & Downloads News Contact Us Careers RSS Feeds | Site Map Site Search WRITER IN RESIDENCE Port of Tyne writer in residence Our Aim Our Organisation Looking to the Future Corporate Governance Port of Tyne Reflect Awards Supporting the community Heritage Sites History Key Facts Port of Tyne writer in residence Welcome to Tyne Writer I Remember - short memories I Remember - my family I Write I Read I Hear My pictures Conventional & bulk cargo Car terminals Cruises & ferries Logistics Estates Marine & environmental services HALLO AND WELCOME TO TYNE WRITER My name is Michael Chaplin, Writer-In-Residence for the Port of Tyne The purpose of the residency is: To celebrate the history and culture of Tyneside by focusing on the river that runs through and made it what it is today. To stimulate pieces of writing in various forms about the Tyne and the communities that line its banks, some by myself, but most, hopefully, by the people of Tyneside. To provide, via this website and others means of publication, a resource base for all those interested in the past, present and future of the Tyne. I hope you enjoy visiting this site, reading what the people of Tyneside have written about their river. I also hope you feel moved to join them! In July 2011 I was joined by artist Birtley Aris, photographer Charles Bell, poet Christy Ducker on a walk around the Port of Tyne from South Shields Pier to Tynemouth Pier via Wylam Bridge. The walk inspired me to write a new book celebrating the River Tyne. To find out more and to start a conversation please email me: michael.chaplin@portoftyne.co.uk Follow Michael on twitter @MichaelChaplin2 This richly illustrated book is a vivid, evocative, funny and often moving account of the River Tyne. Tyne View avilable from all good book shops or online at: New Writing North HOME ABOUT US PORT OF TYNE WRITER IN RESIDENCE Legal PolicyAccessibility Port of Tyne ©2014