A life long project.
LIZZIE LOVEJOY
POEMS, PICTURES AND PERFORMANCES
Lizzie Lovejoy is a Darlo born Poet, Performer and Picture-Maker. They've spent their life listening to peoples words, and now Lizzie translates local narratives into creative works.
Working across the North, from the Scottish Borders to North Yorkshire, Lizzie's home is their inspiration because the North is a tale worth telling and contains so many stories worth hearing.
Lizzie has recently won the NE Artist of the Year Award 2023, collaborated with Durham Miners Gala, and featured on the BBC Schools Share Your Story Tour.
Lizzie received the
SID CHAPLIN award 2025
for their work-in-progress novel 'Driftwood.'
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Lizzie was awarded NE Visual Artist of the Year 2023 for their work on the Trailways and Queer Shores & Seas projects.
Recent Project Highlights
'Celestial Fingerprints' Ogden Centre West
2025
Lizzie was given the wonderful opportunity to work with Durham University's Ogden Centre West to produce a bespoke artwork celebrating the astronomy focused work which takes place there, as well as the brilliant people who make this place so special. After a series of workshops with care-experienced young people and interviews with the Ogden Centre community, Lizzie developed this piece which launched at NAM (National Astronomy Meeting) 2025.
Writer in Residence for STORYLINES at The Bishop Line
2023-25
Lizzie Lovejoy is one of the Artists on Board, representing the Tees Women Poets as part of Storylines project, created by Citizen Songwriter. The project is supported by The Bishop Line, Northern Rail and Cross Country Rail.
This project continued as Lizzie became the Stockton to Darlington Railway 200 Poet in Residence, sharing poetry through performances up and down the Bishop and Tees Valley Lines.
