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Ballet, Talks About Women in Music, a Movie About the UK Rave Scene and Literature Lectures: Here's What's On In Nottingham This Week: 29 April - 5 May 2024
Sun 28 Apr 2024This week in Nottingham we have ballet, talks about women in music, a movie about the UK rave scene and literature lectures from acclaimed international authors...
Locating Lawrence: April 1924
Tue 09 Apr 2024D.H. Lawrence is settling back into life in Taos and appears to be happy. Long may this last...
Literature Review: Imagine an Image by Nottingham writer Teo Eve
Wed 11 Oct 2023Experiments in language and image, meaning and visual form lie at the heart of a new collection of poetry, Imagine an Image, by Nottingham writer Teo Eve.
UNESCO City of Literature Mark International Youth Day
Mon 14 Aug 2023Saturday 12 August was the UN’s International Youth Day, and to mark the occasion Nottingham UNESCO City of Lit’s Youth Board set up a celebratory weekend under the low wooden beams of Waterstones’ Sillitoe Room. We popped by on Friday to jot down some career advice and chat about our favourite books with the welcome fortification of a free vegan sarnie. (It was a great lunch - this is UNESCO, not Tesco)...
Nottingham's City of Literature Is Set to Host This Year's Slamovision
Thu 01 Dec 2022Awarded the UNESCO City of Literature title in 2015, Nottingham has a thriving and ever-expanding poetry scene. That’s why it’s no surprise that Cara Thompson won the international Slamovision poetry competition last year with her poem Island Screams. Hosted at Metronome this December in collaboration with WRAP at NTU, we catch up with the poet all about the upcoming event…
You Can Get Your Hands on Four Free Books in Nottingham This Month, All Thanks to City of Literature
Sun 03 Jul 2022Interested in four free books? Well then you’re in luck, because Nottingham’s City of Literature are giving away just that as part of their Big City Reads campaign. And with stories ranging from loneliness to police injustice, and styles varying from prose to graphic novel, there’s something for every kind of reader. Set to take place this summer, our Literature Editor catches up with Matt Turpin and Eleanor Flowerday from City of Literature to find out more…
The Best of Robin Hood on Screen and in Literature
Fri 24 Sept 2021With the green hat, archer’s bow, and occasionally a goatee, Robin Hood is a true icon of Nottingham. Our home-grown legend has been featured in thousands of different stories around the globe since his conception hundreds of years ago – here are some of the most notable examples of his pop culture presence..
The Best Places in Nottingham for Fans of Reading, Writing and Poetry
Sun 19 Sept 2021If words are your thing, our city is the place to be. Back in 2015, Nottingham was given permanent status as a UNESCO City of Literature, on account of our literary heritage, as well as our commitment to encouraging emerging writers.
12 Stories and Poetry Collections You Should Read During Lockdown
Sat 20 Jun 2020Our Literature Editor runs down some of the books that have kept her busy during these times...
Love Your Locals: How to Support Your Independents in Their Time of Need
Tue 28 Apr 2020We’re a city with a long and proud history of independence, and currently boast one of the most diverse, active and eclectic independent business communities in the country. Unfortunately, the ongoing health crisis has resulted in many of them being among the hardest hit, and the majority of Nottingham’s independents have had to either close their doors or find creative ways to stay afloat until things return to normal. While these are obviously times of financial uncertainty for many of us, there are still ways that you can support your local independent businesses without leaving the house…
Nottingham City of Literature are Running a Creative Writing Competition for Writers Aged 10-25
Mon 09 Dec 2019Are you a youngster in our city who has gifted gears whirring away? We have a corking competition for you…
Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature Are Launching the Big City Reads 2019 Campaign
Fri 07 Jun 2019Nothing can quite beat the feeling of strolling through the Forest Rec in the middle of the summer, armed with a good read and a cold one, plopping yourself down under some glorious shade and knowing that everything’s right in the world. And, this year, you won’t need to look far to find your summer reads…
Lord Beestonia’s Nottingham Literature Facts
Fri 26 Jan 2018Matt Turpin aka Lord Beestonia on Nottingham’s literary didja-knows...
Go on a Literature-Themed Pub Crawl in Notts
Mon 22 Jan 2018From the workplace and playground of Sillitoe’s Arthur Seaton, to the backdrop for DH Lawrence characters’ racy goings-on, Nottinghamshire is rich with literary connections. It’s also pretty well renowned for its pubs...
10 Nottingham Women in Literature
Fri 12 Jan 2018Mention Nottingham’s literary heritage and people often cite Byron, Lawrence or Sillitoe. But our female writers are equally as rebellious and ground-breaking. Margaret Cavendish was one of the earliest science fiction writers; Lucy Hutchinson was the first female writer of an epic English poem; Ada Lovelace is credited as the first computer programmer; suffragist, Alice Zimmerman, worked as a writer and translator; and Alma Reville was an influential screenwriter. In more recent times, Nottingham has been home to one of Britain’s funniest authors, Mhairi McFarlane; Pippa Hennessy played a key role in our successful bid to become UNESCO City of Literature; and Sandeep Mahal took up her position as its first director last year. Up the women. Here’s ten more who’ve contributed to Nottingham’s incredible literary landscape...
Book Review Competition: Win a £25 Token and Get Published
Fri 05 Jan 2018We’ve teamed up with the UNESCO City of Literature squad to deliver a book review competition...
Sandeep Mahal on Nottingham’s Status as a UNESCO City of Literature
Wed 03 Jan 2018Nottingham is a literary city. From the heritage of Byron, Lawrence and Sillitoe, to the proliferation of today’s writing scene, the literary conversation here in Nottingham is a roiling cacophony. Within LeftLion's January issue, we find pressing proof of Nottingham’s remarkable contribution to literature and why it is deserving of its UNESCO designation...
Callout for UNESCO City of Literature Residency in Krakow
Thu 14 Dec 2017We don’t need to remind you how many talented writers we’ve got living here in Notts, and there’s currently a very special opportunity for all you word whizzers…
Literature Review: Henry Normal's Love, Relationships and Other Realistic Expectations at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Wed 13 Dec 2017We got down to Djanogly Theatre to check out the latest from our Henners...
Callout for ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival Writing Residency in India
Tue 17 Oct 2017Ayup, creatives of Notts. If you’re a whizz with words or aspire to be the next big thing in the writing world, you might be interested in this special opportunity...
LeftLion's New Literature Editor, LP Mills…
Wed 02 Aug 2017Nottingham, say hello to our new friend...
Young Books Run Wild: Celebrating 30 Days of British Wildlife Literature with the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Thu 01 Jun 2017Determined to get us bookworms out and about in the sunshine, the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has launched a month-long campaign to review books about all things wild.
Our Literature Editor James Walker Says Goodbye
Mon 29 May 2017So long, and thanks for all the fiction...
From Vilnius to Viccy Centre: Celebrating Lithuanian Literature At The Easiest Launch
Tue 23 May 2017It's not often we get the chance to celebrate literature from further afield. Thankfully, Noir Press have brought the best and brightest of continent to us. We went to One BC for the launch of their latest Lithuanian dark romance The Easiest.