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We sat down with Charlotte Thomson-Morley to ask about her ideas, inspiration and other work.
Wed 27 Mar 2024Our wonderful cover art this month is by Charlotte Thomson-Morley, a South Notts illustrator and printmaker who makes work based around folklore and Paganism. We sat down with Charlotte to ask about her ideas, inspiration and other work.
Sherwood’s Paper Fort Games Discusses Their New Release, Cosmoctopus
Thu 03 Nov 2022A conspiracy theorist’s dream, Cosmoctopus, the new board game from Sherwood-based publisher Paper Fort Games, explores what would happen if octopuses were actually alien. Following the launch of its Kickstarter campaign, Lead Developer Chris Kingsnorth tells us what to expect…
Film Review: Paper Lives
Sat 20 Mar 2021Netflix’s new Turkish-language drama, Paper Lives, is a melodramatic slog…
The Write Ideas: 7 Ways to Put Pen to Paper
Tue 21 Apr 2020Ever yearned to be one of those people who could just put pen to paper? Maybe you struggled to know where to start? We’ve rounded up our best ideas for creative writing at home...
Review: Paper Cranes Poetry at Inspire Poetry Festival
Mon 30 Sept 2019My first assumption when almost anyone says ‘spoken word’ is of slam poetry – a shouting twenty something with a beanie, comparing their emotions to a ball of yarn or a revolver. I was, however, very pleasantly surprised, when attending Paper Cranes at the Beeston library, to find it was not a group of twenty somethings in beanies, but a collective of individuals eclectic both in age range, and personality...
26 Nottingham Independents to Buy Creative Christmas Gifts From This Year
Mon 11 Dec 2017It’s easy to get bogged down in the conveyor belt of tax-dodging chain shops in the UK. You know the story: it’s a few days before Crimbo and you’re wading through the Market Square gaggles, with oodles of ornamental cats and willy-shaped salt shakers spilling out of your arms. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there duck.
This year, you can pack in the panic buys and consult our handy guide to the best independent makers, doers and sellers in Nottingham. That’s right, we’ve rounded up some of the top creative establishments in the city, and have highlighted a few of their top buys to stuff in yer nan’s stocking. Argos? Do one.
Poet Lydia Towsey Brings The Venus Papers to Nottingham Writers' Studio
Wed 19 Oct 2016"Lydia Towsey explores what it means to be a female in the 21st century with her one-woman show, touring her thoughts in a load of different cities"
Future Session 104 - Paper Shop Dave
Sat 27 Feb 2016New music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is
The Wild by Paper Shop Dave
Sat 15 Nov 2014New Nottingham-based film company, Punchline Productions, have made a new music video
Interview: Alex from Ideas on Paper
Tue 14 Oct 2014Despite the digital revolution, reading a magazine on a device is never quite as good as the real thing. It’s not all nostalgia - although yes, there is something wonderful about flicking through pages at leisure while getting a hit of the distinctive smell of ink and paper - physical print is actually easier to read. We spoke to Alex Smith, the man behind the independent magazine shop Ideas On Paper, about why print is here to stay...
Art Works: Paperworks by Hannah Lobley
Sat 15 Oct 2011"This is all down to a book I once accidentally left out in the rain"
Interview: Ronika
Mon 12 Jul 2010"I’m gonna ride in on a deer, and hopefully get the stuffed gorilla from Wollaton Hall on stage for a dance"
Want to be a paperback writer?
Thu 01 Oct 2009Got a loft full of manuscripts and don’t know what to do with them? Need advice on getting an agent?
Interview: Paper Lace Singer Phillip Wright
Wed 06 Apr 2005"When we came back after we got to No.1, we practically got a civic reception. Before we knew it we put into an open-top limo and driven round the city"