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Poetry Festival, Rollerdiscoing, Bat Walks, LGBTQ+ Comedy and More: Here's What's On This Week in Nottingham 17-24 September
Sun 17 Sept 2023Get your skates on and get planning - there's a roller-disco, poetry, comedy, music and nature events all happening in Nottingham this week!
We Hear All About Global Wordsmiths, the Inclusive Community Project Empowering Their Writers
Sat 08 Apr 2023Meet Victoria Villasenor and Nicci Robinson. In 2014, the couple first met at a literature event at Waterstones on Bridlesmith Gate. The two ended up connecting and went on to work on community projects together; they had a passion for mentoring authors in the beginning stages of their careers. They took these values and focused them on Global Wordsmiths - a community interest company Victoria established in 2012 that seeks to help writers realise their dreams. Our own writer (and creative behind Queer Notts) Jade Bramley sits down with Victoria and Nicci at the very same Waterstones where they met almost a decade prior, to discuss the work they do in the literature world and how they incorporate queer activism into it…
5 of the Best Places to Stretch Your Legs in Notts
Fri 24 Mar 2023Nottinghamshire is full of picturesque places to embrace the great outdoors. Here are five ideas for walks to get you on the front foot...
Author Julie Malone Talks Us Through Middleway Words Festival
Fri 04 Nov 2022Middleway Words is a new festival with ambitions to share Midlands authors with the world. A mix of online and live events, the jewel in Middleway’s crown is a celebration at Waterstones for Nottingham’s literary talents. Ahead of the event, LeftLion talks to Julie Malone, one of the festival organisers, about her personal journey to authordom…
Meet the Nottingham Barbers Offering Wellbeing Walks to Their Customers
Wed 15 Dec 2021Adam Pickering talks to Aretê’s Josh O’Callaghan and Matt Dryden, the high-end barbers taking their safe space out into nature with their open wellbeing walks…
Words for Wellbeing Coach Samantha Gray on Her Work With Nottingham Writers’ Studio and Why You Should Get a Journal
Wed 03 Nov 2021Writing can be a transformative experience. For this month’s Wellness Section, we chat with Words for Wellbeing coach Samantha Gray about therapeutic writing, her work with Nottingham Writers’ Studio, and why you should get a journal…
Liam Bailey on His Career Highlights, Collaborating With Leon Michaels and Taking Long London Walks
Wed 08 Sept 2021Released towards the end of 2020, Liam Bailey’s genre-crossing album Ekundayo has been reworked by prominent New York producer Leon Michaels, founder of Big Crown Records. The result? Ekundayo Inversions, a dub/soul/reggae crossover that showcases Bailey’s silky-smooth voice like never before...
Preview: Middleway Words Book Festival
Sun 05 Sept 2021Churning out authors like Alan Sillitoe and D.H. Lawrence, the Midlands has a long history with literature. It’s therefore unsurprising (but still exciting) that we have a Midlands book festival to look forward to this September.
Magic Moments: An Afternoon with Global Wordsmiths at Defining Moments Launch
Mon 26 Feb 2018One of the fresher faces on Nottingham's publishing scene, Global Wordsmiths have made a name for themselves of late by working with writers from all walks of life. Their latest publication, Defining Moments: Stories from a Place of Recovery, is a collaboration with local addiction support charity Double Impact. We sent our Chloe Campbell down to the launch event for the book to get the low-down on the book, and the remarkable people who have contributed to it.
Exhibition Review: Collected Words at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Wed 15 Nov 2017A celebration of Nottingham’s literary wares, past and present...
Sex, Drugs, and Rolling On: An evening with Lee Stuart Evans
Mon 13 Nov 2017With a novel under his belt and years of TV experience to his name, comedic heavy-hitter Lee Stuart Evans is fast becoming a staple of Nottingham's literature scene. We decided to pop down to Five Leaves Bookshop for a reading of his latest novel Words Best Sung, and were treated to a night of rock and roll and rampant laughs.
Detonate Festival 2017 in Words and Photos
Wed 14 Jun 2017Our Lucy and Tom got down to Colwick Park to skank out to some right good tunes, write a few words, and take a few snaps...
Write Your Own Videogame with Hello Words at the NVA
Tue 09 May 2017Writing for computer games is more than just up, down, left, right, jump. There are multiple worlds and narratives to consider, as well as which media platform to use. Fortunately, Nottingham’s very own videogame writer, Lynda Clark, has helped form a writing group – Hello Words – at The NVA, to offer a bit of support for those who don’t know their Twine from their Inkle…
Comedy Writer Lee Stuart Evans Talks Debut Novel Words Best Sung
Tue 28 Mar 2017You may not instantly recognise his name, but Lee Stuart Evans has left his mark all over our telly boxes. Having written for shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, A League of Their Own, Live at the Apollo and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, he’s now turned his hand to novel writing. We spoke to him about his Nottingham-based debut, Words Best Sung…
Breakfast in Notts. In 5 words.
Fri 19 Jun 2015It’s the most important meal of the day, and although toast and cereal does a fine job, it’s nice to get a proper breakfast down you every now and again...
Jennifer Makumbi at the Festival of Words
Fri 24 Oct 2014The Commonwealth Short Story winner was in town to discuss Uganda's complex history in her debut novel Kintu
Writing Workshops at the Festival of Words
Mon 20 Oct 2014Lara Elena Donnelly and Judith Allnatt examine the power of words
Interview: Will Self
Wed 15 Oct 2014He’s got a brain the size of a large planet and he’s in Nottingham for the Festival of Words. Get yer dictionaries out, people. It’s Mr Will Self.
Festival of Words 2014
Wed 08 Oct 2014A letter-laden shindig is set to take over the city for a whole week and we've got the lowdown on the best bits
Light Night in pictures and words
Wed 13 Feb 2013The city centre was doused in strange lights for the city's annual illuminated arts evening
WritiN Words on your Street
Sat 29 Mar 2008"The aim of WritiN was to create a new Nottingham poem, written by young people, about their Nottingham"