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Write Queer: a monthly writing group for LGBTQ+ people in Notts

Tue 14 Jul 2026

Open to the LGBTQ+ community and allies, Write Queer is a monthly collective who share and progress their writing, while connecting with other writers in a supportive environment – online, or at Nottingham Central Library. We speak to organiser Richard Gidlow about the sessions, zines, Notts Pride, and the unspoken heroes of pigeons.

Interview: Author Ian C Douglas' new creative writing courses at Nottingham Trent University

Sun 28 Jun 2026

This summer, local author Ian C Douglas is teaching two new world-building courses as part of Nottingham Trent University's Creative Short Courses programme. He chats to LeftLion about making stuff up...

East Midlands Pamphlet Prize launched by Bad Betty, in partnership with Writing East Midlands and Nottingham Poetry Festival

Sun 31 May 2026

Notts based independent publisher Bad Betty Press has announced the launch of the East Midlands Pamphlet Prize, a new initiative designed to support and platform poets living, working and studying across our region.

Music legends, indie bands, and creative writing at Wollaton Hall: Here's what's on this week in Nottingham 9 March - 15 March

Sun 08 Mar 2026

It's Spring and we'll soon be feeling more sunlight on our skin. To accompany the banishment of the winter blues, why not line up something nice to do this week in Notts? There's plenty to check out, including the arrival of not one but two legendary UK guitar bands...

SherWords: The Writing Group with Community and Connection at its Heart

Mon 10 Nov 2025

"Sherwood is almost synonymous with Nottingham and Nottingham with writing." That's how Frances Thimann, a short story writer and member of the SherWords writing group, traces the link between the Nottingham area and the act of writing. This connection remains very much alive today in SherWords, a friendly, collaborative writing group rooted in the local community and sustained by their passion for literature...

Theatre and TV legend James Graham talks bringing Notts to the screen and writing about Gareth Southgate

Tue 02 Sept 2025

James Graham is one of British theatre’s most popular and prolific writers and also the creator of BBC TV drama Sherwood. He was born and brought up in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, in the 1980s -his first job was working the stage door at the Theatre Royal. Twenty years on, James returns to the city with the epic Dear England, a play about football manager Gareth Southgate, which headlines the theatre’s 160th birthday celebrations…

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #12: Writer James Graham on Dear England, Sherwood, Broadway, London theatre and writing for stage and screen

Mon 25 Aug 2025

Our latest episode is a conversation with the Notts-born Showrunner of BBC TV's Sherwood, who is taking Notts to New York stages and returning home to celebrate the 160th Birthday of Nottingham's Theatre Royal...

Playwright Caroline Bird on writing The Last Stand Of Mrs Mary Whitehouse

Thu 21 Aug 2025

The Playhouse continues its streak of consequential new plays with the upcoming The Last Stand Of Mrs Mary Whitehouse, starring Maxine Peake behind those infamous horn-rimmed spectacles. Caroline Bird speaks to Leftlion about how and why she wrote about the 'most dangerous woman in Britain'...

We chat with Annie Dressner about touring, writing - and speaking up

Sat 22 Mar 2025

Annie Dressner’s latest single, For The Thrill Of It, was released in February. Influenced by her experiences, it addresses misogyny and inappropriate behaviour towards women in the music industry. The New Yorker has been based in Cambridge for the last 13 years after meeting her partner at an open mic night. She recently made a stop in Nottingham as part of a tour supporting Danny & The Champions of The World...

Wrestling, gaming, writing, gigging: here's what's on in Nottingham this week 17 - 23 March 2025

Sun 16 Mar 2025

Gaming or gigging, writing or wrestling - whatever floats your boat there's something on this week in Nottingham to keep you entertained...

Writing while Muslim: writer and activist A.M. Dassu on her upcoming panel

Tue 15 Oct 2024

Award-winning Midlands writer and activist A.M. Dassu is heading to Nottingham to present her panel, Writing while Muslim, at Nottingham Central Library. We got the scoop behind her inspiring journey…

We spoke to Charity Shop Sue creators Dead Sweet TV about comedy writing, creating a LGBTQ+ icon and working with Shane Meadows and Vicky McClure.

Wed 17 Jul 2024

From her beginnings as a YouTube mockumentary star to appearing MTV Cribs, Charity Shop Sue has won the hearts of many - but what were the beginnings of Bulwell's iconic boss laydeh? We spoke to Stu Edwards and brothers Tim and Matt Chesney, creators at Dead Sweet TV to talk about comedy writing, creating a LGBTQ+ icon and working with Shane Meadows and Vicky McClure.

We Catch Up With Jon McGregor, Chief Editor of The Letters Page, About the Evergreen Tradition of Letter Writing

Sat 25 Nov 2023

As The Letters Page journal turns ten, chief editor Jon McGregor looks back at the beginnings of his journal and delves into how the evergreen tradition of letter writing weaves into the digital age as he sheds light on what makes the appeal of finding a letter in your postbox forever greater than a ping on a screen…

The Thompsons on Writing Letters, Old Nottingham Nightclubs and Artificial Intelligence

Fri 03 Nov 2023

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Live Music, A Beer And Cider Festival, And A Spooky Writing Workshop. Here's What’s On 9 October – 15 October…

Sun 08 Oct 2023

Get into the spirit of Halloween early with some spooky writing, enjoy some beer or cider (responsibly) in the name of Notts legend Robin Hood, or go and see a variety of live music...

Ideal for Nottingham Trent University Students, WRAP is a Creative Writing Workshop Held at Blend Contemporary

Sat 22 Apr 2023

Inspiring students to express themselves through writing, Rebecca Cullen of Nottingham Trent University set up WRAP, shorthand for Writing, Reading and Pleasure. Josephine Ruffles catches up with Rebecca about the group and how writing can improve your wellbeing…

Rebecca Constable On Writing For a Dyslexic Audience

Wed 02 Mar 2022

In 2016 Rebecca Constable won a Young Creative Award for her story about dyslexia. She then went on to publish a full length book on Dyslexia friendly paper. We chat to the young creative about writing with dyslexia, her latest creative projects, and The Young Creative Awards...

The Best Places in Nottingham for Fans of Reading, Writing and Poetry

Sun 19 Sept 2021

If 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.

Feixue Huangdu's Videos of Nottinghamshire Have Gone Viral in China

Sun 16 Aug 2020

One of the fascinating by-products of increasing globalisation is the thought that, right now, someone in China is watching a tour of Ruddington Village Museum online. The reason for that is Feixue Huangdu, whose tours of local heritage spots have gone viral in her native China. We caught up with Nottingham Trent Museum and Heritage Development graduate to discuss the surprise success of her videos and the importance of sharing cultures...

The Write Ideas: 7 Ways to Put Pen to Paper

Tue 21 Apr 2020

Ever 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...

Historical Author Emily Brand: "I feel a sort of security in writing about real people who lived, loved and died, generations ago"

Mon 20 Apr 2020

Emily Brand is a local historian who’s been researching the Byron family tree and all its drama-sprouting branches. With a close look at life in the eighteenth century, her fourth book The Fall of the House of Byron is released this month. We sat down for a digital chat with the author to find out more...

Nottingham City of Literature are Running a Creative Writing Competition for Writers Aged 10-25

Mon 09 Dec 2019

Are you a youngster in our city who has gifted gears whirring away? We have a corking competition for you…

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