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The Writers' Conference 2025

We hear from GOBs Poetry Collective on their fifth anniversary

One of Nottingham’s leading poetry groups, GOBS Collective, turns five this year. With an impressive list of publications, events and live showcases under their belts, our Literature Editor Andrew Tucker talks about the need for such creative communities that help people find their poetic voice.

Film Review: Companion

A Barbie girl, living in a non-Barbie world...

Adventures In Poetry: Alan Baker and Carrie Etter

Mansfield Young Writers' Group

Candlelit Concert & Poetry With Chris Miggells

Mansfield Young Writers' Group

Poetry From Hasib Hourani

Live poetry review: Power Cut by Poets off the Endz at Fishergate Point

Sunday evening at Fishergate Point was buzzing with anticipation for the latest performance by creative collective Poets Off The Endz, who kicked off the first night of their new project with Chapter 1: Power Cut. The concept: a power cut. The question: what comes to light when the power goes out?

Friends, football, and poetry

With male loneliness widespread in our modern age, award-winning poet Lewis Buxton comes to Nottingham to share his very personal struggles and how he found a way forward... 

Poetry From Martin Figura and Helen Ivory

Mansfield Young Writers' Group

Wendy Cope – Poetry Reading, With Julie Gardner and Sarah Smith

Write black to the beginning: Panya Banjoko on the 15 year anniversary of Nottingham Black Archive

This year Nottingham writer and archivist Panya Banjoko celebrated fifteen years as head of the Nottingham Black Archive: a community project that enlivens black cultural history in Notts. We caught up with Panya to talk about her residency this summer at the New Art Exchange and her long career as one of Nottingham’s foremost creative individuals.

East Midlands Comedy Writers Session - Nottingham Comedy Festival

Poetry Masterclass With Caleb Femi

Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers

Make It Yours: September and October

Mansfield Young Writers' Group

Write Queer

Write Queer

Fright Writes: Horror Writing Workshop Day

Make It Yours: September and October

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

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…

Make It Yours: September and October