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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.
What To Expect At Oxjam Beeston 2017
Thu 12 Oct 2017The lowdown on NG9's annual music extravaganza raising money for Oxfam, starting with the Oxjam Beeston Takeover this Saturday...
A Word With the Beasts Behind Wild Boar Books
Sat 12 Aug 2017New pigs on the block, Lincolnshire-based indie press Wild Boar Books, boast some proper weird, proper original releases. We thought we’d hit up our neighbours, and snorted in the direction of founders and editors Guy and Richard about the Midlands lit scene, gold star awards, and anti-establishment, porcine publishing...
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…
Poet Leanne Moden on Spoken Word in Nottingham
Fri 24 Mar 2017Who’d have thought there was such a wealth of spoken word events and culture going on in our fair city? Founder of the spoken word night Crosswords and former-East Anglian, Leanne Moden couldn’t believe it either. She explains why poetry’s proper poppin’ off in Notts…
7 Wordy Endeavours for National Poetry Day in Nottingham
Wed 05 Oct 2016There's loads of stuff to be getting up to, reading, and listening in on for National Poetry Day in Nottingham
The Spoken Word Poetry Explosion in Nottingham
Thu 21 Jul 2016"I have listened to poetry in a chintzy tea house and in a cave deep beneath the streets of Nottingham, from a dear old lady sharing her favourite Pam Ayres poem, to a punk screaming hatred and vitriol"
Spoken Word Review: Austerity Cafe
Mon 23 May 2016"In Britain, we don't dig coal from mines any more. We used to build ships, but no longer on these shores. We can be proud of our bankers who generate millions, and we're still good at making guns!"
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"