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Just the Tonic Comedy Club - Nottingham - 9 O'Clock Show

Just the Tonic Comedy Club - Nottingham - 7 O'Clock Show

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.

LeftLion Magazine #177 November 2024

This month's LeftLion features Smokescreen Soundsystem, an interview with TV and film director Shane Meadows, Trekking Exploration, 25 Years of the Bodega, Author Simon Smalley, Panya Banjoko, Nottingham Forest Women's Team, Grayson Perry, Friends of Wollaton Park, Actor-turned-author Richard Armitage, Divorce, Kino Kilo Notts, Lisa Loves Style and more.

East Midlands Comedy Writers Session - Nottingham Comedy Festival

Poetry Masterclass With Caleb Femi

Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers

Mansfield Young Writers' Group

Write Queer

Fright Writes: Horror Writing Workshop Day

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…

Mansfield Young Writers' Group

Writer Mentoring Scheme 2024

Reading Proud 3: an Afternoon With Lgbt+ Writers

Pick Six: Actor, writer and comedian Colin Hoult

This month’s Pick Six is chosen by Nottingham-born actor, writer and comedian Colin Hoult

LeftLion Issue #176 October 2024

This month's LeftLion features an obituary to the iconic Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, which turned off its cooling towers at the end of September. We also speak to Peter Hook, Wunderhorse, Megan Crook Textiles, and Crazy Little Sing Called Pub, share memories of 15 years of JT Soar and give you a preview of what's to come at this year's Hockley Hustle.