Events
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‘Getting to where you want to be’
7th September 2010
A Writing West Midlands workshop in association with The Writer’s Compass (formerly literaturetraining)
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West End Arts Festival
11th September 2010
Alongside acclaimed US author, Thomas Legendre, and a performance from Leicester actress, Alicia Charles, Nicholas Hogg will be reading an extract from his upcoming second novel, ‘The Hummingbird and the Bear’ at the West End Arts Festival.
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Meet thriller writer Steven Dunne
16th September 2010
Meet Derby based best selling thriller writer Steven Dunne.
Sinfin Library, Derby
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The Life and Work of Agatha Christie
22nd September 2010
To celebrate the 120 Year Anniversary of ‘The Queen of Crime,’ long-standing Agatha Christie fan John Martin will be guiding us through her life and work.
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Seven Deadly Sins by Sophie Snell
23rd September 2010
Wirksworth Festival presents Sophie Snell’s Seven Deadly Sins at the Red Lion.
At turns dark and comic, this is performance storytelling with a twist. As each story unfolds, more of the seven deadly sins are divulged. Until finally our heroine overhears one final devastating revelation – and the penny drops… Fresh from Buxton Festival Fringe, this show has just been nominated under two categories at the Fringe Awards – both “Spoken Word” and “New Writing”:
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Planning and Developing Your Novel, with Nicola Monaghan
25th September 2010
A day of writing led by award-winning novelist Nicola Monaghan, focusing on the problems faced by novelists in producing an extended piece of work. Workshops, exercises, discussion, and feedback will look at plot, narrative structure, character and practical approaches to planning your work.
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an evening of Gothic Horror
30th September 2010
nottinghams oldest and best company of storytellers begin their new season with a tribute to the genre we so love to shiver to. Come along and enjoy the stories as well as a pint or two in englands oldest pub.
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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF ALAN SILLITOE
2nd October 2010
Nottingham City Council House, Market Square, Nottingham
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Home Ground- a poetry reading by Derby City Poets
7th October 2010
Home Ground- a poetry reading by Derby City Poets
Thursday 7 October 7pm to 9pm
Central Library, Derby
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The Party Isn’t Over Yet- An evening with Wendy Cope
13th October 2010
The Party Isn’t Over Yet- An evening with Wendy Cope
Wednesday 13 October, 7.00pm to 9.15pm
Mickleover Library, Derby
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Workshop in Lincolnshire Wolds
18th October 2010
[ October 18, 2010 to October 22, 2010. ] October Residential Creative Writing/ Poetry
For the second year Christopher Sanderson (poet and workshop leader in both Louth and Lincoln) and freelance award-winning poet Paul Sutherland with seven collections and a highly respected workshop leader are running […]
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Rehearsed Reading: The Ashes
21st October 2010
Making a welcome return to Nottingham Playhouse, following the popularity of its first reading, is Michael Pinchbeck’s new play The Ashes directed by Giles Croft.
Tickets are FREE, but must be booked in advance as places are limited.
Box Office: 0115 941 9419
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Theory and Practice in Contemporary Women's Writing
23rd October 2010
The Postgraduate Contemporary Women’s Writing Network is delighted to announce that as part of its first networking event, ‘Theory & Practice in Contemporary Women’s Writing’ on 23rd October at the University of Leicester. The acclaimed author, Scarlett Thomas will be hosting an interactive workshop on creative contemporary women’s writing.
Scarlett Thomas, senior lecturer at the University of Kent and author of the novels Bright Young Things, Going Out, PopCo, The End of Mr. Y, and, most recently, Our Tragic Universe will be also be our keynote speaker at the event.
There are a few places remaining for this session. Full information, an event programme, workshop details and a registration form are available on our website at www.pgcwwn. Please email the registration form to events@pgcwwn.org. Prior to 31st August 2010, registration will be £25 (including refreshments, lunch and a wine reception).
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Derwent Poetry Festival
12th November 2010
[ November 12, 2010 to November 14, 2010. ] Ciaran Carson, Director of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at Queens University Belfast, heads up the poets appearing at the 2010 Derwent Poetry Festival in Matlock Bath, 12th – 14th November. There will be further guest poets in the 2010 festival and the full programme will be posted on the Templar website during August.
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A Nottingham Lad
12th November 2010
a night of hilarious storytelling derived from the writings of Pete Davis storyteller/writer who is one half of The Teapot Twins. Along with Jenny Milnes-Yeoman Pete travels down the mean streets of 1950s Nottingham to recreate a world filled with half wild kids and not a car in sight. includes a trip to Skeggy and some Near Nudity. You have been warned.
