September Read & Write Night…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamSaturday Afternoon Writing – Sam Maxfield…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamOur Saturday Afternoon Writing session returns this month and we're welcoming back our popular guest speaker from earlier this year, Sam Maxfield. Join us for a Saturday afternoon of ‘Creating Character through Dialogue’. Intro and aims of the afternoon. Creating distinct characters through dialogue- using examples and discussion writers will create a two character dialogue where […]
In-House : October – Flash Fiction…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe're holding an in-house session on Flash Fiction this meeting. The focus will be on stories under 500 words. What to consider when writing flash fiction. Readings of 200 and 300 word stories as examples. In the latter half of the meeting there'll be a writing exercise with prompts.
October Read & Write Night…Postcard Inspiration
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamFor our October Read & Write night we're going to use a selection of postcards to inspire your creativity. Whether you want to write fact or fiction the aim of this session is to get you mining your memories; creating associations and enjoying creating ideas. There will be people, places, street scenes, and colourful settings […]
Manuscript of the Year Competition…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamEach November full members have the opportunity to enter the competition to win the Manuscript of the Year Trophy. Entrants are given a set theme in the Autumn issue of the club magazine 'Scribe', and members have 250 words to create a story. This year's theme is CLIMATE. Writers enter their stories under a pseudonym, […]
November Read & Write Night – Christmas…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamOur last Read & Write Night of 2018 has a Christmas connections theme. Whether you celebrate the festive season or not this time of year can be great for inspiration, so join our session this Wednesday to discover more. Regular meetings resume in January 2019 with a mini-workshop...
Awards Night and Christmas Party
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamThis events is for members and invited guests, with our annual Awards Night presentation to the winners of club competitions across the year. Regular meetings resume 9th January 2019.
Workshop: Basic Editing…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamTo get everyone back into writing mode for the coming year, we're doing a basic editing mini-workshop. Editing is a big topic and as we only have a set amount of time we're going to focus on raising your awareness, a few common errors and then a practical session. Whether you enter competitions or send […]
February: What’s Your Writing Problem?
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamJoin us for our February meeting where it's all about what's your writing problem? Whatever your writing issue the aim is to help you find a solution or a methods to assist, using the combined knowledge and experience of the writers attending. We're keeping the format of the session flexible so we can work with […]
March: Manuscript Reading…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamFor our March meeting we'll be manuscript reading and sharing potential solutions to your writing issues. It may be you have a particular issue with your story and you just need to talk to other writers who have had similar issues with their work. Or perhaps you just need someone else to ask the key […]