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May Speaker Meeting – C.J Tudor
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe're delighted to welcome our guest speaker this month, local author C.J Tudor. Her debut novel, The Chalk Man, published by Penguin in January this year, has garnered lots of attention, especially since Stephen King tweeted 'If you like my stuff, you'll like this'. The book has been described as 'creepy' and 'a thriller'. So […]
June Guest Speaker: Sam Maxfield…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamOur guest speaker this month is Sam Maxfield, author of six novels including her latest, Must be Mapton, the third in her humorous Mapton-on-Sea series. Taking a comical view of life as a writer, Sam will talk about her Mapton series; and then provide tips on how to cope with the ups and downs of a writer's life- […]
Guest Speaker: September- Stephen Booth
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe're now into our autumn programme and September is going to be a fabulous month, starting with our guest speaker, local author Stephen Booth whose Cooper & Fry novels mix crime and mystery in the atmospheric Derbyshire Peak District. Stephen has been a welcome guest at NWC in the past, so we're delighted he can join […]
Speaker: Rod Duncan author (Angry Robot Books)
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamOur May guest speaker is Leicester based author Rod Duncan, published by Angry Robot books. He writes alternate history, contemporary crime and screenplays. His novels have been shortlisted for a number of awards: the Philip K. Dick Award, the East Midlands Book Award and the John Creasey Dagger. A dyslexic with a background in scientific […]
Guest Speaker- Graham Wright
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe're welcoming our guest speaker, Graham Wright to our October meeting. Graham Wright is best known as a radio presenter, having worked at various stations across the East Midlands for thirty years, and where much of his radio work has involved writing scripts for broadcast. 'From Radio to RUDDINGTON.info - Life as a Community Journalist' […]