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NWC Second-Saturday at The Playwright…
The Playwright 38 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Meeting at The Mechanics- April
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe're now starting the April meeting at the Nottingham Mechanics from 1.00 pm. But don't panic if you can't be there at that time. Between 1 and 2.30 pm, members and visitors can use the meeting room (The Boardroom) informally; talk to your fellow writers, read out work for feedback and discuss ideas. You might […]
June: Friday at the Nottingham Mechanics
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamIt's our June fourth Friday at the Nottingham Mechanics from 1 pm onward. For the first 75 minutes there's time for reading your work for feedback, catching up with other writers, and sharing your news. Then, from 2.30 pm we focus on a specific writing topic, from those requested by members earlier in the year. […]
Second-Saturday Meeting at The Playwright
The Playwright 38 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, United KingdomJoin us for July second Saturday meeting at The Playwright pub. All are welcome to our informal and varied afternoon session, where you can meet and chat with friendly, welcoming writers. The writing challenge for this month is to write a story around 800 words, and combining the themes of the paranormal and artificial intelligence […]
NWC at The Playwright…
The Playwright 38 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, United KingdomYou can join NWC at The Playwright for our August second Saturday meeting. This is our only meeting this month. We'll be a smaller group than usual, but doing the things you enjoy at busier second Saturdays. And if you arrive early, you'll have time to buy lunch and a drink, then chat with other […]
Second Saturday in September
The Playwright 38 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, United KingdomOur September second Saturday meeting at The Playwright, and this is the first of our autumn meetings. The Saturday meetings allows time to chat, write, and if you've done the fun homework- read it out, or not. Arrive at 12.30 to get lunch, a drink, and chat with other early arrivals. Then from 1.30 pm […]
Fourth Friday at The Mechanics
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamIt's time for our fourth Friday meeting at the Nottingham Mechanics. We meet in the Boardroom on the first floor. During the first half, 1 pm to 2.30 pm, there's an opportunity to read your work for constructive feedback, ask questions, and chat to other writers. Alternatively, you can buy lunch and a drink in […]
October Saturday and Get Spooky…
The Playwright 38 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, United KingdomJoin us for our October second Saturday where we get spooky. This month, the writing challenge is to create a creepy story of around 800 words- or less. And an extra challenge is to include the word 'creepy' somewhere within the text. We're at our regular second-Saturday venue, The Playwright, in the events room, from […]
Christmas Second Saturday Meeting…
The Playwright 38 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, United KingdomJoin us for our Christmas second Saturday meeting at our regular venue, The Playwright. This is our last meeting for 2023. We'll be celebrating the yuletide season with reading our Christmas stories with a twist, and general fun- chocolate has been mentioned... Wear your Christmassy gear- jumpers especially. Meetings resume January 2024, and we'll let […]
Mini Workshop – Story Shapes…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamJoin us for our fourth Friday meeting at the Nottingham Mechanics, where we're continuing our mini workshop focussing on story shapes. In January, we created our protagonist's normal, and moved onto the inciting incident, where the story ramps up. For February we're moving on, as we take our chosen character on their new journey, with […]