writing
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 […]
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...
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 […]
Manuscript Evening…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamJoin us for the NWC Manuscript Evening this June's meeting; this is a mixed evening for both members and visitors. We have a short writing session as well as manuscript reading with constructive feedback, as well as discussion on writing related topics, flexible for the members and visitors. The in-depth group (paid full NWC members) […]
Manuscript & Verse of the Year Competitions…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamNew for 2019 we're combining our annual Verse of the Year and Manuscript of the Year Competitions into one evening. Whether its poetry or prose (or both) our members have the opportunity to compete for the individual trophies for either or both of these competitions. Only full members can enter, but anyone attending the meeting […]
Saturday Afternoon: Patsy Collins; the Travelling Writer…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamSaturday 7th September 1:00 -5:00 pm Effective Characterisation and Dialogue with Patsy Collins.
September: Read & Write Night…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamWe're back from our summer break with our new style Read & Write Night which will remain a regular part of our programme alongside: workshops, speakers, annual competitions and Christmas social events. This month there will be discussion, manuscript reading with constructive comments, as well as a writing exercise for those who want to concentrate […]
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' […]
Join Us For A Writers’ Meet-Up..
Costa at Waterstones NottinghamJoin us for a regular meet-up of writers in the coffee shop on the third floor of Waterstones bookshop in Nottingham city centre. We meet on the fourth Friday of each month- even if it’s a five-week month. Come along for a chat, ask for thoughts on a writing problem or do what writers like […]