Room Bookings
NWS has two common areas, the Meeting Room and Writers Space, both of which are available for individual use by members for writing, research, work, and so on, except when booked for exclusive use. Members can book the Meeting Room for exclusive use for meetings, interviews, rehearsals, etc. Please email admin@nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk for bookings and queries.
See below for current bookings. The Writers' Space is usually available for use, unless indicated otherwise in red below.
The PC in the Writers Space can also be reserved. Scroll down for computer bookings.
Some Regular Bookings
NWS socials—First Thursday of the month
Ruby Tuesdays Fiction Group—First Tuesday of the month
NWS Tuesday Fiction Group—Second and Fourth Tuesdays of the month
NWS Prose Fiction Group—Second and Fourth Thursdays of the month
NWS Friday Fiction Group—Second Friday of the month (2–5pm)
NWS Scriptwriting Group—Third Tuesday of the month
NWS Poetry Group—Third Tuesday of the month
NWS Book Group—Third Monday of the month (10.30am–12.30pm)
Studio Bookings 2012
February 2012
Monday 6 February, 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
Monday 6 February, 18:00–20:00
Comedy writers get together IN WRITERS SPACE
Tuesday 7 February, 19:00–21:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
..., 18:30–21:00
Ruby Tuesdays fiction group IN WRITERS SPACE
Thursday 9 February, 19:30–22:00
Prose fiction group
Friday 10 February, 14:00–17:00
Friday fiction group
..., 19:00–21:00
YAC group
Monday 20 February,10:30–12:30
NWS reading group
..., 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
Tuesday 21 February, 19:30–22:00
NWS Poetry Group
Thursday 23 February, 19:30–22:00
Prose fiction group
Friday 24 February, 19:00–21:00
YACkers
Monday 27 February, 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
March 2012
Thursday 1 March, 19:30–22:00
Annual General Meeting
Monday 5 March, 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
Tuesday 6 March, 18:30–21:00
Ruby Tuesdays fiction group
Thursday 7 March, 13:00–16:00
EMBA meeting
Thursday 8 March, 19:30–22:00
Prose fiction group
Friday 9 March, 14:00–16:00
Friday fiction group
Saturday 10 March, 10:00–13:00
Cathy Grindrod's PDP session
Monday 12 March, 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
Wednesday 14 March, 19:00–21:00
Social with Leicester Writers' Club
Thursday 15 March, 15:00–17:00
NWS Publishers Meeting
Friday 16 March, 19:00–21:00
YACkers
Monday 19 March,10:30–12:30
NWS reading group
..., 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
Tuesday 20 March, 19:30–22:00
NWS Poetry Group
Thursday 22 March, 19:30–22:00
Prose fiction group
April 2012
Tuesday 3 April, 18:30–21:00
Ruby Tuesdays fiction group
Wednesday 11 April, 19:00–22:00
Nottingham Poetry Series Reading (manuscript preparation group)
Thursday 12 April, 19:30–22:00
Prose fiction group
Monday 16 April, 10:30–12:30
NWS reading group
Thursday 26 April, 19:30–22:00
Weathervane launches Megan Taylor's The Lives of Ghosts
October 2012
Saturday 13 October, 10:00–17:00
Nottingham Writers' Day: Maxine Linnell on young adult fiction
Computer Bookings 2012
None
Past Studio Bookings
January 2012
Thursday 5 January, 19:30–22:00
NWS social
Monday 9 January, 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
Thursday 12 January,18:30–19:30
Ian Douglas (interview)
...19:30–22:00
Prose fiction group
Monday 16 January,10:30–12:30
NWS reading group
..., 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
Tuesday 17 January, 19:30–22:00
NWS Poetry Group
..., 19:30–22:00
NWS Board meeting IN WRITERS SPACE
Wednesday 18 January, 19:30–22:00
Caribou Caravan: Annie Atkinson on zines
Friday 13 January, 14:00–17:00
Friday fiction group
..., 19:00–21:00
New fiction group initial meeting
Monday 23 January, 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
Thursday 26 January, 19:30–22:00
Prose fiction group
Monday 30 January, 19:00–21:00
Theories of the Modern Stage
December 2011
Tuesday 6 December, 14:00–16:00
EMBA meeting
Thursday 8 December, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Friday 9 December, 14:00–17:00
Friday fiction group
...19:00–22:00
Fiction groups meet
...19:00–21:00 IN THE WRITERS' SPACE
YAC group
Tuesday 13 December, 10:30–12:30
NWS Reading Group
Monday 19 December, 19:30–22:00
NWS Poetry Group
November 2011
Thursday 10 November, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Friday 11 November, 14:00–17:00
Friday fiction group
Monday 14 November, 18:30–20:30
D Kershaw playwrights group
Wednesday 16 November, 19:00–21:00
Scriptwriting group
Tuesday 22 November, 10:30–12:30
NWS Reading Group
Wednesday 23 November, 13:00–15:00
Ian Douglas private meeting
Thursday 24 November, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Friday 25 November, 19:00–21:00
YAC writing group
Wednesday 30 November, 19:30–22:00
NWS Board meeting
October 2011
Tuesday 4 October, 10:30–12:30
NWS Reading Group
..., 19:00–21:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Thursday 6 October, 19:30–22:00
NWS Social
Friday 7 October, 19:00–21:00
YAC writing group
Monday 10 October, 16:30–19:00
First Story booking
Wednesday 12 October, 10:00–15:00
Private booking (Aptide)
Thursday 13 October, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Friday 14 October, 14:00–16:00
Friday fiction group
Saturday 15 October, 13:00–16:00
Sent/Received rehearsal
Thursday 20 October, 19:00–21:00
The Invoicables
Friday 21 October, 19:00–21:00
YAC writing group
Monday 24 October, 19:30–21:30
NWS poetry group
Tuesday 25 October, 14:00–16:00
EMBA meeting
..., 19:00–21:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Thursday 27 October, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
September 2011
Monday 5 September, 19:00–21:00
Fiction group 3
Tuesday 6 September, 15:00–16:00
Mentoring session (WB/PH)
Thursday 8 September, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Friday 9 September, 19:00–21:00
YAC writing group
Wednesday 14 September,10:30–12:00
NWS Reading Group
..., 15:00–17:00
NWS publishers meeting
Monday 19 September, 17:30–19:30
Writing for stage group (DK)
Tuesday 20 September, 18:30–21:30
The Invoicables
Wednesday 21 September, 19:30–21:30
NWS Board meeting
Thursday 22 July, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Monday 26 September, 19:30–21:30
NWS poetry group
Wednesday 28 September, 19:00–21:00
NWS scriptwriting group
August 2011
Thursday 4 August, 19:30–22:00
August Social
Tuesday 9 August, 7–9pm
Writers' Space meeting
Tuesday 16 August, 14:00–16:00
EMBA meeting
Friday 19 August, 19:00–20:00
Mentoring session (NP/PR)
July 2011
Friday 1 July, 19:00–21:00
YA writers' group
Wednesday 6 July, 16:45–18:30
NTU booking
Thursday 7 July, 09:30–11:30
Mentoring Session (CB/LC)
..., 19:30–22:00
July social
Monday 11 July, 19:30–22:00
Paula Rawsthorne book launch
Tuesday 12 July, 15:00–16:00
Mentoring session (WB/PH)
..., 19:00—22:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Thursday 14 July, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Tuesday 19 July, 19:00–22:00
Scriptwriting group
Friday 22 July, 19:00–21:00
YA writing group
Monday 25 July, 19:30–22:00
NWS poetry group
Tuesday 26 July,16:30–18:30
David Kershaw scriptwriting group
..., 19:00—22:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Thursday 28 July, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
June 2011
Wednesday 1 June, 15:00–16:00
Mentoring session (AD/AW)
Thursday 2 June, 15:00–16:00
Mentoring session (PH/WB)
..., 19:30–22:00
NWS social
Friday 10 June, 19:00–21:00
YA writers' group
Tuesday 14 June, 19:30—22:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Thursday 16 June, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Wednesday 15 June, 19:30–22:00
NWS Board meeting
Tuesday 21 June, 17:30–19:30
David Kershaw scriptwriting group
Wednesday 22 June,10:00–16:00
private booking
..., 19:00–21:00
Scriptwriting Group (?)
Monday 27 June, 19:30—22:00
NWS poetry group
Tuesday 28 June, 19:30—22:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Wednesday 29 June, 17:00–18:30
First Story meeting
Thursday 30 June, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
May 2011
Wednesday 4 May, 14:00–16:00
EMBA meeting
Thursday 5 May, 19:30–22:00
NWS social
Tuesday 10 May, 19:30—22:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Thursday 12 May, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Monday 16 May, 19:00–21:00
Children's writers group initial meeting
Monday 23 May, 19:30–22:00
NWS poetry group
Tuesday 24 May,09:00–11:00
Mentoring session (JM)
..., 19:30—22:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Thursday 26 May,09:00–17:00
Loughborough Grammar School booking
..., 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
April 2011
Friday 1 April, 18:00–20:00
Alan Sillitoe Statue Fund meeting
Wednesday 6 April, 19:30–22:00
NWS Board meeting
Thursday 7 April,15:00–16:00
Mentoring session (PH/WB)
..., 19:30–22:00
NWS social (Rob Yescombe, Writing for Computer Games)
Tuesday 12 April,15:00–17:00
Michael Pinchbeck booking
..., 19:30—22:00
Tuesday Fiction Group
Thursday 14 April, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Monday 18 April, 19:30–21:30
NWS poetry group
Tuesday 19 April, 19:00–21:00
NWS scriptwriting group
Tuesday 26 April, 19:30—22:00
Tuesday fiction group
Thursday 28 April, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
March 2011
Thursday 3 March,10:00–12:30
Bursaries selection panel
...19:30–22:00
NWS social and AGM
Wednesday 9 March, 19:00–21:00
Mentoring session
Thursday 10 March, 19:30–21:30
Children's Fiction Event
Tuesday 15 March, 19:00–21:00
NWS scriptwriting group
Tuesday 22 March, 19:30–22:00
NWS fiction group II
Thursday 24 March, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Monday 28 March, 19:30–21:30
NWS poetry group
Wednesday 30 March, 14:00–15:30
EMBA meeting
February 2011
Thursday 3 February, 19:30–22:00
NWS social (Taking Your Work to the Edinburgh Festival)
Tuesday 8 February, 10:30–12:00
East Midlands Book Awards meeting
Wednesday 9 February, 17:00–18:30
First Story meeting
Thursday 10 February,19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Saturday 12 February 2011: 10:00–17:00
Poetry School Workshop
Thursday 17 February, 19:00–21:00
NWS scriptwriting group
Wednesday 23 February, 17:00–19:00
David Kershaw scriptwriting group
Thursday 24 February, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Monday 28 February, 19:30–21:30
NWS poetry group
January 2011
Thursday 6 January, 19:30–22:00
NWS social (Amanda Whittington/Writers' Guild)
Thursday 13 January, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Wednesday 19 January, 19:00–21:00
NWS scriptwriting group (please note, this session has been moved from the 18 January)
Thursday 20 January, 14:00–17:30
INTERVIEWS
..., 20:00–22:00
Board meeting
Monday 24 January, 19:00–21:00
NWS poetry group
Wednesday 26 January, 09:30–12:30
Press interview
Thursday 27 January, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
December 2010
Saturday 4 December: 10:00–17:00
Poetry School Workshops
Wednesday 8 December, 19:00–21:00
Meeting of writers for children and young people
Thursday 9 December: 10:30–12:00
East Midlands Book Award meeting
... 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Saturday 15 December 2011: 10:00–17:00
Nottingham Trent day school
Monday 20 December, 19:00–21:00
NWS poetry group
November 2010
Monday 1 November, 17:00–18:30
First Story meeting
Thursday 4 November, 19:30–22:00
NWS social (Matthew Welton)
Tuesday 9 November, 19:00–21:00
NWS scriptwriting group initial meeting
Thursday 18 November, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Monday 22 November, 19:00–21:00
NWS poetry group
October 2010
Monday 4 October, 10:00–12:00
Candlestick Nat. Poetry Day run-through
Thursday 7 October, 20:00–22:00
NWS social (starting off in Waterstones at 6.30pm with Candlestick Press reading for Nat. Poetry Day)
Thursday 14 October, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Saturday 23 October, 10:00–17:00
Nottingham Writers' Day
Monday 25 October, 19:00–21:00
NWS poetry group
Thursday 28 October, 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
September 2010
Wednesday 1 September 2010: 17:30–19:30
Alan Sillitoe memorial planning meeting
Thursday 2 September 2010: 19:30–21:30
NWS members' social
Monday 6 September 2010: 17:00–20:00
Matt Hurst
Thursday 9 September 2010: 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
Monday 20 September 2010: 19:00–21:00
NWS poetry group, initial meeting
Tuesday 21 September 2010: 17:30–19:00
Alan Sillitoe memorial planning meeting
Thursday 23 September 2010: 19:30–21:30
NWS prose fiction group
