Paul Madeley Reviews the Mid-Sized Publishing Talk
On 2 February 2012 Victoria Oldham and Rebecca Buck gave a talk about the world of mid-sized publishing, based on their experience with Bold Stroke Books, and discussed some...
[ read more ]Frances Thimann Reviews Jon McGregor’s Short-Stories Talk
At the 5 January 2012 social Jon McGregor gave a talk on short stories. Reviewed by Frances Thimann. In this very well-attended talk, Jon spoke as both writer and reader...
[ read more ]Joy Armstrong Reviews the Writing for Radio Talk, 3 Nov 2011
Scene 1 NOTTINGHAM WRITERS STUDIO COMMON ROOM FX: PEOPLE MURMERING, A COUGH, PAPERS RUSTLING, CHINKING GLASSES1. ROBIN: And now I would like to introduce Catherine Adams from Nottingham Trent...
[ read more ]Tony Challis Reviews the Poetry Press Talk
The social on 6 October 2011featured a talk from two UK poetry editors, who gave us an insight into the publishing process, how they choose the work they take...
[ read more ]Mick O’Gorman Reviews the Writing in Business Session
‘Writing for Business and the Business of Writing’, with Paul Reaney and Mike Cook (4 August 2011) The first social at our new venue welcomed two professional writers who...
[ read more ]Megan Taylor Reviews the History in Fiction Session
“There is fact and there is truth and there is fiction.” Christy Fearn and Michael Eaton provided an eloquent and entertaining talk on ‘History in Fiction’ at Nottingham Writers’...
[ read more ]Gaynor Backhouse Reviews the Angry Robot Talk
On 2 June 2011 Marc Gascoigne, Publishing Director of Angry Robot Books, and Gav Thorpe, one of their fantasy novelists, gave an illuminating talk at NWS. Read Gaynor Backhouse’s...
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