We are looking for a freelance Campaign Manager to work on our Big City Reads summer reading campaign ☀️📚! If you'd like to find out more please read the Campaign Manager brief bit.ly/3JGKo0N

Great news! We're delighted to announce that our creative writing programme for Autistic writers has secured its funding goals to go national! 🥳 Huge thanks to our funders for believing in the project's power. You can read the full press release here ⬇️ bit.ly/BTSFUND

Treat yourself to a detox read and discover the hidden gem of Bromley House Library garden. Page Against the Machine, Saturday 25th May, 2pm-3pm. Bromley House Library Five Leaves Bookshop Book: nottinghamcityofliterature.com/projects/page-…

Aurora is live! Submissions welcome until Wed 7th August at midnight. 10 weeks to craft, hone and submit your works of imagination, provocation, insight & wit. We can’t wait to read what you come up with. With thanks to our partners Society of Authors writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/au…

Looking for feedback on your submission package? Don't miss this chance to speak directly with an agent! Our Meet the Agents Day features a panel discussion, workshop and the chance to apply for a 1-1 with a publisher/agent. All for just £25. Tickets⏩bit.ly/WEMAGENTS

Congratulations to Miad for reading Steven Camden’s Stand Up Ferren Burke, cover to cover. Listen to why he thinks every teenager should read this book 📕 🥇 #BigCityReads #SteveCamden #Nottingham #Reading #StandUpFerrenBurke Nottingham City of Literature

Ross the Boss @FiveLeavesBooks talks to The Bookseller He teases potential developments in Nottingham City of Literature (+ sneaks in a plug for Graham Caveney's The Body in the Library). thebookseller.com/features/books…

Books can be the spark that makes us want to know more and, according to young reader Kelsi, Steven Camden’s “astounding” Stand Up Ferran Burke is one of them. Here’s Kelsi’s review of the book, as part of Nottingham City of Literature's Big City Reads. leftlion.co.uk/features/2024/…

Through July, we've been publishing book reviews as part of the Nottingham City of Literature campaign to give out thousands of free books. To finish this series, Anastasiia Denysiv reviews Seven Million Sunflowers by MALCOLM DUFFY. leftlion.co.uk/features/2024/…

We were delighted to see lots of new faces at our latest Speak Easy Open Mic!🎤 Run in partnership with our co-sponsors Nottingham City of Literature. It's always a true delight to see first-time performers take to the stage!❤️ Poetry from the night is up on our Instagram - go check it out!

THIS THURSDAY ⏩ Join us at MansfieldPalace for this year's first young writers' group for 14-19s! Taking place after school from 6.30 - 8 pm. Packed with lots of creative and fun writing exercises. And lead by writer Leanne Moden. FREE - book now: bit.ly/MANSFIELDYWG