International Byron Festival, June 27 - July 7

Gedling Book Festival - History Day, July 12

Free to attend. A day of talks and activities for all.

Guest Speakers on the History Day include the crime writer Karen Maitland and the historical novelist Helen Hollick.

PLUS Ian Douglas.

For information CLICK HERE.

 

 

Gedling Book Festival - Children's Day, July 13

Free to attend. A day of talks and activities for all.

Guest Speakers on the Children's Day include the children's writers Michael Cox and Catherine H Cooper. Workshops from Pete Davis and Steve Bowkett.

PLUS Alison Moore

and live music.

For information CLICK HERE.

Gedling Book Festival - Crime Day, July 14

Free to attend. A day of talks and activities for all.

Guest Speakers on the Crime Day include the crime writers Stephen Booth and David Bell

PLUS Nicola Monaghan

and much more. 

For information CLICK HERE.

Book Launch

The Memory of Bridges: A book launch by local author Roberta Dewa

 

Saturday 18th May 11.00 a.m Meadows Library

 

A memoir of a personal history and a return to the village landscape of childhood. Roberta will be speaking about the book, her use of Wilford and the Meadows as a setting and looking at the way in which the area has changed over the last 50 years.

Light refreshments provided.

 

A Free Event

Alison Moore, Waterstone's

A Glass of Bubbly and a Brilliant New Book: An Evening With

Alison Moore

The Pre-War House and Other Stories

WATERSTONE'S NOTTINGHAM BRIDLE
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 7:00PM
£5/£3 for loyalty cardholders

Join us for a glass of bubbly as we celebrate the release of 'The Pre-War House and Other Stories' the debut collection from Alison Moore, whose first novel, The Lighthouse, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The stories collected here range from her first published short story to new and recently published work. Alison will be discussing her work followed by a signing.

Further details:

0843 290 8525

Bold Strokes Book Festival

4th Annual Bold Strokes Book Festival  

June 8th-9th

Join eleven LGBTQ authors at Nottingham Waterstone’s.

Starting Saturday afternoon, there’ll be readings, discussions, question and answer sessions, and signings. On the Saturday night at Propaganda in the Lace Market will be the popular meet and mingle where you can have a drink and chat with the authors.

Sunday will see the panel, sponsored by Starbucks, where you can hear what the authors have to say about their experiences in publishing.

Plus, for the first time, pitch your own novel to a Bold Strokes editor during the publishing Q&A on the Sunday. Any person writing novel length LGBTQ fiction is welcome to pitch, which is a rare opportunity indeed!

Sunday afternoon: lunch at the New Foresters for a last afternoon of books and giveaways!

Don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear talented LGBTQ authors from one of the world’s most diverse publishing houses. Pitch your own novel, chat with people in the industry, and get your hands on some of the best queer fiction on the market today!

Below is the schedule. And remember, if you want to pitch your novel to a BSB editor, sign up at bsbediting@gmail.com. You’ll get a ten minute time slot to tell us about your book. It’s a fantastic opportunity–don’t miss out!

Saturday, June 8^th

1:00pm

Panel 1: Romantic Interludes.

I. Beacham, Lesley Davis, Russ Gregory and Amy Dunne talk romance

Coffee Chat: Let’s Talk About Sex.

Justine Saracen, Crin Claxton and Russ Gregory talk about the different ways of writing sex.

Panel 2: Location, Location, Location. Andrea Bramhall, Cari Hunter and Rebecca S. Buck talk about the importance of setting.

Panel 3: Crossing Boundaries.

Justine Saracen, Crin Claxton, Jane Fletcher and Gill McKnight talk about writing beyond what we know.

5:00pm: Author-Reader After-Party at Propaganda Bar in the Lace Market. Buy books, buy beer, chat up an author!

Sunday, June 9^th

(Coffee and nibbles provided by Starbucks!)

10:00am: Pitch Your Novel! Sign up for your ten minute pitch slot at bsbediting@gmail.com

11:00

Coffee Chat: Author on Author. Justine Saracen, I. Beacham, Amy Dunne and Russ Gregory get personal asking one another questions.

Panel 1: Publishing Panel. Authors and Editors Answer Your Questions about the Publishing Process. We’ll discuss what you need to do to submit and provide guidelines for submitting to Bold Strokes.

Panel 2: Coming Your Way. Authors read sneak peeks from their forthcoming novels.

2:00pm: Free author/reader lunch provided by The New Foresters Pub. Win a trip to Deepdale, courtesy of Andrea Bramhall! Check out Andrea’s website for details. Plus lots of other giveaways!