Come along to our second Saturday in May meeting at The Playwright Craft Pub, in Nottingham city centre.
We’re building a writing community, whether you’re a new writer, experienced, or somewhere between the two.
We believe we all benefit by sharing our knowledge and abilities in a positive friendly group.
This month, the homework theme is parties. It can be a poem, or a piece of prose, a story up to 800 words. If you don’t want to read it out yourself, we’ll read it for you. Or write it for your own enjoyment. We don’t mind.
There’s time for lunch and chat between 12.30 and 1.30 pm. From then on it’s hearing your creativity. After that, it’s flexible.
Interested in Nottingham Writers’ Club membership? Then use our contact form to find out more and request a membership form…
Our April second Saturday meeting at The Playwright, is focusing on the theme of disguise/disguises.
We’re a mixed age, and ability, group of writers- both NWC members and non-members.
From 12.30-1.30 pm, there’s time to eat, chat, and get to know other writers.
Then, 1.30 we move onto listening to the poetry and prose written around this months homework; the theme of disguise/disguises. Any style, any genre, or none. There’s no compulsion to do the homework or read it out.
After the readings, the session becomes flexible. Want constructive feedback on an excerpt of your writing? Then this is your opportunity.
Arrive at the time that fits your needs, and leave as late or as early as you need.
Want to find out more about NWC membership? Then get in touch via our contact form, and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Our Saturday at the Playwright, meeting begins at 12.30 pm and goes on to 4.30, but we’re flexible with arrival and departure times.
For our March session, the voluntary homework is to write a piece of prose up to 800 words, or a poem- if that’s your preference. The theme is, Feud.
Arrive early to have time for dinner and chat, before we officially start at 1.30 pm hearing the stories and poems written on this month’s theme.
Then the rest of the meeting is flexible. Our second Saturday meetings are informal, and non-members are welcome.
We’re building a writing community; so whether you’re a new writer, unpublished, or published, come and join us.
Any questions, get in touch via our contact form.
Join us for our February, Saturday session in the poets corner room at The Playwright.
This month, the writing challenge theme is Botanical Gardens; a piece of prose up to 800 words, or a poem on the given subject. It’s not compulsory to do this to attend, so come along and hear the resulting works.
Arrive early (12.30), have lunch, chat, and get to know other in our writing community, and then from 1.30 onward it’s the challenge. Have a piece of writing you want to get comments on, or a writing question you want to talk about? Then there’s time for this in the remainder of the session.
Not only is this meeting flexible, but it’s free. We want writers to join in with our writing community, sharing the highs and lows, and experiences.
We’re a friendly group of writers, all of mixed abilities (from new to published) and a wide age range.
If you decide you’re interested in membership, then please get in touch via our contact form for up to date details (our website will shortly be having a big overhaul).
WEATHER: we are not expecting snow to effect the city centre on Saturday, but should that change we’ll put up messages on our Facebook page or tweet over on X.
Welcome to our Saturday writing community meeting. Our monthly Saturday afternoon at The Playwright returns for 2024, and we hope you’ll join us.
Arrive early, 12.30 pm, and enjoy time to have lunch and chat, before the meeting begins at 1.30.
Last month, the members agreed the writing challenge subject for January will be: Don’t Say Sorry. Write a story up to 800 words (it can be less) and/or a poem. It’s not compulsory, so don’t worry if you don’t have the time, or write that quickly.
We’ll listen to the resulting stories and poems from 1.30 onward, and after that it’s open to attendees. Need constructive feedback on a piece of writing, or is there a writing topic you want to ask about? Then here’s your opportunity.
You don’t need to be an NWC member to join in with our Saturday afternoon meetings, but we hope you’ll like being a part of our writing community and want to join the club- contact us for up to date details and the 2023/24 membership form.
At this time of the year, weather can be a major issue, so if there’s snow or storms, please check our social media platforms, and the website calendar, for any changes to planned meetings.
Join us for our Christmas second Saturday meeting at our regular venue, The Playwright.
This is our last meeting for 2023.
We’ll be celebrating the yuletide season with reading our Christmas stories with a twist, and general fun- chocolate has been mentioned…
Wear your Christmassy gear- jumpers especially.
Meetings resume January 2024, and we’ll let you know the dates and locations as soon as they’re booked.
Any questions about membership or meetings, please use our contact form.
Join us for our October second Saturday where we get spooky.
This month, the writing challenge is to create a creepy story of around 800 words- or less. And an extra challenge is to include the word ‘creepy’ somewhere within the text.
We’re at our regular second-Saturday venue, The Playwright, in the events room, from 12.30 pm onward.
Arrive early for lunch, a drink, and chat with other writers, and then from 1.30 it’s hearing the creepy tales. Expect fun and shivers aplenty from a bunch of talented writers.
Interested in our annual membership? Then please use our contact form to find out more.
Our September second Saturday meeting at The Playwright, and this is the first of our autumn meetings.
The Saturday meetings allows time to chat, write, and if you’ve done the fun homework- read it out, or not.
Arrive at 12.30 to get lunch, a drink, and chat with other early arrivals. Then from 1.30 pm the session ramps up with the results of the writing homework (set the previous month). But we’re flexible, so don’t worry if you can’t arrive until later.
There’s always a writing session, and the opportunity to read work out for constructive comment.
If you’d like to try the homework theme, here it is: a short story (between 400 and 800 words). ‘At least next time I won’t have to dismantle the piano’.
We finish around 4 pm, and you’re welcome to stay longer. Or if you need to leave early, that’s okay too.
Any questions about the meetings, or you’d like to join NWC, please use our contact form.
You can join NWC at The Playwright for our August second Saturday meeting.
This is our only meeting this month.
We’ll be a smaller group than usual, but doing the things you enjoy at busier second Saturdays.
And if you arrive early, you’ll have time to buy lunch and a drink, then chat with other writers before the main session begins.
All writers welcome…
Our new membership year begins in September, so look out for our updates here, and on our Twitter page, or Facebook.
Join us for July second Saturday meeting at The Playwright pub.
All are welcome to our informal and varied afternoon session, where you can meet and chat with friendly, welcoming writers.
The writing challenge for this month is to write a story around 800 words, and combining the themes of the paranormal and artificial intelligence (AI). There’s no compulsion to take part in this aspect, nor read out your story if you do- someone else will be happy to read it out for you.
Arrive early- 12.30 pm- and order your lunch, then spend the hour chatting with others members and visitors.
From 1.30 it’s full ahead with a mix of content suitable for all levels of ability.
Timings are flexible, so arrive and leave at times to fit your circumstances. And we’re close to public transport links- buses, tram, and Nottingham railway station (via the tram from the Royal Centre stop).
Any questions? Then please use our contact form, and we’ll do our best to help.
