Big City Reads is here!
Welcome to a place where we share the city’s many stories. From new literacy resources, to listicles about things you didn’t know about literary Nottingham (there are LOTS!), from our social media videos and interviews with writers, there is a city to discover and stories we are proud to share with you.
Last Saturday was Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature’s annual open meeting at the Mechanics, a chance for the team to report back to the city on...
Over the past two decades the Lowdham Festival has played host to a staggering array of literary talent: not bad for a small rural village between...
In late Spring Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature were invited over as Guests of Honour to the Granada book Fair. Jim Hall sends us this postcard...
This week we visit Retford, an attractive market town up in the north of Notts, and discover why it’s firmly on our literary map.
verb Complaining; moaning
“Ah, stop yer whittlin'”
Scavengers
by Darren Simpson
As well as being internationally renowned for the legend of Robin Hood, Nottingham has a history of rebellion – from stealing from the rich to give to the poor, to making a stand for the rights of the working classes. Nottingham was the home of the Luddite rebellion and at the heart of the Chartist movement. Two centuries earlier, we hosted the start of the English Civil War when King Charles I flew the Royal Standard within the Castle. 'Whatever people say I am, that’s what I’m not’ seems to be the city's unofficial slogan.
discover our rebellious heritageDown every twitchell, across the slabs of the Square and cobbles of Hockley, through every welcoming door, behind every rippling pane of glass in every glowing window, there’s a story waiting to be discovered. If you’ve got an enquiring mind, it’s time to let it run wild. It’s time to visit Nottingham City of Literature.
We are a global network of twenty cities who specialise in literature. We work together to build strong global partnerships, share best practice and encourage literary exchanges. We collaborate on projects promoting creativity and culture with as wide and diverse an audience as possible, both locally and internationally.
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