by NCoL Intern | Jul 30, 2025
On the 17th of December 1999, the United Nations declared the 12th of August as ‘International Youth Day’. UNESCO believes that young people are essential to finding solutions to the issues in the world today. They must be given the opportunity to engage... 
by Administrator | Jul 25, 2024
On the 17th of December 1999, the United Nations declared the 12th of August as ‘International Youth Day’. UNESCO believes that young people are essential to finding solutions to the issues in the world today. They must be given the opportunity to engage... by Administrator | Aug 4, 2023
On the 17th of December 1999, the United Nations declared the 12th of August as ‘International Youth Day’. UNESCO believes that young people are essential to finding solutions to the issues in the world today. They must be given the opportunity to engage... 
by Michelle Leonforte | May 21, 2025
We were delighted to welcome Vanessa Bell on her tour of the UK and Ireland this Summer. She will be speaking at three events, two Nottingham City of Literature events and one collaborative event with Branching Out, as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival. You... 
by Claire Bradnam | Feb 27, 2025
We are very excited to announce our first Young Writers in Residence took place. The opportunity was in partnership with Bromley House and involved a week-long residency between 17th and 21st February in their historical library. The competitive opportunity was made... 
by NCoL Intern | Apr 15, 2026
From the 4th of July, to the 12th of August 2022 , we handed out 2000 free books across Nottingham. Our four books championed by the city’s young people, inspired the city with the mood-boosting power of words. We wanted all of Nottingham’s young people to feel... by NCoL Intern | Apr 15, 2026
Big City Reads, Nottingham City of Literature’s flagship reading for pleasure programme, was established in 2019. Big City Reads is a mass public engagement campaign aiming to spread a love of books and reading to the widest possible audience throughout... by Paty Bennet | Jan 6, 2023
The third iteration of our free book giveaway campaign featured four compelling Young Adult titles. Selected from a longlist of 56 books by Nottingham City of Literature’s Young Ambassadors and Youth Advisory Board, these titles were chosen to resonate with teen and... 
by Michelle Leonforte | Nov 8, 2024
Nottingham has been a UNESCO City of Literature since 2015. In 2025, we will be 10 years old. To celebrate that, we’re taking a look at what we’ve achieved during the last ten years and what the future looks like. What does being a City of Literature mean... 
by NCoL Intern | Apr 3, 2024
2025 The 2025 annual Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature lecture was delivered by Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey OBE in the beautiful Nottingham Central Library on Thursday 22 May 2025. Lola’s lecture was titled “Setting the Angel Free: Creative... 
by Paty Bennet | Jan 10, 2024
From January to April 2024, creative workshops took place at six local libraries: Bilborough, Dales Centre, Radford-Lenton, The Meadows, Southglade Park and St Ann’s Valley. We talked, listened and wrote together, building stories based on your experiences and... 
by NCoL Intern | Apr 30, 2024
Bromley House Library Saturday 25th May 2pm-3pm Page Against the Machine is an international event which brings readers of all ages and backgrounds together to enjoy the simple pleasure of reading. UNESCO Cities of Literature across the world will join us by hosting... 
by Claire Bradnam | Sep 11, 2024
From 2020 to 2023, Nottingham City of Literature was part of Story Valley, an international project which worked with partners across Vocational Education and Training (VET) schools and colleges, cultural education organisations and the Cities of Literature network.... 
by Administrator | Sep 12, 2024
Conferences took place across Nottingham, Manchester and Dublin Cities of Literature to spark a conversation with the publishing industry and empower the next generation of LGBTQ+ writers and illustrators. Through a combination of panel discussions, creative workshops... 
by Administrator | Mar 13, 2024
The key aims of this project were To provide new opportunities for young people in Nottingham and increase our engagement within our local community To provide an engaging and high quality Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme for young people in Nottingham To...