Writers' Book Festival - FREE Talks and Workshops

[John Baird]

Festival Programme

The seventh New Writers UK Book Festival, comes to County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, UK, on Friday, October the 7^th and Saturday the 8^th. This free event features a packed programme of talks and workshops that will appeal to writers and readers alike.

 

Guest speakers on the Friday evening (6pm – 10pm) include the former Forest goalkeeper, Mark Crossley, who will be discussing his autobiography; a talk from the bestselling, David Belbin, author of Bone and Cane; a storytelling masterclass from Pete Davis (Storytellers of Nottingham) and a talk ‘On Being a Children’s Writer’, from Lucy Daniel Raby, whose screenwriting credits include ‘Shaun The Sheep’ and ‘Angelina Ballerina’.

 

On the Saturday (10am – 5pm) you can hear from Mills & Boon’s Kate Walker, offering advice on ‘Writing Romance’; Stephen Wade, with tips on ‘Writing Non-Fiction’; Dee Whitehead, the singer and actress, best-known for her role on ITV’s Emmerdale; the award-winning novelist, Eve Makis; Ian Collinson, Nigel Pickard and Megan Taylor from Weathervane Press.

 

Hear from publishers, meet authors and visit book stalls, in what promises to be a great festival for anyone believing that they have a book in them.  

 

All of the talks and workshops are free, as is entry to the festival and parking. No booking is required (excluding the creative writing session for children).

 

New Writers UK, are a non-profit making group of close to one-hundred members; comprising of authors, publishers, designers, editors and proofreaders. The full festival programme is available on their website: www.newwritersuk.co.uk

 

County Hall is on the A60 (Loughborough Road), approximately 100 metres from Trent Bridge or a 15 - 20 minute walk from Nottingham’s Midland Railway Station. Sat-nav: NG2 7QP