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The Whispering Gallery
Ghost Willow Press is a new indie publisher run by me, Mathew Gostelow. We’ll be launching with a collection of my own short stories in Spring/Summer 2025, followed by a charity anthology entitled The Whispering Gallery in the Autumn.
The Whispering Gallery will feature ‘quiet horror’ short stories and flash fictions, collected in ebook and paperback editions, with all proceeds donated to Mind, a mental health charity in the UK.
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Yuletide tales and festive poems
16th Dec and 18th Dec
Ticket available from the venue, on the door or online
The Place Activity Centre, Sherwood, Nottingham
(16th Dec)
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Bakersfield Community Centre, Nottingham
(18th Dec)
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An Evening of Christmas Yarns
Mon 16th Dec – The Place – Melrose St Sherwood
Wed 18th Dec – Bakersfield Community Centre, Sneinton Dale
Are you a writer of short stories, poet or spinner tall tales?
Then how about joining us for an evening of Christmas yarns.
There are 10 minute and 5 minute slots available. Stories or poems with a Christmas theme, all welcome.
Interested in booking a slot then let us know?
info@hothousetheatre.com
Book a slot
Mon 16th Dec
Or
Tues 18th Dec
There will also be 3 minute open mic slots of the nights.
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DIY Poets
Youtube Channel
We are a Nottingham, UK based poetry collective. We're nice and we don't always rhyme.
Our aim is to give budding poets the opportunity to perform their work in public and get their work published and we're proud to have members of all ages, shapes, sizes, experiences and styles, from brand new poets and occasional hobbyists to slam winners and published writers.
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Writer's Diary
Speech Therapy
Restless Spirits
Plus Open Mic
6th Dec
Bunkers Hill, Nottingham
Speech Therapy bids farewell to 2024 and hello to festering festive fun at our last monthly gathering of the year on Friday 6th December 2024!
We will have all the usual fun and games and extra festive fings occurring. There will be a single featured artiste in the form of the mighty Restless Spirits...whereby the ever excellent poetry of Matt McAteer is somehow made even better filtered through a sonic air fryer of invention and imagination (trust me, it is better even than that description).
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Fluent in Both Volume 7
Christmas Special
Poetry, Music and great vibes
6th Dec
New Art Exchange, Nottingham
Join us for a magical evening featuring the incredible talents of:
Davina Songbird: Prepare to be enchanted by her soulful voice and captivating lyrics.
SUNIQUE: Angelic voice of a singer who is of Swiss-Jamaican heritage and a semi-finalist on The Voice Kids UK.
Frank LaFunk: Local Rap Icon should get you moving and shaking with a premier flow and expert penmanship.
Khandasi: From Birmingham a singer/poet who graces our microphone with Swahali
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Queering the Asian Diaspora
with Hongwei Bao
13th Dec
Five Leaves Bookshop
14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH
Please join Dr Hongwei Bao from the University of Nottingham to celebrate the launch of his new book Queering the Asian Diaspora: East and Southeast Asian Sexuality, Identity and Cultural Politics (Sage).
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified geopolitical tensions, bringing Sinophobia and anti-Asian racism into sharp focus. At the same time, a growing Asian diasporic consciousness is emerging worldwide, celebrating Asian identity and cultural heritage. Yet, in the space between anti-Asian racism and the rise of Asian advocacy, the voices of queer people have often been largely missing.
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Orbital
by Samantha Harvey
Five Leaves Open Book Group
16th Dec
Five Leaves Bookshop
14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH
Our book group is open to all. Attend every meeting, occasionally or just once in your life. All we ask is that you read the book in advance and take part in the discussion. There’s a short introduction by a member of staff, a group regular, or someone we know with a special interest in the book in question.
Life on our planet as you’ve never seen it before: in this novel six astronauts rotate in the International Space Station. They are there to do vital work, but slowly they begin to wonder: what is life without earth? What is earth without humanity?
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An Evening of Christmas Yarns
Yuletide tales and festive poems
Doors 7 pm
16th Dec and 18th Dec
The Place Activity Centre, Sherwood, Nottingham (16th Dec)
Bakersfield Community Centre, Nottingham (18th Dec)
This Christmas Hothouse Theatre's Christmas offering is a unique night of seasonal stories to get you into the mood for the holiday.
Featuring a rehearsed reading of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, the evening will bring together local writers and performers sharing their favourite festive tales.
There will also be an open mic section.
This evening is a Bring Your Own Bottle event.
It is also a pay-what-you-can (suggested donations £5).
Ticket available from the venue, on the door or online
The Place Activity Centre, Sherwood, Nottingham
(16th Dec)
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Bakersfield Community Centre, Nottingham
(18th Dec)
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Nottingham C.A.N
Xmas Fundraiser
showcasing a diverse range of performances from across our community projects
17th Dec
Mimm Studios
35 Warser Gate #UNIT 4 Nottingham
Join us for a night of Festive Celebrations in the Mimm Studios Loft Space featuring a diverse range of Artists, Poets, Musicians & Choirs showcasing performances from across a range of our Nottingham C.A.N community arts projects.
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Calling poets, storytellers and spinners of tall tales
Mon 16th Dec and Wed 18th Dec
Stories or poems with a Christmas theme, all welcome.
Interested in having ago?
For more information
info@hothousetheatre.com
Book a slot
Mon 16th Dec
Or
Tues 18th Dec
Poetry Scum
19th Dec
Robin Hood 540 Mansfield Road, Nottingham
It's our final event of the year championing working class, marginalised & activist creatives. Nottinghams second longest running monthly poetry open mic. What a treat we have in store for you, with the final leg of James Scott-Howes book tour & music from handpan player & sound therapist Babita Mundra from Alchemy Tones!
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Dandelions at the bookshop
30th Dec
Five Leaves Bookshop
14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH
Dandelions Poetry is back at Five Leaves for our special reading between Christmas and New Year. Come and join us for a dose of poetry at the ‘in between’ time of year.
We are very pleased to have Rory Waterman as our featured poet. Rory has four collections of poetry published by Carcanet press. Come Here to This Gate, his fourth collection, was published in 2024. Rory’s poems have been published in the Times Literary Supplement, Poetry Review, The Best British Poetry, PN Review, the Guardian and the Financial Times. He is also a reviewer, critic and Associate Professor in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Nottingham Trent University.
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