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It’s been a long day, 8am - 8.30pm in mostly back-to-back meetings but I am feeling energised after a monthly meetings with our youth board. Planning for a collab with Newstead Abbey (thanks @SimonIanBrown!), working on a event for Nottingham Poetry Festival and more!

What a treat to receive in the post! Thank you Federico AndornINo Sceptre Books 😘

Gboyega Odubanjo's loved ones are running the Hackney Half Marathon. We sadly lost Gboyega too soon, but to honour him, they’ll be running 20+ kilometres in one of his favourite places of all time: Hackney (where he was born) ♥️ Support their efforts here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hackney-half…

Love loud poets and big up Nottingham and GOBS Collective own Cara Thompson a superstar!

It’s not everyday you get to go to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. An honour represent Nottingham City of Literature (is away & reading) & the Cities of Literature network with the chair of of our youth board Elle. Thank you Arts Council England & Department for Culture, Media and Sport for inviting me to celebrate our creative industries.

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10 days until Bad Betty Live and Masterclass. Launching sam and Alex Mazey 🕯️’s new books! Featuring @salenagodden Malika Booker Ingrid McLaren and Katie Keddie Hosted by GOBS Collective very own Bridie Squires Tix: linktr.ee/badbettypress?…

Happy birthday Notts TV! Thank you for inviting me to your fabulous event. What a gem to have in our city and Nottingham City of Literature (is away & reading) love working on the brilliant Notts TV Book Club with Becky Cullen. ❤️

Thank you New Art Exchange for a day of inspiring conversations and provocations as part of Transform. Brilliant panels, connections and work shared. Lovely to see the brilliant Sandeep Mahal.

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Hi, Notts folks. Please send in your poems to be included in this anthology. All welcome! Nottingham Creative Writing Hub at NTU Notts TV Book Club UoNArts ArtsEngaged UoN Inspire Nottinghamshire Libraries Writing East Midlands NottinghamCityOfSanctuary Nottingham City of Literature (is away & reading) Nottingham Poetry Festival Nottm Writers' Club Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham Poetry Society GOBS Collective

Our next workshop, "Writing the Bodymind in Colonial Capitalism," will be taught by @mailbykite ☀️☀️☀️Khairani is a writer, translator and artist from Jakarta, Indonesia whose work centres disability justice as anti-colonial praxis and access as translation 🔥🔥🔥

Loadsa free stuff for #SmallCharityWeek this year from Fair Collective. Grab your tickets before they go! eventbrite.co.uk/o/fair-collect…

Great to take part in @nptheatre event 'Where I Belong - Live' last night supported by @nottmcityoflit Lakeside Arts British Council Arts. A brilliant range of readings from writers from Nottingham and Baghdad. Thanks to Hannah Trevarthen (is not here anymore) for hosting. Podcast available: open.spotify.com/show/5i1EwltXs…

NEW: Russian authorities are imposing the Russian curriculum and Kremlin propaganda in Ukrainian schools in occupied areas, violating the laws of armed conflict. Russia should cease all measures to Russify Ukraine’s education system. hrw.org/news/2024/06/2…

5 days to the first The FE Literacy Movement conference! 🥳 Our very own Kirsty Haughton is presenting, too! She’s been working with Hannah Trevarthen (is not here anymore) this year on this cool project! Learning and Skills Research Network AmplifyFE Community of Practice English Association University of Derby @EduKayte

Congratulations all! London pals, don’t miss this.

A Nottingham City of Literature (is away & reading) road trip to Newstead Abbey with members of our brilliant youth board for a possible joint project!