Nottinghamshire's Women Writers - Stapleford Library and Learning Centre - Adult Learning
Schedule
Fri, 25 Apr, 2025 at 01:00 pm to Fri, 02 May, 2025 at 03:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Stapleford Library | Nottingham, EN
About this Event
Key details
- Date: 25 April - 2 May 2025
- Sessions: Friday: 1pm - 3pm
- No. sessions: 2
- Venue: Stapleford Library and Learning Centre, Nottingham
- For ages: 19+
- Group size: 5 - 15
- Cost: FREE - £14
Discover Nottinghamshire’s women writers from the 17th Century to the present day. This journey through local history will expand your knowledge and introduce you to many important writers associated with the county.
Learners will hear about women writers from centuries ago to the contemporary. They will see how these writers have made an important impact on the county’s literary heritage and history. Learners will also engage in discussion as they consider the merits of each writer and compile their own top ten list from the many significant authors and poets featured on this course..
By the end of the course, you will:
Be able to:
- List and recognise some of Nottinghamshire’s finest women writers, from centuries ago to the contemporary.
- Match different novels with their authors.
- Know more about how women have made an important impact on the county’s literary heritage.
- Experience reading some prose written by an author featured on this course.
- Discuss different women writers and their work.
Suggested Reading for the course:
- Nottinghamshire Writers by Rowena Edlin-White
- Follow the Moon and Stars by John Baird
If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/
To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:
- Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
- Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.
You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.
To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).
As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:
- Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Liverpool City Region
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
- Tees Valley
- West of England
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire
Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:
- By phone: 01623 677 200
- By email: [email protected]
Where is it happening?
Stapleford Library, Church Street, Nottingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00 to GBP 14.00