Name: Nottinghamshire's Women Writers - Arnold Library - Adult Learning
Start: 2024-12-06T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-13T12:00:00+00:00
Location: Arnold Library

Nottinghamshire's Women Writers - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

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About this Event
Key details

Date: 6 - 13 December 2024
Sessions: Friday: 10am - 12pm
No. sessions: 2
Venue: Arnold Library, Nottingham
For ages: 19+
Group size: 5 - 15
Cost: FREE - £14

About this course

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

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will beoffered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which mayprevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for furtherinformation 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, AND
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: