North Notts Lit Fest

A small festival with a big heart and even bigger ideas! Bringing the community together through words.

[Award Publications @award_books]

Have you taken a look at our new catalogue as we celebrate 50 YEARS of creating books for children all over the world?! We may be biased, but we think it's the best job on the planet!! #lovereading #bookshelf #kidsbookshelf #kidsbookclub #childrensbooks https://t.co/WcrhPErSNG

[Inspire Nottinghamshire Libraries @NottsLibraries]

The Inspire Poetry Festival is back! 🎉 Saturday 17th - Saturday 24th September 🙌

Join us for a week of wonderful words across Nottinghamshire - from fantastic headline acts to inspiring workshops ✍️

View the full list of events and book now: https://t.co/V3g8FufpVi

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

Thank you for the lovely messages asking what is happening with Lit Fest 2022! We have spent the summer exploring funding options and we are almost there! Although we won't have our usual festival week, there will be events starting towards the end of the year! Watch this space!

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

We had a wonderful time @TMRetford celebration our winners from the 2020 and 2021 North Notts Writing Competitions! Our Festival Patron @paulcooksonpoet was there to hand out certificates and cakes! Thanks to @Wonder_Bookshop and @BassetlawDC and @NorthNottsBID for their support!

[Ordsall Primary School @OrdsallSchool]

Thank you @Wonder_Bookshop & @nnlitfest for our wonderful book delivery. We all loved participating in the North Notts Lit Fest which was supported by @BassetlawDC & @NorthNottsBID We can’t wait to join you for events in the future.

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

Dropping off books and vouchers today with @Wonder_Bookshop! Making Mondays brighter with books!

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

What better way to celebrate #WorldBookDay than shouting from the twittertops about how proud and lucky we are to have @Wonder_Bookshop as our festival bookseller!!! Happy World Book Day folks!

[LoveReading @LoveReadinguk]

This #WorldBookDay we have a wonderful #BookshopoftheMonth feature.
@Wonder_Bookshop, Retford is a wonderland of children’s books. With an Alice theme throughout, this magical shop is a perfect location to send readers off on a magical journey.
Read more:
https://t.co/dElbOwjNHI

[Pilgrim Roots @PilgrimRoots]

The agenda for tomorrow's online #WampanoagPerspectives Conference!👇

Register now to reserve your spot https://t.co/Dv01Mt4b3k👈

FREE to attend thanks to: @ace_national @NottsCC @BassetlawDC #HereForCulture 👏

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

One not to miss!

[Bromley House Library @BromleyHouseLib]

We still have tickets left for this talk tomorrow afternoon and it’s one you won’t want to miss.

Members - contact us to book or use the link in the ebulletin.
Non-members - book via Eventbrite here: https://t.co/5Y4A7dzv1z

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

Thank you so much Serena! We had an utterly wonderful time! @TMRetford provided the most wonderful afternoon teas too! 🥰

[Serena Patel @SerenaKPatel]

Had the best day with @nnlitfest @Wonder_Bookshop and the most wonderful families who came along to the event. Loved being in the bookshop too, it’s so gorgeous! 😍

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

We can’t wait for our Afternoon Tea Party on Friday with @SerenaKPatel! Who’s joining us? https://t.co/wcqQ7L2rv6 #anisha #grannytrouble @Wonder_Bookshop @TMRetford

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

Join @SerenaKPatel for a tea party with a difference @TMRetford hosted by @Wonder_Bookshop on Friday 29th October! Half term fun at its finest! Tickets available here https://t.co/tmHoE2INax

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

@Retford_Rebel @BassetlawDC @NorthNottsBID @Wonder_Bookshop Hi! The competition is part of our festival week which was at the beginning of September! You can see our website for all the event partnerships with local businesses and locations etc. Hope that helps clarify! Have a really good day! 😁

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

Massive congratulations go to Bryony Plumb on winning this year’s North Notts Writing Competition with her poem ‘Run’. In second place was Margaret Edge with ‘My Favourite Tree’ and in third place was Angela O’Connor with ‘Unrestricted’! #writing #poetry #northnotts

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

Our final winners announcement! With her story, ‘Empty Chairs’, Eliza Simpson wins the 2021 North Notts Writing Competition for Children’s Short Story! In 2nd place was William Harris with ‘Silence is the Key’ and in 3rd place was Floria Perraton-Williams with ‘The Two Trees’!

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

Huge congratulations go to Charlotte Hancock on winning this year’s North Notts Writing Competition with her short story ‘Long Distance’. In second place was John Leachman with ‘Remembrance Day’ and in third place was Thurza Jones with ‘The Broken Necklace’! #nnlf #writing

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

We will be announcing the winners of our writing competitions by the end of this week so keep your eyes peeled! We will also have an announcement of how we will celebrate our winners from not only this year but last year too!

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

We love these! 💜📚💜

[Year 5 Ordsall Primary School @Y5OPS]

Here are a few quotes from the children who are the Year 5 book club as to why they enjoy it so much:

“I really enjoy bookclub because I enjoy talking about our perspective of books. I like ‘A Kind of Spark’ because it is a relatable book and it shows real family relationships.”

[Avril Gray @EdNapierPublish]

"Neurodiversity Representation in Literature", an insight into the @nnlitfest Elle McNicoll (@BooksandChokers) event, by @clbonner74
#neurodiversity #representation https://t.co/NkejVTDnIc

[North Notts Lit Fest @nnlitfest]

@paulcooksonpoet closing the festival in style at @beer_under in Retford! Thank you, thank you, thank you for a wonderful week to all who joined us!