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(BUTTON) X * Share Tweet Share Pin It Email ____________________ Copy link to paste in your message / * [9748262.jpg] Guest speakers Kerry Young Srephen Booth and Maureen Duffy at the Writers Conference * [9748262-thumb.jpg] * Nottingham literature fans to launch international online book group Nottingham literature fans to launch international online... 1 * World Book Day: Fancy dress and free reads for thousands of Nottingham pupils World Book Day: Fancy dress and free reads for thousands of... 1 Comments (0) Aspiring and part-time authors were inspired by well-known novelists at an annual writers conference in Nottingham. Guests at the University of Nottingham's Portland Building could pick from a number of talks including how to get agents, self-censorship and writing satire. Organisers from Writing East Midlands said the wealth of talent on show and creative zest in the audience backed up Nottingham's bid for the title of City of Literature. Among the visitors was Christy Fearn, who in the process of writing her second novel based around the Luddites. Related content * Nottingham literature fans to launch international online book group * World Book Day: Fancy dress and free reads for thousands of Nottingham pupils * Former Nottingham beauty queen nominated for national book prize * Children become published authors for first time The author of Framed, who is also a member of the Nottingham Writers' Studio, said: "I've been in a really interesting talk about satire. My books are dark, but do have a humorous undertone and I wanted to create more laughs in my next book." Christy, who's day job is a costume interpreter at Nottingham's crime and punishment museum the Galleries of Justice, has used her historical knowledge as inspiration for her books. "Framed is based on the Luddite movement and features Lord Byron, who is my hero," said Christy, 45, who lives in central Nottingham and has a tattoo of Newstead Abbey's well-known gentleman lothario. "For authors looking to get published, this conference offers a real chance to share ideas with people in a similar position and get tips from writers who have made the leap into full-time." Among the key note speakers was veteran novelist, poet and playwright Maureen Duffy, who gave a talk on self-censorship. She said: "We all self-censor all the time when we decide what our characters say and the writers here now all know they are doing it. "If we have the right to offend then others have the right to be offended. People know this sub consciously and will tweak what they write accordingly." As a friend of Alan Sillitoe before he passed away, Maureen backed Nottingham's bid for the City of Literature title. "There's a great deal going on," she said. "That's what we are celebrating today. I used to baby sit for Alan. He would be proud if the city was given the title." Stephen Booth, the Laxton-based author of detective series Cooper and Fry, explained how he swapped his life as a local news reporter to become a full-time novelist. "I had always kept up my writing and knew it was what I wanted to do," he said. "Sometimes you need that fear factor, that belief in themselves to put it all on the page and that's what we are hoping people will take from this conference." Stephen, who has written 15 novels and is on the board of Writing East Midlands, said the city deserved the City of Literature award. "Not only does Nottinghamshire have this eclectic history of writers, such as Byron, DH Lawrence and Sillitoe, we have a wealth of young talent and established writers today, which you can see at this conference." * * Report this article Read more from Nottingham Post * Most Recent * Most Commented * Most Read * Thumbnail image Mobile speed camera locations across Nottinghamshire for week... * Thumbnail image 30 staff leave struggling school in last 8 months * Thumbnail image Indoor gardens, TV screen panels and cooktop extractors coming to... * Thumbnail image Call to bring back Nottingham's tram conductors - as 121 people... * Thumbnail image Bosses say drops in Nottingham tram performance were 'expected' * Thumbnail image Djanogly City Academy student wet herself – because teacher... * Default image £250 million revamp of intu Broadmarsh area to start Friday - but brace yourself for... * Default image ‘Flash in the sky’ filmed above Nottinghamshire road – what was it? * Default image Spooky lights spotted in abandoned Sneinton tower block Do you have something to say? 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