Elevate your creative writing with Bad Betty X WRAP

Published: 08/04/2024

NTU Arts is collaborating with Bad Betty Press to give you the opportunity to take your writing to the next level.

Bad Betty is an award-winning independent press, celebrating writers whose voices are less frequently heard, including writers of colour, queer writers and neurodivergent writers.

All NTU colleagues can access an exciting range of creative writing opportunities, whether you are trying poetry for the first time or honing your craft. Keep reading to find out more.

Book Giveaways

In need of inspiration? Pick up a free poetry book by a Bad Betty writer on one of the following dates (while stocks last):

• City Campus, Newton Central Court, Tuesday 16 April, 10 am – 2 pm.
• Clifton Campus, The Point, Wednesday 17 April, 11 am – 3 pm.
• Brackenhurst Campus, The Lawn, Friday 26 April, 12 pm – 6 pm.
• Mansfield Campus, The Atrium, Tuesday 30 April, 11 am – 2 pm.

WRAP Writing Masterclass with Bad Betty Editor

Tuesday 23 April, Culture Lounge, University Hall, City Campus.

Editor at Bad Betty Press, Amy Acre is a widely acclaimed writer and has been nominated for awards for her poetry collection Mothersong (Bloomsbury), which was selected as a Book of the Year by The Telegraph.

In this 90-minute masterclass, Amy teaches you how to follow your inner writing animal. Come along and let your words fly. Find out more about the workshop and book your free place here.

WRAP X Bad Betty Showcase

Tuesday 14 May, University Hall, City Campus.

12 students from our Poetry Development Programme perform the work created in collaboration with their Bad Betty mentors at this exclusive showcase. They have been working with Kandace Siobhan Walker, Molly Naylor, Christopher Lanyon and Jake Wild-Hall, and this event will celebrate their final projects. Find out more and book your free place.

For more creative writing opportunities, check out WRAP, NTU Arts’ Writing, Reading and Pleasure programme.