In July, we will welcome Tom Newlands to Leicester Writers’ Club for another club speaker evening (Thursday 9th July 2026, from 7-9pm at Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre, Midland St, Leicester LE1 1TG.)
Tom Newlands is a neurodivergent writer from Scotland. His debut novel Only Here, Only Now – which was published in June 2025 – won the McKitterick Prize, was runner-up for the ADCI Literary Prize, shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and named Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year.
He is also the recipient of a Royal Society of Literature Scriptorium Award, a London Writers Award and a Creative Future Writers’ Award.
His forthcoming novel Something Like Happiness hits the shelves in August 2026.
Registration: Members and non members attending in person need not register — just turn up on the night. Non members wishing to join via an online link can use the QR code below for easy registration or contact us to register via the Contact Forms on this site: https://leicesterwritersclub.com/contact-us/. A fee of £5 is payable by all visitors/non-members.
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