Helping indie book authors get audiences
Steven William Hannah, Curator at Your Paper Quest, gives us an insight into why he and Ryan set up their indie book box subscription servic
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makeswordswork
- 4 days ago
- 3 min
The Black Art Hub’s Intersectionality Art Trail Exhibition: Celebrating Diversity Through Art
We are delighted to present a guest blog from Michi Masumi, founder of the Black Arts Hub, whose Intersectionality poetry and art exhibition
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makeswordswork
- Sep 8
- 9 min
You Are Here! A preview of the Medway River Lit programme 2024
Wordsmithery are very proud to announce some of the confirmed writers and performers for the Medway River Lit programme 2024.
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makeswordswork
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Adapting Classic Literature: How Aimee Riddell Brings 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray' to Today's Audience
Adapting Classic Literature: How Aimee Riddell Brings 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray' to Today's Audience
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makeswordswork
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Longlist for The Rosemary McLeish Poetry Prize 2024
The longlist of 15 poems in the Rosemary McLeish Poetry Prize 2024.
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makeswordswork
- Aug 15
- 4 min
Sarah L Dixon talks about writing, Take That and her new poetry collection inspired by '90s indie music
Sarah L Dixon talks about seeing Take That at school, and her new 90s indie inspired poetry collection.
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makeswordswork
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Launching Our Podcast: 'The River Is Lit' number 1 with two writers fascinated by crime and detection
We are excited to say that our first podcast for The River Is Lit podcast series is now available on Youtube and Soundcloud.
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makeswordswork
- Jul 13
- 1 min
Podcast Preview: April Doyle on eco-fiction and finding your own pace as a writer
April Doyle, whose debut novel Hive, imagines a near future where there are not enough bees.
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makeswordswork
- Jul 2
- 2 min
Podcast Preview: Caitlin Davies on the history of female detectives and writing historical crime
Today, we're excited to start sharing some of the people coming to Medway River Lit! 1st up Caitlin Davies, author of 'Private Inquiries'.
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makeswordswork
- Jun 12
- 3 min
How to write a prize-winning Rosemary McLeish Prize poem
Tips on how to write a prize-winning poem for the Rosemary McLeish Poetry Prize.
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makeswordswork
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Unveiling the artistic journey - Karen Scudder's design process
We asked our artist Karen Scudder to tell us about the design process.
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makeswordswork
- Apr 12
- 2 min
YOU ARE HERE: a climate themed edition for 2024
If you've looked out of the window over the past few years, or watched any television news report, you won't have failed to notice that...
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makeswordswork
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Photos from Medway River Lit's Final Bookend Events
Extra events after the main festival week.
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makeswordswork
- Jul 21, 2023
- 1 min
Photos from Medway River Lit - days 6 to 10
Photos from Wednesday 7 June to Sunday 11 June 2023. (And these are just a few! Check out our social media to see reels from each day.)
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makeswordswork
- Jul 21, 2023
- 1 min
Photos from Medway River Lit days 1 to 5
We have too many amazing photos from the first Medway River Lit but here are a selection of highlights from the first five days of the...
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makeswordswork
- Jul 8, 2023
- 4 min
Medway River Lit: a personal view by Melissa Todd
“Nothing is unwritable”, says Caroline Bird, patron of Medway River Lit, the literary festival which took place last month. “Write it....
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makeswordswork
- Jul 5, 2023
- 4 min
Medway River Lit in comments
Here are just some of the comments we received about the festival! “Thank you so much, this was wonderful. Please don’t leave it another...
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makeswordswork
- Jul 1, 2023
- 2 min
Medway River Lit in numbers
"The breadth of different events really was something for everyone and you pulled off some amazing coups with the quality of acts you...
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makeswordswork
- May 21, 2023
- 2 min
Interview: Sascha Aurora Akhtar
Sascha Aurora Akhtar is a poet of the liminal – someone for whom all is magic. 'The Grimoire of Grimalkin', published in 2007 was greeted...
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makeswordswork
- May 18, 2023
- 3 min
River Lit: an adventure in time and space
The Doctor Who connections in Medway River Lit We’ve said that Medway River Lit’s theme is ‘River of words’, linking the past to the...
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