Medway River Lit

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...

We are excited to celebrate Medway’s long connection with words and writing, in what will be the first Medway-wide literary festival in...

Fumio Obata (born 1975, Tokyo) is a graphic novelist who focuses on cultural differences and social issues. His style and work are...

Sayra Begum is the author/illustrator of Mongrel, a highly personal debut graphic novel: telling the story of a young Muslim woman...

Wordsmithery created a magical first poetry festival for Rainham in 2023. Poets notice weather, how it changes and how it never really...

Expert on the preservation of Black Oak and project leader, Hamish Low, tells us more about the amazing Fenland Black Oak Table - which...

Nina Telegina is a writer and performance poet and a multiple poetry slam winner. She believes that poets can be doing a lot more to...

Patrick Wright is a writer, broadcaster and academic in the fields of cultural studies and cultural history. He has written for many...

Neil Nixon is an author, journalist and academic. His published works include titles on the paranormal, popular music, football and two...

Pauline Holmes describes herself as 'a 60 something poet and storyteller with the mind of a child and the wrinkles of someone much...

Free brooch making workshop with jewellery maker Yuka Jourdain.

Naomi Wood is a multi-disciplinary artist, performer and writer from Hastings who works and performs across Hastings, Brighton and...

Kent Daydreams is a new spoken word event for young people aged 14-18.

Great Kentspectations Steampunk group wil be appearing at Medway River Lit, get a preview at Fort Amherst's Fantasy Easter weekend.

In the lead up to the Medway River Lit festival, Wordsmithery were invited to host a special one-off event, Ostara Poetry, as part of Sun...

Add your words to our open text exhibition.

Sarah Hehir is a Medway-based playwright who will be part of our 'Writing and producing your own theatre' panel during Medway River Lit...

The Estuary Sound Ark comes to Chatham Library. Its launch will be part of Medway River Lit.

Big Trouble is a monthly poetry performance night that has been taking place in the Chatham Intra area since 2018. As part of Medway...

We are delighted that our first batch of engagement projects are underway and some lovely results are coming out of them. The sessions...