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Medway River Lit
"I thought Medway River Lit Festival thoughtful, thought-provoking, kindly in spirit and invaluable for the region." Sir Ben Okri


Interview: Naomi Wood
Naomi Wood is a multi-disciplinary artist, performer and writer from Hastings who works and performs across Hastings, Brighton and...
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Apr 8, 20234 min read
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Kent Daydreams: a new spoken word event for young people
Kent Daydreams is a new spoken word event for young people aged 14-18.
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Apr 6, 20233 min read
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What links Charles Dickens, Steampunk and Medway's Fort Amherst?
Great Kentspectations Steampunk group wil be appearing at Medway River Lit, get a preview at Fort Amherst's Fantasy Easter weekend.
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Mar 30, 20234 min read
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Event review: Ostara Poetry 18 March 2023 - what you missed
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...
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Mar 27, 20233 min read
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Add YOUR words to our 'River of words'
Add your words to our open text exhibition.
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Mar 23, 20232 min read
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Guest post: playwright Sarah Hehir
Sarah Hehir is a Medway-based playwright who will be part of our 'Writing and producing your own theatre' panel during Medway River Lit...
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Mar 21, 20234 min read
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The Estuary Sound Ark has come to stay at Chatham Library
The Estuary Sound Ark comes to Chatham Library. Its launch will be part of Medway River Lit.
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Mar 16, 20232 min read
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Big Trouble on the River Medway…
Big Trouble is a monthly poetry performance night that has been taking place in the Chatham Intra area since 2018. As part of Medway...
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Mar 13, 20232 min read
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Crafting, reading, writing and drawing manga!
We are delighted that our first batch of engagement projects are underway and some lovely results are coming out of them. The sessions...
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Mar 10, 20233 min read
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David Cramer Smith - our first 'AuthorsTalking' event
We were delighted to welcome David Cramer Smith to Chatham Library on 2 March as our first 'AuthorsTalking' event. David is a writer who...
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Mar 9, 20232 min read
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The Medway River Lit logo - evolution of a design
The logo is handmade, using handwritten serif text rather than a font, to reflect aspects of Medway’s long connection with words and...
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Jan 18, 20233 min read
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