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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 12, 2023
- 6 min
Presenting Medway River Lit
We are excited to celebrate Medway’s long connection with words and writing, in what will be the first Medway-wide literary festival in...
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makeswordswork
- May 5, 2023
- 3 min
Interview with Fumio Obata
Fumio Obata (born 1975, Tokyo) is a graphic novelist who focuses on cultural differences and social issues. His style and work are...
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makeswordswork
- Apr 13, 2023
- 4 min
Guest post: Pauline Holmes on writing 'The Lion Queen'
Pauline Holmes describes herself as 'a 60 something poet and storyteller with the mind of a child and the wrinkles of someone much...
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makeswordswork
- Apr 8, 2023
- 4 min
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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makeswordswork
- Mar 23, 2023
- 2 min
Add YOUR words to our 'River of words'
Add your words to our open text exhibition.
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makeswordswork
- Mar 13, 2023
- 2 min
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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makeswordswork
- Jan 18, 2023
- 3 min
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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