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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
Booking for Medway River Lit 2024
All Medway River Lit produced events ticketed at Pay What You Can. Anything you can pay will go directly into supporting our work at this year's festival and into development for next year.
We also have a Festival Friend scheme - which reserves your place at all events without having to book. Find out more about becoming a Festival Friend.
* Please note, for Partner events, you will need to book via the method listed in the description, as the event is not available to book via this website.
Upcoming Events
Multiple DatesSat, 30 NovRochester Library30 Nov 2024, 14:00 – 15:00Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UKOur final event in the festival is Rivers of London creator, Ben Aaronovitch.
Multiple DatesSat, 30 NovRochester Library30 Nov 2024, 12:30 – 13:30Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UKTom Huddleston's book, 'The Worlds of Dune', explores the range of ideas and concepts that inspired Frank's Herbert's eco-sci-fi masterpiece, 'Dune'.
Multiple DatesSat, 30 NovRochester Library30 Nov 2024, 11:00 – 11:50Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UKJoin writers Steve Russell, Rex Burke and Jennings Zabrinsky, who will be reading from their novels and answering questions.
Multiple DatesFri, 29 NovCoffee Republic29 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 21:00Coffee Republic, 185-187 Military Rd, Chatham ME4 4AS, UKIn our last Poetry Republic of the festival, we are joined by our Patron, Caroline Bird plus Kent writers Sarah Tait and Charlotte Ansell. Book tickets on Eventbrite. Link below.
Multiple DatesSun, 24 NovRochester Library24 Nov 2024, 15:00 – 15:45Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UK'Queer as folklore' is an exhilarating journey across centuries and continents, revealing the unsung heroes and villains of storytelling, myth and fantasy.
Multiple DatesSun, 24 NovRochester Library24 Nov 2024, 13:30 – 14:15Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UKHow do you adapt a story into a graphic novel or comic? Join writers and comic creators Matt Adcock and Sam Hall to find out!
Multiple DatesSat, 23 NovSpotlites Theatre23 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Spotlites Theatre, 338 High St, Chatham ME4 4NR, UKIn association with Spotlites Theatre, we present a performance of 'The Modern Image of Dorian Gray' by Aimee Riddell. An online version will be available if you can't make the performance in person.
Sat, 23 NovChatham Library23 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Chatham Library, Riverside Gdns, Dock Rd, Chatham ME4 4TX, UKCommon Ground is a workshop series run by Sarah Hehir and Charlotte Ansell. This will be a showcase of work from the sessions.
Multiple DatesSat, 23 NovChatham Library23 Nov 2024, 15:45 – 16:45Chatham Library, Riverside Gdns, Dock Rd, Chatham ME4 4TX, UKPhil Smith discusses his latest book 'Albion's Eco-eerie'. "a fantastic exploration into culture’s obsession with ‘the other’."
Multiple DatesSat, 23 NovChatham Library23 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 15:30Chatham Library, Riverside Gdns, Dock Rd, Chatham ME4 4TX, UKAdam Taylor presents a talk on the islands of the Medway River.
Multiple DatesSat, 23 NovChatham Library23 Nov 2024, 13:00 – 14:00Chatham Library, Riverside Gdns, Dock Rd, Chatham ME4 4TX, UKA true story of the woods and wildlife from conservationist and writer Carol Donaldson.
Multiple DatesFri, 22 NovCoffee Republic22 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 21:00Coffee Republic, 185-187 Military Rd, Chatham ME4 4AS, UKPoets Martin Figura and Helen Ivory perform, along with local support. Book tickets via Eventbrite. Link in description.
Multiple DatesWed, 20 NovWigmore Library20 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Wigmore Library, 208 Fairview Ave, Gillingham ME8 0PX, UKBarbara Havelocke will talk about her novel "Estella's Revenge" which expands the "Great Expectations" universe. Buy tickets from MedwayTicketsLive. *Tickets for this event can be booked here - https://medwayticketslive.co.uk/event/wigmore-lectures-estellas-revenge/instance/399221/seats
Multiple DatesMon, 18 NovGillingham Library18 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:30Gillingham Library, 3 High St, Gillingham ME7 1BE, UKDiscover the stories, motives, of the women that would change the course of history in Britain, uncovered in Jennifer Godfrey's book "Secret Missions Of The Suffragettes: Glassbreakers And Safe Houses".
Multiple DatesSun, 17 NovRochester Library17 Nov 2024, 15:30 – 16:30Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UKSet in a near future, "The Last Good Man" is a troubling, uncanny book about fear and atonement, responsibility and justice.
Multiple DatesSun, 17 NovRochester Library17 Nov 2024, 14:00 – 15:00Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UKIn a near future, pollinators are going extinct. April Doyle's debut novel "Hive" is a 'chillingly plausible vision of the future'.- Multiple DatesSun, 17 NovRochester Library17 Nov 2024, 13:00 – 13:45Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UKWriters Charlie Fish, founder and co-editor of Fiction On The Web, the internet's longest running literary magazine; Neil M. Thorne, and Maria C McCarthy talk about writing short stories.
Multiple DatesSat, 16 NovStrood Library16 Nov 2024, 15:30 – 16:30Strood Library, 133 High St, Rochester ME2 4TJ, UKCaitlin Davies will tell us all about her fascinating new non-fiction history of female detectives.
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