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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

Rippling Out - words, crafts and performances!
Details of Medway River Lit's exciting new project - Rippling Out.
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Jan 132 min read
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Medway River Lit 2024: A Celebration of Stories, Culture, and Community
Summary of Medway River Lit 2024.
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Dec 9, 20247 min read
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In brief: books that authors have talked about at this year's festival - Poetry in focus
Poets and poetry collections discovered during Medway River Lit 2024.
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Nov 28, 20246 min read
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Medway River Lit’s fourth week – the highlights!
The fourth weekend of Medway River Lit featured an amazing variety of talks, discussions and writers.
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Nov 25, 20243 min read
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In brief – our guide to the books that authors have talked about at this year’s festival: Non-fiction focus
Non-fiction books we've discovered at Medway River Lit.
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Nov 23, 20245 min read
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Medway River Lit's third weekend - some highlights
Medway River Lit's third weekend began on Friday 15 November with a takeover by Big Trouble at our regular Poetry Republic event.
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Nov 18, 20243 min read
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Meet the poets of the future - the Medway Youth Laureates!
We were delighted to host an award ceremony as part of Medway River Lit for the inaugural Medway Youth Laureate scheme. The poets were...
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Nov 18, 20242 min read
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Medway River Lit's second week - some highlights
Medway River Lit's second week began on Wednesday 6 November at Rochester LIbrary, with a sobering talk from climate scientist Bill...
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Nov 11, 20243 min read
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Coming up at Medway River Lit's Second Weekend
Coming up at Medway River Lit's second weekend.
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Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Medway River Lit's first weekend - some highlights
A summary of events on the first weekend of Medway River Lit.
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Nov 6, 20242 min read
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We'd like to say a special River Lit thank you to our programme advertisers!
We'd like to say an extra special thank you to our programme advertisers.
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Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Recycled and recyclable promotional materials
About the search for recycled printing.
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Oct 21, 20244 min read
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Skai Campbell introduces his zines and comic workshop taking place as part of Medway River Lit
Skai Campbell is running a comics and zine workshop as part of Medway River Lit.
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Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Friday Night Poetry: at the new republic of poetry in Chatham
Festival co-director, Barry Fentiman Hall introduces our Friday night poetry strand - Poetry Republic.
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Sep 30, 20245 min read
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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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Sep 8, 20249 min read
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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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Sep 7, 20244 min read
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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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Jul 13, 20241 min read
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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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Jul 2, 20242 min read
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Photos from Medway River Lit's Final Bookend Events
Extra events after the main festival week.
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Apr 12, 20241 min read
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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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Jul 21, 20231 min read
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