Rochester Literature Festival

Category: Events

  • Want some fun and games? Saturday is Potlatch Day!

    We held a brilliant, productive meeting on Monday morning – if you’re not coming to the Potlatch this Saturday, you’ll be missing out on a fast and furious bundle of fun! With games courtesy of Phil’s Writers Tool Kit, and the strangely addictive Speed Debating – “we need more time”…

  • Book jackets for books not written yet?

    A new challenge for you from ME4 Writers – an open collaborative project to work with writers and artists. Writers: if you have an idea for a book which you have not, and probably never will, write or finish, send them your title, the genre it is, and back cover blurb…

  • Kent Creative Live Newsletter

    If you’re a lover of all things creative and cultural in Kent, this really is one newsletter you should sign up for. Based in Faversham, the lovely Helen and Nathalie of Kent Creative Live keep us all posted on the latest events, interesting jobs, exhibitions and much much more. Here…

  • What will you bring to the table?

    The Rochester Literature Festival, in conjunction with Medway Libraries, is hosting a Literary Potlatch at Strood Library on March 23rd. An ancient Native American word, the purpose of a Potlatch was the re-distribution and reciprocity of wealth, with all invited to ‘bring something to the table’. The wealth, in this…

  • #geekpoem: a crowdsourced poem created for GEEK2013

    Commissioned by GEEK2013, poet Dan Simpson is creating a new poem about all things geek, made up of words submitted by the general public through the inclusive nature of social networks. #geekpoem is about celebrating videogaming and the whole geek culture. Words and lines are submitted through Twitter and Facebook,…

  • What If? A Creative Writing Workshop

    Have you ever thought what would have happened to Medway if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated in  the 1930s? How would history have evolved? How would the lives and fortunes of local people changed? The Medway Archive and Local Studies Centre invite you to join their writing workshop with our very…

  • Bloggle and GEEK: Like bubble and squeak, but without the washing up.

    Or, like all the best double acts, with plenty of fun on the side and a healthy dollop of creative interaction to leave you fully satisfied. Following on from the successful Bloggers’ Forum during our last event at coFWD, we’ve bowed to public demand and scheduled a Bloggle. A play…

  • Get Yourself Out There! An introduction to blogging

    A workshop for people who want to blog but are not sure how to get started or where to go with it. As a blogger for almost five years, I’ve run a number of blogs and I’m keen to pass on what I’ve learned to others stepping into the blogosphere.…

  • Recognition for WOW, Bill Lewis and ME4 Writers at the Medway Culture and Design Awards

    Medway’s creative community had a ‘Wow’ of a night earlier this month, as we moseyed on up to the Corn Exchange in Rochester for the Medway Culture and Design Awards. With a key note speech made by Martin Green, Head of Ceremonies for the London Olympics, we were in exalted…

  • Winter Writers’ Rendezvous, The Regenerate, Wolfshead and Vixen.

    The next Writers’ Winter Rendezvous will be on Thursday 13th December, from 7.30pm till late, at the Two Brewers pub in Rochester High Street. A chance to meet informally with other writers for drinks and conversation, networking and maybe even collaborations. Our Artistic Director, Philip, is seeking contributors for the…

  • 51:st Voyager Film Festival Submissions still open

    Call 4 MOVING-IMAGE ARTISTS & FILMMAKERS: 1 Medway ‘OPEN PROJECTOR’ – 17 Nov 19:30 till 22.30pm Nucleus 272 High Street, Chatham, Kent ME4 4BP. Submit by Saturday Nov 10th to secure a slot otherwise just come along, bring your DVD or a .wmv, .mpeg 1/2/4, .mp4, h.264 file of your…

  • Making a Connection: Acting, Movement and Voice

    Our wonderful Creative Producer, Emma Dewhurst, is offering a FREE drama masterclass on Saturday, November 3rd from 1.30pm – 3.30pm, at the Quaker Meeting House, Northgate in Rochester. A fun, one-off drama workshop exploring the connections between the body, the voice and the text.  Expect an actor’s warm-up, some theatre…