Rochester Literature Festival

Category: Events

  • Writers and Regeneration: Getting started

    A workshop led by Sarah Butler, exploring opportunities for writers to work in the field of regeneration, will be held at the University Centre Folkestone on Wednesday 15th February from 10.30am – 3.30pm. This event will be of interest to writers and creatives working in the field of community arts…

  • Magwitch – The BIG 48 hour film school challenge!

    Ever watched TV or a film and thought “I could do that”? Are you aged between 14 -21, free next weekend and looking for a challenge? Viola Films needs YOU!! To celebrate the world premiere on 11 February of Magwitch, the film’s producers, violafilms, in partnership with Rochester Cathedral, Screen…

  • Rochester Writers Retreat

    ME4 Writers are organising a one day writers retreat for the 18th March, between 10am – 4pm at coFWD, the coworking space at 161 High Street. It will be a trial event and will run on a ‘magic hat’ basis, meaning that you pay what you think the day was…

  • YouTube: Your Film Festival

    YouTube has launched a film festival on line, taking place between 2nd February and 31st March. Ridley and Tony Scott’s production company company, Scott Free Productions, will select 50 finalists from the submissions and ten will make it through to a screening at the Venice Film Festival, where the overall…

  • Heroes and Villains: Poetry Workshop for World Poetry Day

    From Greek Myths to fairytales, football to politics, TV to comic books: who are the heroes, who are the villains? An inspiring creative writing workshop for new and established poets led by Maria C. McCarthy, author of Strange Fruits, on Saturday 24th March from 10am to 12.30pm at Strood Library.…

  • Wigmore Arts Weekend

    St.Matthew’s Church in Wigmore, Rainham, are hosting an Arts Weekend on the 30th June/1st July and are looking for (preferably) local groups and individuals with an interest in ANY arts subject –  visual, graphic, dance, music, craft and so on, who would like the opportunity to publicise and show their skills…

  • Medway Festival of Music, Speech and Drama

    Entry to the 2012 Medway Festival of Music, Speech and Drama is open, with the deadline set at January 31st, 2012. Founded in 1975, the festival runs for a full day and is open to all amateur performers from Medway and further afield, with classes to suit all ages and…

  • 2 Days Laughter Short Film Competition 2012: Comic Genius Required!

    The comedy equivalent of the 2 Days Later competition, the 2 Days Laughter brief has been released! Once again, Beeping Bush Productions are bringing the sound of laughter back to the British seaside with the 2 Days Laughter Short Film Competition. The organisers are inviting filmmakers, comedians and writers to…

  • Winter Writers’ Rendezvous

    The next Writers’ Rendezvous, organised by local author, Philip Kane, will take place at the Two Brewers in Rochester High Street next Thursday evening, 8th December, from 7.30pm. Please feel free to bring along any writing to share with us, or just come along for a good ol’ natter 🙂…

  • Two Days Later Short Horror Film Competition “the best and scariest crop ever!”

    The Two Days Later Short Horror Film Competition marked its 9th anniversary with this year’s shortlisted finalists evening screening at the The Theatre Royal, Margate on Saturday 29th October. “From the shadows around the Theatre Royal Margate, on a particularly dark and forbidding Saturday night, a ghostly hoard of vampires, witches and…

  • Medway Broadside Horror Show!

    Independent local news, art and culture paper, the Medway Broadside, are celebrating their one year anniversary with a Horror Show on Saturday night. Being held at The Barge in Gillingham, featured local writers will include Philip Kane, Maria McCarthy, ME4 Writers and the Whirlin Chair Press, reading their ghost stories live … or…

  • National Poetry Day – local(ish) events tomorrow!

    It’s National Poetry Day tomorrow and there are a couple of (fairly) local events you can enjoy. Poetry on the Platform – For the 13th Year running, Year 8 Boys from Bickley Park Prep School will read and recite poetry for the commuters as they congregate and pass along the platform,…