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Murderous Medway Panel 2 – Politically Thrilling

21st September 2019 Henry Hemming, KH Irvine and Gareth Rubin capture the political zeitgeist of the last three years and how it’s informed their work. Chaired by Dr. Kate Bradley.

June 16, 2019
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Murderous Medway 21/9/19 – the Panels!

We’re thrilled to release the programme for Murderous Medway – five fascinating and perceptive panels!

June 4, 2019
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June Write Then Socialise

A slight change of time and venue for this one – Nucleus Arts have invited us along to their Arts fest and have given us their Creative Cabin. They’re also offering poets and storytellers the chance of an open mic slot, so do contact them direct, if that’s of interest.…

June 4, 2019
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April Write Then Socialise

April’s Write Then Socialise will take place during our annual Terry Pratchett celebration, The Turtle Moves, from 10am-1pm in Rochester Community Hub cafe.

March 27, 2019
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The Turtle Moves World Building Workshop – April 27th

The ability to create a whole new world is the basis of great fantasy writing. JRR Tolkien, George RR Martin and of course, Sir Terry Pratchett (yes, I was tempted to stick RR in there) set a very high bar that all writers must strive for when planning their fantastical…

February 9, 2019
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February Write Then Socialise

We’re back at Rochester Library cafe again this month.

February 3, 2019
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January Write Then Socialise

Now the festivities are all out of the way, it’s back to work!

December 29, 2018
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Write Then Socialise

There’s a nationwide initiative to make sure writers write and don’t get lonely while doing it. So, the first Rochester Write Then Socialise event is booked!

October 25, 2018
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Murder Most Medway

A bonus #MurderousMedway event! An evening of performances so good, they’re criminal!

October 7, 2018
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Murderous Medway: The Three ‘C’s Crime Writing Workshops

Saturday 13 October 10am-4pm. We wanted to have a day of workshops from which you could leave with a blueprint for your own story. This could be one you’ve been working on for some time and need to kick start, or one where you have just the seed of an…

August 2, 2018
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Murderous Medway: The Curious Case of Cuthbert’s Curse.

Alternate Shadows Theatre Group Proudly Present An Original Murder Mystery Adventure at the iconic Eastgate House.

August 2, 2018
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Crime Writers’ Day: The Real Killers with Paul Harrison

Truth is stranger than fiction – it has to be, since in fiction, everything has to make sense. Loose ends need to be tied up and usually, for a really satisfying read, the perpetrator of the crime is caught by the cleverness of our detective.

July 13, 2018