Category: News
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Bill Lewis
Of course, Bill needs no introduction to Medway, not really! One of the near legendary Medway Poets Group alongside Billy Childish, Bill has performed his poems in Europe and the Americas and been published in magazines, journals and anthologies all over the world.
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Live’n’Local Keynote Speaker: Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, DL
Our keynote speaker for this year’s festival is Sir Robert Worcester, Chairman of the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee and founder of MORI (Market & Opinion Research International).
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Toni Mount
We’re pleased to announce that the opening speaker of our history themed day in Rochester is the prolific medieval specialist, Toni Mount.
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Akala and the Hip Hop Shakespeare Company at Fuse Festival
Join Akala and THSC (The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company) for the dynamic and interactive Hip-Hop Shakespeare Lyric Writing and Performance Workshops that inspire you to approach literature, music and theatre in a whole new way. Work with the founder of THSC to build self-confidence, take creative risks, analyze rhythm and rhyme…
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Jane Lythell
Our first confirmed speaker for Sunday, October 11 at Sun Pier House is the wonderful Jane Lythell. Jane lives in Brighton and is a sea-lover, star-gazer, film and football fan.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Truda Thurai
Continuing our history themed first day at the 2015 festival, we’re delighted to welcome Truda Thurai back to Rochester.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Rachael Hale
The first day of our 2015 festival, Live’n’Local, will start by going back in time!
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We’re finalists in the Kent Digital Awards!
You know those moments, when you open your email and the first thing you see is: CONGRATULATIONS!
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Developing your voice: Next steps in Creative Writing
A new creative writing course is beginning at Rochester Library in June. Developing your voice: Next steps in Creative Writing is organised by University of Kent and will be led by Dorothy Lehane, author of Ephemeris (Nine Arches Press, 2014) and Places of Articulation (dancing girl press, 2014).
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2015 Festival: Live’n’Local
We’re very happy to confirm that this year’s festival – ‘Live’n’Local’– will take place on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October.
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RLF Brainstorming session
As you may have seen, the festival this year will take place over the weekend 10/11 October. We will be based at the Guildhall Museum and in various cafes on the Saturday, while the Sunday will all take place at Sun Pier House.
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Shackleton’s Cat
The English Touring Opera are bringing Shackleton’s Cat to Strood Community Hall on Saturday, May 9 at 1.30pm.
Rochester Literature Festival 