Rochester Literature Festival

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  • #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…

  • Spreading the word: Interviews, a book and a request

    With the excitement of the Unfinished event now behind us, we’ve had time to catch up with other projects! We were recently interviewed by the wonderful and talented Michelle Goode (Write SoFluid) for  Literary UK, the one stop shop for literature festivals around the country. Do bookmark it for future…

  • New pony trilogy to benefit horse sanctuary

    Local writer Jane Ayres has released another book in her prolific stable of stories about pony mad heroes and heroines. (See what I did there?) Meet Matty Mathews. Thirteen years old. Pony mad. And pony-less. Until a midnight encounter with a mystery horse. Life’s about to change for Matty …..…

  • 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…

  • Medway Culture and Design Awards

    Nominations close on Friday! Get cracking … Created to recognise groups and individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the area’s cultural vitality, the awards aim to highlight the projects, people, businesses and organisations that contribute so much to the community. Previous category winners include cultural and community space,…

  • The RLF Presents: Unfinished

    UPDATE: Unfinished is pretty much fully booked now – still some room in the Bloggers Forum! Indians snacks will be available to buy courtesy of the lovely David and Baljinder, who are very kindly manning the coFWD kitchen for us. Tea and coffee will also be available at a very reasonable…

  • Creatabot Launch New Creative Competition

    Creatabot have launched their new yearly competition with the brief “Gadgets and Gizmos”. The competition is open until November 2012 and entries will be judged by a selection of the website’s writers, including Mark Young, Alice Stansfield, Luke Crook and George Langridge. As much art work as possible will exhibit…