Farewell Murderous Medway, hello Write Then Socialise!
Rochester Write Then Socialise is back this weekend, from 10am-1pm, downstairs at Rochester Library. I’ll be in Miss Twinkleton’s beforehand, if anyone wants to join me.
Murderous Medway is over for another year – but it will return in 2020!
We had a fantastic time, our authors were happy, as were our audience and we extend a huge thanks to all of them for making it so wonderful.
21st September 2019
Kent Police detective Lisa Cutts talks to former police intelligence analyst Elizabeth Haynes and former WPC Gina Kirkham about how much freedom they can allow artistic licence to override procedures when crafting their novels.
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.
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 idea and need to nurture it. Either way, these workshops covering Concept, Character and Conflict will help you thrash out the story you need to tell.
We have three very different workshops for you this year: Try your hand at screenwriting, be brave and learn about self publishing, or figure out where your story will take place with our world building session.
Following on from taster sessions in September, Medway Libraries and the University of Kent offer beginners the opportunity to develop their writing skills.
As part of their Return to Learning programme, Medway Libraries are running a free creative writing course for beginners, especially those who are returning to study after a break.
Calling all Medway writers – let’s show the rest of Kent what we’ve got!
Kent Life magazine is running a short story competition, judged by recent Live’n’Local speaker, Truda Thurai.
Rochester Literature Festival 