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Local artists create shrines to authors during literary festival
Unique ‘shrines’ to a group of authors and their work will be created during next month’s Margate Bookie literary festival. On Saturday 29 September, local artist Elspeth (Billie) Penfold and...
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Margate Bookie Festival
WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME
The Margate Bookie festival is back and will take place over the Jubilee weekend of June 2-5.
Visitors can enjoy a range of sessions, workshops and talks from an array of writers, authors and speakers. The line-up includes the famous Bookie Poetry Slam, children’s events debut novelists and established writers including Maggie Gee, Zoe Gilbert, Rosie Wilby, Jude Cook, Samantha Ellis and Costa Book of the Year 2021 winner Monique Roffey.
Something different – the Interactive Map of Margate launches tomorrow!
A Different LENS is an interactive map, produced by Elspeth Penfold through the artist group Thread and Word. The map uses locative media and can be accessed through a URL...
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Down from London: Seaside Reading in the Railway Age
When we think about beach reading, we often imagine someone on holiday, looking for a book to help them ‘get away from it all.’ The seaside holiday really took off...
More Info »Down from London: Seaside Reading in the Railway Age
When we think about beach reading, we often imagine someone on holiday, looking for a book to help them ‘get away from it all.’ The seaside holiday really took off...
More Info »Local artists create shrines to authors during literary festival
Unique ‘shrines’ to a group of authors and their work will be created during next month’s Margate Bookie literary festival. On Saturday 29 September, local artist Elspeth (Billie) Penfold and...
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