Seems to be a little more than a traditional literary festival. Edgy creative crew who want to push the boundaries with innovative use of words, technologies and community interaction. Internet and social media natives with loads of energy, funky website and bucket loads of fine design skills in evidence as far as presentation is concerned.
A bit light-on for major literary talent headliners in the early days but is gaining gravitas and depth plus it looks likes loads of fun! The event appears to be seeking engagement rather than a table full of speakers at the top of the room speaking to a crowd in parellel lined chairs.
They say about themselves:
"Wise Words is a festival that reawakens wonder and encourages curiosity. It offers unexpected, intimate and intriguing encounters with poetry and storytelling that invite people to see the world from a different perspective and to take time to pause".
When? · 25th – 28th May 2018
Where? Various venues around Canterbury, Kent
Who? TBA
Website? Wise Words Festival
Twitter? @wisewordsfest
Facebook? https://www.facebook.com/wisewordsfestival
Past Festivals?
2015 - Simon Armitage, Jane Gardam+
2014 - Carol Ann Duffy, John Sampson, John Siddique, Lemn Sisay, Jane Gardam, Ann Morgan, Emily Hennessey - Browse 2014 Programme
Sir Andrew Motion, Ian McMillan, Luke Carver, Xanthe Gresham, John Siddique, Katie Evans Bush, Nancy Gaffield, Pamela Warhurst, William Sieghart, Jamie Catto, Sarah Salway
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.
