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A guided walk from New Cross to St Johns, curated by writer and tour guide, David Turnbull, exploring the borough’s connections to the literature of the fantastical and their influences on popular culture. This walk takes you on a voyage through time and relative dimensions, visiting ghost stories real and imagined, dystopias and alternate histories, children’s fantasies and classic monsters, all with Lewisham connections. Along the way you will meet treasure seekers, star gazers, Hobbits, giant gorillas, and the bride of Frankenstein. You’ll hear about the origins of a cult graphic novel and some World War II poetry. You’ll meet a prolific writer of ghost stories, the children’s laureate, the man who championed a classic of fantasy literature, a pioneer of British silent cinema, and some Deptford Mice.

This walk is about 3 miles, and will finish at St Johns station, where regular trains will take you back to your starting point, New Cross station.

Additional information: 

Please meet outside New Cross Station promptly for the alloted start time, and the event will begin from there. It will involve approximately a 3 mile walk, finishing at St Johns stations, where trains and local buses can take you back to your starting point, or continue your jouney elsewhere.

You will be outdoors throughout this event, which will take place in all weathers, so please do wear appropriate clothing for the weather to stay warm/dry.

Access information:

• All of our in-person events Friday-Sunday, including this one, will be BSL Interpreted for audiences that require it. For workshops, you will be asked when booking your free ticket if you require the services of a BSL interpreter. For all workshops where one or more attendees require BSL interpretation, we will arrange for an interpreter to be there.
  
• This event is wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilets.
  
• Deptford Lounge has Changing Place facilities, an induction loop and assistance dogs are welcome. For more information: deptfordlounge.org.uk/access
• A quiet space is available during the day at Deptford Lounge, in the Music Room, on the first floor.
  
• If you require additional access provision in order to attend or take part in the Festival, for example, larger print handouts at workshops, or a scribe, please get in touch before the Festival day at: [email protected]
• If you require assistance on the Festival day itself, please come to the Festival Hub in the foyer of Deptford Lounge where we will be happy to help you.
  

For more information about the access provision available, please visit: spreadtheword.org.uk/access-at-deptford-literature-festival

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