We are delighted that Riverside Writers have been shortlisted for these awards and would appreciate your votes in the People’s Choice category. You can vote here
https://www.creative-lives.org/2024-shortlist
The full Press release is below:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The power of creativity and community celebrated as Riverside Writers is shortlisted for the 2024 Creative Lives Awards
● The awards shine a spotlight on the amazing creativity taking place in local communities
● 34 creative groups shortlisted from across England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
● Voting now open for public to choose winner of People’s Choice Award
● Winners announced at Awards Ceremony in London on Thursday 26 September 2024
From murals, mosaics and movement, to pantomime, poetry and photography, Creative Lives is celebrating the everyday creativity of groups from across the UK and Ireland through this year’s Creative Lives Awards. One of the shortlisted groups is Riverside Writers based in Rochdale.
Riverside Writers is a creative writing group that meets weekly in Rochdale. All writers aged over 18, are very welcome to attend our sessions and all genres of creative writing are encouraged.
In 2024 Riverside Writers have created and maintain our own website. We have delivered workshop sessions on a range of topics relating to the culture and customs of our area in order to create a knowledge of and pride in our heritage. We have also created workshops to help members develop new techniques, genres and styles in their writing. We have written for the Manchester City of Literature Festival of Libraries and are currently preparing for our Festival of Summer following our very successful first event in 2023. We are proud to announce that Mr William Pollard, the writer of the biography of M.R.Lahee the lost Rochdale Poet, will be speaking at our festival. The festival will bring together, not only our writers and poets, but also local community groups including musicians, clog-dancers, a ukulele band and the U3A choir. The event will be followed by an open-mic session for those who are still standing.
This year one of our members is the recipient of the Presidents Cup for poetry by the Edwin Waugh Society.
Judging panels from each nation will choose a winner for England, Ireland & Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, while members of the public can vote for their favourite in the People’s Choice Awards.
Voting in the People’s Choice Award is open until 29 July 2024. To learn more about the shortlisted projects and to cast your vote, please visit https://www.creative-lives.org/2024-shortlist.
Winners will be announced at the Creative Lives Awards ceremony in Cecil Sharp House, London on 26 September 2024, partnering with the Everyday Creativity Research Network conference. Winners will receive a bespoke award, framed certificate, cash prize and access to support and training.
For more about the Creative Lives Awards visit: https://www.creative-lives.org/awards
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Notes to Editors:
For more information, interview opportunities and photographs, please contact: Riverside Writers, Contact Eileen Earnshaw, email eileen.earnshaw@yahoo.co.uk
For more information about Creative Lives, please contact Kelly Donaldson on kelly@creative-lives.org or tel: 07843 056023.
About Creative Lives
Creative Lives is a registered charity that was established in 1991. We champion community and volunteer-led creative activity, and work to improve opportunities for everyone to be creative. In particular, we celebrate and promote people expressing themselves creatively with others, recognising the benefits this can bring. For more information, visit www.creative-lives.org
About the Creative Lives Awards
The Creative Lives Awards started in 2010, as a way to celebrate and spotlight the incredible achievements of groups and projects providing creativity activity for people of all ages and abilities across the UK and Ireland. For more information about the Awards, please visit www.creative-lives.org/awards