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  • Flash Fiction – May 2024

    Flash Fiction – May 2024

    Last Thursday morning Eileen Earnshaw delivered a workshop session about writing Flash Fiction, and this week, Thursday 23rd May, the group will continue working on this theme. So what is Flash Fiction? There are various definitions but all of them involve telling a complete, fictional story in around 1000 words or less. The story needs…

  • The Sea

    The Sea

    Living on an island (quite a big one really) we are all surrounded by seas, whenever we want to travel beyond Great Britain we must cross the seas – Michael Rosen might ask if we might go over it in areoplanes or hovercraft, under it through the Chunnel, or through it on boats and ferries.…

  • Rochdale Town Hall Tour

    Rochdale Town Hall Tour

    18th April, 2024 This week the Riverside Writers will be meeting at the Town Hall instead of the Rochdale Central Library. We will have a guided tour to look at the amazing renovation work led by one of our members Joanne who is also a guide for the Town Hall. The tour should give us…

  • Writing for teens / YA

    Writing for teens / YA

    Our session on Thursday 11th April will include a workshop about writing for a teen and young adult audience. We will discuss the styles, topics and tips for writing for this audience and there will be writing exercises to get our creativity working. As always all are welcome and need only bring something to write…

  • “It’s the way I tell ‘em”

    “It’s the way I tell ‘em”

    Thursday 4th April 2024 – A workshop with a focus on telling stories writing in prose. Eileen Earnshaw will lead the session which will as always be both informative and fun. All welcome and the session will run at our regular time of 10am to 12noon at Rochdale Central Library, Number One Roverside. All you…

  • Riverside venue

    We are excited that from March 2024 the Riverside Writers group will be holding our weekly sessions at Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale. Refreshments: are available from the Bean cafe within the Number One Riverside building. Public Transport Access : The Library ideally placed for access by public transport, being right…