Category: Workshops
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Riverside Writers, Rochdale Writes, & an opportunity for young writers
Riverside Writers – Thursday 13th August This week the Riverside Writers session, 10am to 12noon, in Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, will be led by Seamus Kelly. The session will be themed on objects that Seamus will bring from home for inspiration and discussion with plenty of opportunities to write and share your work.…
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Riverside Writers – Mark Rothwell workshop
Riverside Writers – Thursday 13th August This week the Riverside Writers session, 10am to 12noon, in Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, will be led by Mark Rothwell. The session will be took at ways of understanding all forms of creative art and will draw inspiration and discussion from various pieces with plenty of opportunities…
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Riverside Writers – Writing in Context
Riverside Writers, Thurs 30th July 10am-12noon Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale This week Eileen Earnshaw will lead a workshop titled “Writing in Context”. As creatives the nature of what we write will be affected by where and when we live. In this workshop Eileen will look to writers working in the period between…
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Heaven is a Place on Earth
10am to 12noon, Thursday 23rd July, Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside This week Ray Stearn will be leading a workshop with the theme “Heaven is a Place Earth” – whether a reference to Belinda Carlisle or something else (I’m voting for something else) we are sure to have an enjoyable morning with plenty of…
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Online Group and Riverside Writers weekly session
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in Blog, Event, Fiction, Flash, Group, Open mic, performance, Poetry, Prose, Spoken word, Uncategorized, Workshops, WritingRiverside Writers – Thursday 16th July 10am – 12noon, Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale Riverside Writers this week will be a chance to learn and improve skills for reading (performing) your work to an audience and using a microphone. The session will be delivered by Seamus and Eileen and is a great chance…
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Writing in Rochdale this week
1 – Poetry Café, Tues 7th July – 6.00 to 8.00pm – Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough Poetry café is an open mic style poetry event held on the first Tuesday of the month (please note there will be no session in August). All are welcome either to read some of their poetry, or favourite…
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Mystery Object – Maggie Kelly
Thursday 2nd July, 10am – 12noon Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale This week at Riverside Writers, Maggie Kelly will be bringing along a mystery object which will be sure to encourage discussion and help to inspire some new pieces of creative writing. All you need for this session is your writing materials, your…
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Limericks (really this time) and Online Writing Group
Rochdale Writes – Online Writing Group – 23rd June – 6.30 to 8.00pm The next meeting of the Rochdale Writes online group will be this coming Tuesday – 23rd June, 6.30pm – 8.00pm. There will be some inspiration, writing prompts and the chance to share what is created. The session is free of charge, and…
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Riverside Writers – Jo Wood – Thursday 18th June
Rochdale Central Library Number One Riverside 10am – 12noon At Riverside Writers we are always keen to support each other with our creative writing and we are also keen to support those who wish to extend their own skills into delivering workshops. In the last year, seven of our members have led workshops and…
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Correction re. This Week’s Workshop
Just a brief update to correct the message I sent out at the weekend. This week the Workshop will actually be delivered by the wonderful Eileen Earnshaw and we will be taking a look at some of the American poets. Secondly a reminder that the Rochdale Writes Online Writing Group session takes place this evening…
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Online Writing Group and Limerick
Rochdale Writes – Online Writing Group – 9th June – 6.30 to 8.00pm The next meeting of the Rochdale Writes online group will be this coming Tuesday – 9th June, 6.30pm – 8.00pm. There will be some inspiration, writing prompts and the chance to share what is created. The session is free of charge, and…
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Lots of Writing Events in June
Tuesday 2nd June, 6pm – 8pm – Poetry Café – Coffee on the Corner Littleborough This relaxed and friendly open mic style poetry event takes place on the first Tuesday evening of the month. Always a great variety of poets to listen to and of course you are welcome to read some of your own,…
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Riverside Writers – Ray Stearn + Online Writing Group Session
Online Creative Writing Group – Tuesday 26th May, 6.30pm to 8.00pm After a successful first session two weeks ago the second meeting of the online writing group will take place on Zoom. The session is hosted by Seamus Kelly for Rochdale Writes and will include prompts and writing exercises with plenty of chance to write…
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Mug Shots – Glenis Meeks
Thursday 21st May, 10am to 12noon, Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale This week at Riverside Glenis Meeks will be leading a workshop titled Mug Shots. Glenis has been busy researching at Rochdale’s Local Studies Centre and looking at records from the criminal cases in the days that the Court was in the…
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What Happened in the End? – Joanne Wood
Thursday 14th May, 10am – 12noon, Rochdale Central Library This week’s Riverside Writers creative writing workshop will be led by Jo Wood. Jo is a writer who has a talent for telling stories and for including plenty of humour. She is also a volunteer guide at Rochdale Town Hall where she shares lots of history…