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  • Riverside Writers Summer Celebration – 13th July 2024

    Riverside Writers Summer Celebration – 13th July 2024

    Everyone is welcome to our celebration of Summer and creative writing this Saturday, 13th July, from 10am at Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale. There is no need to book, just come along on the day. This free event promises to be both informative and entertaining and a great opportunity to talk about creative…

  • Creative Lives Awards 2024

    Creative Lives Awards 2024

    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 ●    …

  • Festival of Libraries Writing Workshop: Words, Curses, and Warnings

    Festival of Libraries Writing Workshop: Words, Curses, and Warnings

    Thursday 13th June 2024, 10am to noon. As part of the festival of libraries our regular session on Thursday morning, 13th July, will be a writing workshop themed on libraries and titled “Words, curses and warnings”. The workshop will be facilitated by Eileen Earnshaw. This workshop is open to all and free of charge. All…

  • Psychics and Clairvoyants

    Psychics and Clairvoyants

    Thursday 6th June 2024 This week at Riverside Writers sees another workshop from Eileen Earnshaw. The session promises a lighthearted look at futures. As always everyone (18+) is welcome to the session which is free of charge (voluntary donations are welcome but not required). After writing about seeing the future you may like to stay…

  • 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…