Tag: Prose
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Roch-Tales – Thurs 9th July – Places Still Available
The Ukrainian Club, 15 Mere Street, Rochdale 6.30pm to 9.00pm Apologies for a 3rd post in a couple of days – but this promises to be a great event with some very highly regarded short story writers. There are still plenty of spaces available so can either book online with the following link, or encourage…
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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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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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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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Riverside Writers Workshop, Poetry Café and a New Online Writing Group
Riverside Writers Workshop – Crystal Thursday 30th April, Rochdale Central Library, 10am to 12noon – Free This week Seamus Kelly will be leading a workshop entitled Crystal. Apart from it’s chemical and physical meaning Crystal is very much associated with Clarity. In this session we will look at, and get to try, some of the…
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‘Let me be kept warm by the bridges I have burnt’ – Plus future Town Hall Courtroom visit
Writing Workshop – Eileen Earnshaw – Thursday 23rd April Rochdale Central Library 10am – 12noon Using a literary quote about burning bridges Eileen will be leading a workshop all about revenge. Careful now! your actions might have repercussions. No need to burn anything but just bring along something to write with and join us. Anyone…
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Katie Haigh at Riverside
The Dreaded Blank Page – Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, 10am – 12noon This week we are delighted to welcome Heywood based poet and writer Katie Haigh as a guest facilitator. Katie is known as the leader of the monthly Heywood Scribblers writing group, previously led a writing group at Darnhill and facilitated for…
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Poetry Café and Riverside Writers
Another week with plenty of opportunity to get our creative writing juices flowing with two local events: Time – by Eileen Earnshaw Rochdale Central Library, Thursday 9th April, 10am – 12noon This week Eileen will be leading a workshop around the concept of time and its use in literature. What a great way to spend…
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Build-a-Story – Thursday 26th March
Rocdale Central Library, Nounber One Riverside 10am to 12noon At our session this week Seamus Kelly will take us on a trip through making stories. Think Build-a-Bear but instead a bear we’ll make stories, instead of picking an outfit we’ll make characters, instead of pumping it full of stuffing we’ll inject ideas and plot. And…
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Journeys Workshop
Rochdale Central Library 10am to 12noon Thursday 26th February This week at Riverside Writers Seamus Kelly will be inviting writers to take a journey. Destinations, times and all sorts of storylines will open up ahead of us with a series of writing exercises. Whether writing stories, poems or any other genre there are…
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Happiness
Thurs 19th February, Rochdale Central Library This week at Riverside Writers weekly session Eileen Earnshaw will be leading a creative writing workshop focused on “Happiness”. With examples and discussion there will be plenty of opportunity to create new pieces of writing – plenty to be happy about. Just bring something to write with and your…