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  • Thursday 28th November

    No, no, no, no, no, November This week the Riverside Writers session will feature a workshop from Eileen Earnshaw. With the unusual weather lately it sometimes feels like we’ve gone straight to Winter having largely skipped Autumn – that’s just the kind of notion that inspires poets, and Eileen is both inspired and inspirational so…

  • Thursday 21st November – Developing and Editing Session

    Thursday 21st November – Developing and Editing Session

    This Thursday morning the Riverside Writers session, being our third session of the month, is a chance to bring along copies of some of your writing to share with the group and chat about how it might be developed and edited. The session will be supportive and friendly and is really useful for those wanting…

  • Workshop session – Thurs 14th November

    Workshop session – Thurs 14th November

    10am to 12 noon, Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside This week Seamus Kelly will be leading a workshop to get the creativity flowing. There will be a variety of techniques to help hone our skills and stir our imaginations. Expect to find yourself writing the unexpected. Of course we’ll have fun doing so. As…

  • “Oh, to be a hero” – writing workshop

    Rochdale Central Library – Thursday 7th November 10am – 12noon In a busy week for writers the Riverside Writers workshop will be a time to reflect as we approach Remembrance Day (11/11/2024), and Remembrance Sunday (10/11/2024). Eileen Earnshaw will lead a creative writing workshop titled “Oh, to be a hero”. Eileen always leads inspirational workshops…

  • Halloween writing session

    Halloween writing session

    Thursday 31st October, 10am to 12noon As our regular session this week falls on Halloween Eileen Earnshaw will be delivering a suitably dark workshop. prepare to be afraid…. Everyone, aged 18+, is welcome at the session which will be taking place in Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside.

  • Powerful Poetry Events – Sun 27 Oct – Rochdale Town Hall

    Hi all, at today’s workshop we were delighted with a turnout of 15 writers, and the range of ideas and quality of work produced was terrific. At the session we mentioned two poetry events in Rochdale Town Hall on Sunday. Both are free events but places need to be booked. They look like they should…

  • Writing sessions for October

    Writing sessions for October

    Riverside Writers next three sessions at Rochdale Central Library will be held on Thursday 17th, Thursday 24th and Thursday 31st October, all sessions from 10am to 12noon. The details of these three sessions are as follows: 17th October – following a successful writing development session last month this will be our second opportunity for our…

  • Workshop – Approaching the Door – Eileen Earnshaw

    Workshop – Approaching the Door – Eileen Earnshaw

    This week, on Thursday 10th October 2024, our regular weekly creative writing session will be facilitated by Eileen Earnshaw. The theme for this session is “Approachig the Door” and Eileen is sure to bring some interesting angles and examples to the theme. Venue is Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale and the free session…

  • Workshop – “Saving the Day” – Eileen Earnshaw

    Workshop – “Saving the Day” – Eileen Earnshaw

    Thursday 3rd October, 10am to 12noon, Number One Riverside, Rochdale This week our creative writing session will include a workshop from Eileen Earnshaw titled “Saving the Day”. The session is free and anyone aged 18+ can join us, no need to book, just turn up with a pen and paper as you will be welcome…

  • Workshop – I Come From

    Workshop – I Come From

    26th September 2024 This Thursday the Riverside Writers session will be a poetry/spoken word workshop titled “I come from” delivered by Seamus Kelly. We will discuss the theme, which encompasses time and place, family, community, dreams, and hopes and we will look at some examples of relevant writing, before creating some new work. There will…

  • New Writing Development Sessions

    New Writing Development Sessions

    In response to suggestions from members, Thursday 19th September 2024, sees the introduction of a new style of session for Riverside Writers. As a group we aim to encourage and support each other in creative writing and we have set a target to produce new writing and prepare it for submission to publishers. To prepare…

  • Riverside Writers – new workshop – Endings

    Riverside Writers – new workshop – Endings

    Thursday 5th September – 10am to 12noon – Rochdale Central Library Our regular weekly writing group returns from our Summer break this Thursday with a workshop on the theme of “Endings” by Eileen Earnshaw. As always all, aged 18+, are welcome. We look forward to meeting existing and new members.

  • 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…