Our project for this March is: The Meaning of Peace. Following the recent 75th anniversary of Auschwitz, what does peace actually mean? Write something about Peace. ————————————————————————————- IMPORTANT UPDATE … Please note that due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), it has been decided that Riverside Writers meetings are now CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ————————————————————————————-Read More →
Our project for this February is: A Tribute. Write a tribute to somebody real – famous or not. Write a story or a poem – It is up to you. If you have something else that you would like to read out, then please bring it along. (Please remember that time is limited. We need to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to read out their work) Start time: 7:30 pm prompt. Please note that it may be difficult to gain access to the meeting if you arrive late. See you there.Read More →
We will be having a Workshop in January: DISCUSSION : RIVERSIDE WRITERS Please come prepared to discuss what you think of Riverside Writers as a place to share, to learn, to grow, to be encouraged as writers. Look on this as a kind of Spring Clean (with the potential for change from January) … and the chance for you to talk. This will be especially useful for our regulars, but everyone is welcome. Also, you can bring a story or poem should we have time to spare — optional. Write a story or a poem – It is up to you. If you have somethingRead More →
There will be no meeting in December. Merry Christmas! Our next meeting will be on January 27th 2020. Please follow the link for details. Read More →
Our project for this November is: The Haunting. Write a story or a poem – It is up to you. If you have something else that you would like to read out, then please bring it along. (Please remember that time is limited. We need to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to read out their work) Start time: 7:30 pm prompt. Please note that it may be difficult to gain access to the meeting if you arrive late. See you there.Read More →
Our project for October is: New Beginnings. It can be anything new: … friendship, …chapter, ….career, …song, …world, …member … Write a story or a poem – It is up to you. If you have something else that you would like to read out, then please bring it along. (Please remember that time is limited. We need to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to read out their work) Start time: 7:30 pm prompt. Please note that it may be difficult to gain access to the meeting if you arrive late. See you there.Read More →
Our project for this September is: The Passion That Drives Me, The Ambition That Calls. Your opportunity to write about your own unique passion, either openly or hidden/woven in a fictional story or poem. Write a story or a poem – It is up to you. If you have something else that you would like to read out, then please bring it along. (Please remember that time is limited. We need to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to read out their work) Start time: 7:30 pm prompt. Please note that it may be difficult to gain access to the meeting if you arrive late. See youRead More →
Our project for this August is: A story or poem that features a Walking Stick ( or you can have a fashionable walking cane, or a shepherd’s crook )! Write a story or a poem – It is up to you. If you have something else that you would like to read out, then please bring it along. (Please remember that time is limited. We need to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to read out their work) Start time: 7:30 pm prompt. Please note that it may be difficult to gain access to the meeting if you arrive late. *** Please Note – This meeting isRead More →
For our meeting this July: A WORKSHOP around STORY CUBES. Interested? Come along and enjoy this workshop with a difference. (Please bring pen and paper, tablet, etc) Start time: 7:30 pm prompt. Please note that it may be difficult to gain access to the meeting if you arrive late. See you there.Read More →
Back by popular demand! You asked for another opportunity to deal with this important issue: Our project for this June is a topical and much-talked about issue: Conservation: Saving the planet. Think about urban planning: How would you design a city of the future? Our task: To write a story or poem based on one or more of the 10 key principles listed in the article by National Geographic (see link below). Make it serious and political; mysterious and murderous; satirical and comical; or true-life and personal. But it must be about Conservation. Click below for the link to the article in National Geographic. AsRead More →