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Thoughtful Tuesdays: Building Bridges

By Eithne Cullen When we discussed the theme of 'Building Bridges' at our weekly meeting, it was obvious it opened up many different ideas for all of us: we thought about relationships, peace and reconciliation. One definition tells us it means to establish a relationship (as to foster understanding and appreciation of ...

Monday Moments: Building Bridges

Introduced by Holly King This week we’re ‘Building Bridges’ and the first thing I think about bridges (asides from the darn Troll bridge in King’s Quest VII: The Princeless Bride), is resonant frequency. Bear with me here. In my Physics class, we used the example of bridges to explain ‘natural’ or ...

As An… Artist: Zulf

This week, Write On's Lynda Shepherd chats with the artist Zulf. Zulf is an artist from west London who specialises in portraits using pencils, acrylic and spray paint. After being featured on a few large platforms, his work went viral earlier this year. Zulf has become known for his black and ...

Friday Feature: What’s Wrong With Reading Comics?

Originally published by Neal Zetter on CCCP Workshops website on June 20, 2020  What's wrong with children (or anyone) reading comics? Nothing! Just because reading material includes pictures as well as words, that does not make it inferior. In fact, I wouldn't be a successful author/poet if I had not immersed ...

Thursday Youth Connectors: A New Day, A New Face

by Sameer Iqbal Hello, I'm Sameer and I'm new to the Write On! Extra community. You might be wondering why there’s a different face on the article today, expecting Farzana’s (my mum’s) picture with her bright yellow scarf and big smile, as she introduces another week with a new idea before launching ...
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Showcase: The Tunnel + Sustainable Olympics 2020

Our theme this week is 'Many Faces, Many Masks', and the first piece to feature on 'Showcase' encapsulates this perfectly; not just what it means to carry ourselves differently in various scenarios and companies, but also why we create these masks for ourselves in the first place. This anonymous submission ...

Monday Moments: Different Hats And Different Faces

Introduced by Holly King Welcome back! A new month, a new time, a new opportunity to see where our creativity will take us. I’ve thought a lot about 'Different Hats And Different Faces', realising there are many ways you can take this theme. Initially, it can seem obvious on the surface; ...

As A… Writer: Anne Macaulay

This week, Write On! chats with poet, Anne Macaulay. Anne loves poetry: writing, reading, performing, translating, reviewing. A regular at Barking’s 'Spoken Not Stirred', she has performed in Amsterdam and many London venues, including The Barbican and Sadlers Wells. Published in several anthologies, she was also one of six featured poets ...