October 2023 – Page 2

Write On! Features: Writing Alternate Worlds, Imagining Change by Gita Ralleigh

13 October 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Gita Ralleigh When I teach worldbuilding to my creative writing students, I encourage them to begin freely. Soon, though, we start to formulate – not rules, exactly – but the components of their world. What historical events have shaped the present? Who performs the domestic work? Who has power? Magic, ...

Showcase: Short Rains + Locked In + Her Farthest North

11 October 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello again. I’m Charlotte, your Showcase editor for October. This month, we’re thinking about the themes of 'Reality And Perspectives.' At The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation, where I work as Prize Manager, we’re in the business of adventure writing, so you’ll have to excuse the art metaphor, but I’ve ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Reality And Perspectives

10 October 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to October’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. Our new theme for the autumn months is ‘Reality And Perspectives.’ It’s also Black History Month, a time that encourages me to think about the good fortune I had discovering some of the diverse writers and writers of colour who contribute to ...

Write On! Interviews: Author Alice Fowler

08 October 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Alice Fowler Alice says, "I write both short stories and longer fiction, and my debut short story collection, The Truth Has Arms And Legs, came out in July. My writing is inspired by the stuff of everyday lives: love, loss, second chances, motherhood, resilience and our ability ...

Write On! Features: How To ‘Write About What You Know’ by Jilly Henderson-Long

06 October 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Jilly Henderson-Long Ask any writer and they will tell you that, at some point in their career, they've been advised the best way to make their writing sound realistic, is ‘write about what you know’. There's no doubt this adds credence to any writing. We’re all aware of how it ...

Showcase: Nobody Panic + Optimism + Utopia, Texas

04 October 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Welcome to October’s first Write On! Showcase. This is also my own first Showcase, so I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Charlotte, and I’m the Prize Manager at The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation. We are a literature and literacy charity, championing adventure as a genre. We run the Wilbur ...

Monday Moments: Man Vs. Machine

02 October 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month marks the start of our new theme, ‘Reality And Perspectives’. For my page this month, I wanted to explore digital realities and the relationship between AI and creatives. A few months ago, I started working for an AI company. I’m teaching a LLM (large language model) ...

Write On! Interviews: Author Lavie Tidhar – A Kaleidoscope Of Ideas

01 October 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Palak Tewary from Write On! interviews author Lavie Tidhar (c) Kevin Nixon As a child, do you remember looking through a kaleidoscope? I remember how enthralled I was the first time I looked through that magic lens. That same positivity, lightness and joy came to mind when I spoke to the ...

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