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Write On! Issue 16 OUT TODAY

Write On! 16 is out today: Themed Contradictions, this issue features an exclusive interview with the influential author, playwright and screenwriter, John O’Farrell. He speaks to Lucy Kaufman about how writing hits such as Chicken Run and Spitting Image springs from a journey that encompasses activism and the power of ...

Writer Of The Month: Akshitha Ramalingam

Introduced by Laura Maclennan From short poems about love to more detailed pieces of writing about race, difference and a societal inability to stop pitting the human race against each other, reading Akshitha’s work ahead of this introduction I was, as Akshitha herself hoped I’d be, left holding my breath as ...

Write On! Interviews: John O’Farrell

Why Hope Is The Thing With Feathers Write On!'s Lucy Kaufman interviews John O'Farrell and explores a writer’s responsibility to challenge the status quo. John O’Farrell’s comedy writing credits read like a nostalgia trip through my formative years: Spitting Image, Alas Smith And Jones and Have I Got News For You. Also, ...

Write On! Interviews: Jenny Valentine

Write On! interviews author Jenny Valentine Jenny Valentine is an award-winning writer for Young Adults. Her first novel, Finding Violet Park, won the Guardian prize in 2007 and was followed by Broken Soup, The Ant Colony, The Double Life Of Cassiel Roadnight, Hello Now and the Carnegie shortlisted Fire Colour One, as ...

Showcase: Love Springs + Two Faced + Silencing Your Sound

By Claire Buckle Hello and welcome to the second April Showcase, where I’ll examine the current theme of contradictions, with specific reference to love. Regular readers may be familiar with some of the names I’ll be featuring, while other pieces are by new, emerging writers. Spring has arrived and, for many people, ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Contradictions In Poetry

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for April. It’s National Poetry Month and I’m sure you’ll know, by now, that poetry is one of my loves. So, I’ll be sharing some lovely poems (along with prose) on my page today. We’re still looking at the world of contradictions here ...