February 2024 – Pen To Print

Showcase: The Beginning Of The Beginning + A Field Of Stars + Ending And Beginning Intertwined + Leap Year

28 February 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Niema Bohrayba We are under the rays of a waning gibbous moon as February comes to a close, and time has flown by. It’s my pleasure to bring you my final Showcase for this month with an eclectic mix of pieces from diverse authors, speaking to our theme of ...

Writer Of The Month: Jilly Henderson-Long

26 February 2024 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Gareth Southwell February’s Writer Of The Month feature focuses on Jilly Henderson-Long. Now based in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, Jilly’s passion for writing began in early childhood and has continued unabated ever since. She's not only a published poet and children’s book author, but has always been keen to share ...

Write On! Interviews: Dialogue Books Founder Sharmaine Lovegrove

25 February 2024 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews Dialogue Books Founder Sharmaine Lovegrove. The interviewer is Iole Dexter. Originally printed in Issue 19 of Write On! magazine. Dialogue Books: Abundance Comes In Many Forms (c) Robert Rieger Dialogue founder, Sharmaine Lovegrove, is a force. Everyone who meets her feels it, and I’m no different. We discussed – and at ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases February 2024

24 February 2024 News, Saturday Spotlight

By Claire Buss, Deputy Editor, Write On! At Write On! and Pen to Print, we want to help connect authors and readers, playwrights and audiences, so we've created a Spotlight page on the last Saturday of the month, showcasing some of the exciting new reads and plays available. The curated list ...

Write On! Features: From Fact to Fiction – The Challenges of Writing Historical Fiction by Mark Butterworth

23 February 2024 News, WriteOn Features

by Mark Butterworth One of the most appealing and enduring literary genres is historical fiction. Readers enjoy the drama of stories that are set in a recognisable context, time and place, with dramatic characters who play out the events. But it is a truth, (almost) universally accepted, that there is a ...

Thursday Connectors: New Beginnings And Moving On

22 February 2024 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It’s Farzana here with you, for another fantastic Thursday Connectors. Last week it was my favourite day of the year. Yep, you’ve guessed it right: 14 February. No, not for it being red rose, Valentine’s Day, but for it being my birthday! This year, I was spoiled ...

Showcase: Death In The Afternoon + No You Can’t + Her Fear Of Water + Solar Return

21 February 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Niema Bohrayba Welcome to the third of my February Showcases. The theme of 'Beginnings And Endings' is mirrored in the natural world around us through the moon, one of our cosmic timers. As we head into the weekend, the upcoming full moon that awaits us symbolises fruition and culmination. ...

Write On! Interviews: Author Maggie Freeman

18 February 2024 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Maggie Freeman Maggie says: "I used to teach Creative Writing and allied subjects in Adult Community Learning in Essex, but when we moved to Chingford about five years ago, I retired, with all the best of writing intentions, of course! But sometimes life gets in the way ...

Write On! Features: Writing Romance In Today’s World by Sue Moorcroft

16 February 2024 News, WriteOn Features

by Sue Moorcroft (c) Silvia Rosado Photography When Madeleine White, the Editor of Write On! asked me whether a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association (www.romanticnovelistsassociation.org) might like to write a feature to connect to Valentine’s Day, I said I’d reach out. After all, we’ve partnered on several things and it ...

Showcase: Stolen Heart + Tales From The Left Side Of The Bell Curve + Hedgehog + Love Tea

14 February 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Niema Bohrayba Today is Valentine's Day, so it's only right we explore the theme of 'Beginnings And Endings' through the lens of love in all its forms on today's Showcase. With the second new moon of 2024 behind us, the year is well and truly underway and I hope ...

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