Write On! Audio: Storytelling From East London To The World – Episode Seven

Write On! Audio is the podcast from Pen to Print for writers who are serious about their writing. Taking the best bits from Write On! Magazine and Write On! Extra, we bring you writing tips, features, interviews and excerpts from the work of our contributors and guests. Most importantly, though, if you’re a writer, poet or dramatist, published or not, we want to hear from you so we can share your words and your unique voice on our podcast. Search for Pen to Print in your favourite podcast app to listen and subscribe.

The March episode includes:

• A poem: The Smell of Spring by Linda James
• A look at Women’s Empowerment Month by Iesha Denize
• An introduction to the podcast by Write On! Editor Madeleine White
• Writing Tips by Lucy Van Smit
• An interview with Vivian Archer from the Newham Bookshop. The interviewers are Madeleine White and Eithne Cullen.
• The March showcase is presented by Juneha Chowdhury and features:
  • Being Myself by Danny Baxter read by Chris Gregory
  • Madly In Love With Thunderstorms by Patsy Middleton
  • Dark Clouds by Palak Tewary
  • Tread Gently on this Earth by Alicia Hayden read by Sally Walker-Taylor

• A Listener’s Contribution about self-publishing from Richard Gould who writes as R J Gould

The April edition of Write On! Audio will be released on 26 April and we have lots of exciting content coming up. Please do subscribe, by searching for Pen to Print in your favourite podcast app to hear it. Aired in National Poetry Month, our headline interview is with seminal poet Daljit Nagra,  interviewed by Juneha Chowdhury. We also include a listener Contribution from Maltese poet Nicole Piscopo. The Writers Tips will be coming from author Stewart Ross and the Showcase from youth storytelling team, Write Back.

Why not challenge yourself to create something for us? We’re actively looking for new contributors to our podcast and the Listener’s Contributor Slot is open for submissions.

Please follow our submission guidelines, ensuring that any recorded material is submitted via our Submissions Page or sent to pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk by 10  of each month. (For more information on our themes etc see the Editor’s Introduction, and you can find the T&Cs here.)  If a larger slot seems too daunting, we’d love to hear from you with some ‘Inspirational Moments.’ Do let us know with a short recording, prose or poetry what you are looking forward to.

With each new podcast coming out on the last Tuesday of the month,  we are able to  share material that has been featured in Write On! Extra, while also looking forward to showcasing up-and-coming ideas and events that might interest you. We hope you enjoy this episode of Write On! Audio and do continue to listen, engage and make sure you get in touch with your opinions and ideas. Of course, if you subscribe, you’ll be the first to be notified when a new episode is released.

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