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ReadFest 2024

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Saturday 14 September to Saturday 21 September 2024 ReadFest aims to deliver a wide-ranging selection of local, national and internationally acclaimed writers especially selected to entertain and inform. Held in Barking and Dagenham Libraries each September and produced by Pen to Print, we have been celebrating readers, writers and books at ...

My Time With Pen To Print

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In July we were very pleased to welcome a Work Experience student to the Pen to Print office, here are Joshua's reflections on his week with the Pen to Print team. ***** This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been with Lisa and Lena; we travelled to Trewern for Hay Festival ...

Feed Into Our New Culture & Heritage Strategy

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In Barking and Dagenham we believe culture and creativity are an important part of building a strong community, and through the work we do at the Council we want to make sure all local people have chances to be creative. We want to ensure our communities here in Barking and Dagenham experience ...

A Christmas Message From Pen to Print

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Hi Everyone, It's become a bit of a tradition to send everyone a Christmas message, so here goes. This year seems to have been quite a difficult one, with many of us facing significant challenges. These include financial constraints brought on by decreasing budgets and increasing costs, loneliness, the loss of friends ...

A Christmas Message from Write On!

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By Madeleine F White, Editor Last week I was one of three writers sitting in a restaurant. At different stages of our creative careers, we'd been brought together by a well-known YA writer who was also part of our lunch-time trio. As the afternoon progressed, a gift of the journal of Frida ...
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New Opportunities

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Discover new opportunities to work with Pen to Print, Barking & Dagenham and our many partners in our new Opportunities page. Here on this new page,  Pen to Print will list new grant funds open for applications, along with opportunities to work with and be be paid to deliver events, workshops ...
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Pen to Print’s LGBTQ+ History Month Book Recommendations

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Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! Held annually, this month is an opportunity to celebrate and honour the accomplishments and contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals throughout history, as well as to recognise the progress made through equality and acceptance. In line with the spirit of this month, we have been sharing tips on how ...

Meet the Judges: The Audio Play Competition 2023

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We are delighted to be hosting our third annual Audio Play Competition, and we can't wait to read all of the wonderful submissions. This year, we are especially excited to finally reveal the judges who will be selecting the winning audio play. It's a privilege to have this wonderful selection ...

Meet the Judges: The Illustration Competition 2023

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We are pleased to announce that we are hosting our first Illustration Competition! For this new challenge, we are inviting creatives to interpret one of our curated pieces of writing through any visual art form, such as painting or photography. We are already looking forward to seeing all of the ...