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Write On! Features: Lessons On Cosy Crime – The Mysterious Life Of Agatha Christie And Arthur Conan Doyle

21 February 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Dr Charlotte Baker The whole point of a good detective story was that it must be somebody obvious but at the same time, for some reason, you would then find that it was not obvious, that he could not possibly have done it. Though really, of course, he had done ...

Thursday Connectors: I Love A Love Story

20 February 2025 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It’s Farzana here, welcoming you to February’s Thursday Connectors. As ever, this month’s round-up of writing from you, about you. My page today is all about you and your perceptions of love and love stories. I'm a lover of stirring deep emotions and my writing reflects ...

Meet The Judges Of The Pen To Print Competitions

16 February 2025 Blog, News

Meet the Judges for the 2024/25 Poetry Competition Deadline to enter: 21 March 2025 Enter Here: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/ Ange Wilson, (writes as A J Wilson), was born in rural North Wales and has lived there for most of her life, she wrote her first poem, at the age of 9 years but it ...

Write On! Interviews: Author James Thomas

16 February 2025 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author James Thomas James has written short films and a feature length screenplay for independent directors, producers and production companies, as well as working in Los Angeles as a script editor. He’s been writing professionally since a teenager and has written film reviews for several newspapers, Internet magazines ...

Masterclasses with The London Library

11 February 2025 Blog, News

Pen to Print and The London Library are joining forces for the third year, to bring you a series of workshops designed to take you through different creative writing processes, including performance, poetry and graphic novel writing and how to fund your work. The workshops all take place at the ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Places

11 February 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen This month, we continue with our theme of misunderstandings and I’ve selected quite a mix of pieces for you. But I’ll start with a little explanation of my thoughts. During Lockdown, I had the pleasure of attending some online creative writing sessions. The programme (facilitated by Claire Steele and ...

Write On! Features: Journey Of A Storyteller by Viv Foster

07 February 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Viv Foster I've always loved adventures. Almost exclusively they have involved mountains and always, until recently, they have been intensely physical and outdoors. I was born in London, destined for the Ford car factory or a mundane job in the big city. I was saved by the locally owned outdoor ...

Monday Moments: Misunderstanding As A Route To Understanding

03 February 2025 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Our theme continues to be ‘Misunderstandings’ this month and, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about how misunderstandings show up in our relationships. Whether romantic or platonic, misunderstandings are part and parcel of relationships. Good communication helps, of course, but crossed wires are something ...

Pen to Print Workshops

28 January 2025 Blog, News

Pen to Print offer a variety of free writing workshops every month. Even if you missed the first session, it's not too late to sign up! Click on the workshop you like the look of for more details. Creative Writing Classes with Ian Ayris are in person at Barking Learning Centre ...

Write On! Interviews: Author Lucineh Danielian

26 January 2025 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Lucineh Danielian Lucineh Danielian is an author of Armenian descent and French and British nationality. She grew up in London and works as an educator and examiner. Head of Department, she teaches at an international school in London and specialises in literature and modern languages. Lucineh is ...

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