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Write On! Features: ReadFest 2022 Overview

30 September 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Lisa Rouiller After hosting ReadFest online for a few years, things were a little different this September for our literary festival, with the team facilitating both virtual events and bringing live events back to our libraries, where it all began, 11 years ago! Kia Abdullah and Luan Goldie Nothing compares to ...

Writer Of The Month: James Marshall

26 September 2022 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Shahema Tafader September’s Writer Of The Month is a man whose destiny intertwined with mine in 2021, when we attended Pen to Print’s Advanced Creative Writing Classes. You might have heard of him – he is the winner of Pen to Print’s Short Story Competition 2022, and has had ...

Write On! Features: Authors And Their Cats by Judith Robinson and Scott Pack

23 September 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Judith Robinson and Scott Pack Writing is, by and large, a solitary pursuit, and one that is not always conducive to maintaining healthy relationships. Perhaps this is why many authors turn to companions who will tolerate their anti-social lifestyles, the hours spent at the desk, and the mood swings: from ...

Write On! Features: Writing My Autobiography by Jean Fullerton

16 September 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Jean Fullerton The Writing Process Although I’ve written 20 novels over the past 15 years, writing A Child Of The East End, a very personal autobiography, was very different. Firstly, I discovered you can’t put every anecdote or event in, because there are just too many! Secondly, it’s essential in a novel, even ...

Write On! Features: The Case Of The Missing Librarian by Janet Skeslien Charles

02 September 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Janet Skeslien Charles While writing the World War II book The Paris Library, I became fascinated with librarians at the American Library in Paris. At great peril, these librarians, from the director Dorothy Reeder to head librarian Boris Netchaeff, defied the Nazis in order to hand-deliver books to Jewish readers. ...

Write On! Features: Keeping Track Of Your Poetry And Other Writing by Mary Walsh

26 August 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Mary Walsh After many years of secret writing, I used to just keep my poems in a drawer; many never saw the light of day again. Then I discovered the brilliant Pen to Print organisation run by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. They offered free workshops to help ...

Write On! Features: The Link Between Writing Plays And Ceremonies by Carole Pluckrose

19 August 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Carole Pluckrose For as long as I can remember, recording life in writing has been central to my every day. From the age of six, when I was given my first green Lett’s Brownie diary, I began to capture the images, experiences and characters I encountered with an insatiable curiosity. ...

Write On! Features: ‘Read It, See It, Show It’ Comic Book Workshops With Wallis Eates

12 August 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Wallis Eates Having previously run courses for Pen to Print on how to make comics, I was delighted to be invited back to try something slightly different this year. The online course, ‘Read It, See It, Show It’ continued to incorporate comic elements in our practical activities, such as character ...

Write On! Features: Redbridge Children’s Book Awards

05 August 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Eithne Cullen When I entered the Kenneth Moore Theatre on a Thursday afternoon at the end of May, I was completely astonished by what I saw. The seats were full of uniformed school children; their ages ranging from nine to 15. They were buzzing noisily, excitedly responding to the quiz ...

Write On! Features: Freelancing 101 – How To Find Work, Get Paid And Then Find More Work

29 July 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Amber Hall Considered by many to be the holy grail, freelancing is an alluring prospect for any writer. To peddle your words for sustenance is one thing, but to go it alone – with the freedom to do as you choose – well, that’s quite another. I’ve spent most of my ...

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