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Write On! Features: What I Look For When I’m Judging Book Awards by M.D. Neu

27 May 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By M.D. Neu Over the past several years, I’ve been a book judge for multiple contests and, believe me, I’ve read some outstanding books; sadly, I’ve also read some not-so-great books. Based on this experience, let me share with you what I look for when I’m judging (this is completely different ...

Writer Of The Month: Mary Walsh

23 May 2022 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by H.B O'Neill It is my great pleasure, nay privilege, nay honour to introduce this month’s literary genius and genuinely nice person, Mary Walsh. Here’s a bit about her: Mary is a poet who has had her poetry published in books, such as The Great British Write Off, and a Gardening ...

Write On! Features: The Key To Unlocking The Story by Abíọ́dún ‘Abbey’ Abdul

20 May 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Abíọ́dún ‘Abbey’ Abdul 2021 was the year the UK National Black Writers Conference #BWC21 finally made a comeback, after being postponed like so many events by the pandemic. The normally biannual conference last took place in 2018, where I was front and centre, learning about the writing journeys of fellow ...

Write On! Features: Sink Or Swim? by Claire Buckle

13 May 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Claire Buckle When an offer to present six short story writing workshops onboard Tui’s Marella Explorer 2 cruise landed in my inbox a year ago, it might surprise you that my instant reaction wasn’t a resounding ‘yes, please.’ Naturally, there was the temptation to accept a free all-inclusive 16-day cruise ...

Write On! Features: Terrorism, Spying And Diplomacy – How My Istanbul Thriller Was Born by Leigh Turner

06 May 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Leigh Turner Water glistened on the cormorant’s wings as it plunged into the Bosphorus. Beyond, a Russian warship headed through the strait, followed by a rust-streaked Ukrainian grain carrier. Far off, the Byzantine walls of Istanbul rose around the 6th Century Haghia Sophia and mosques built after the 1453 Ottoman ...

Write On! Features: Designing Book Cover Artwork by Ian Bristow

29 April 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Ian Bristow When you think of your five senses, which would you say drives more of the decisions you make on a daily basis? What to eat? What to watch? What to wear? What to drive? And yes, what to read? If you said sight, I would place you with the vast majority of people. Humans are ...

Writer Of The Month: H. B. O’Neill

25 April 2022 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Iesha Denize. It’s my pleasure to introduce Writer Of The Month, H. B. O’Neill, a local man on a global mission. A pensmith with a purpose. A scribe who knows his destiny. A man determined to win the Booker Prize and bring it home on an open-top bus to ...

Write On! Features: Choosing What To Read by R J Gould

22 April 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By R J Gould Publishing a novel is a great achievement. In the twentieth century, the process required finding an agent who would then search for a suitable publisher. The competition was (and still is) intense, with agents taking on only a handful of new authors each year, selected from the ...

Write On! Features: My Journey Into Writing Creative Prose And Poetry by Gloria Maloney

15 April 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Gloria Maloney My life experiences have brought me to where I am today, writing creative prose and poetry. As a baby in 1961, I was left in an orphanage, and at the age of two a loving family took me in. When I was six years old, they officially adopted me. To this ...

Write On! Features: Write On! Audio by Chris Gregory

08 April 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Chris Gregory It's always a pleasure to be asked to write a piece for Write On! and especially when I'm asked to write about podcasting and the ways in which writers can use podcasting for inspiration, advice and to share their work. My audio production company Alternative Stories makes a ...

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