Pen To Print

Click "Enter" to submit the form.

Archive

Friday Feature: Theatre In Pandemic

by Lucy Kaufman In February this year, I was merrily beavering away, co-writing The Tales of Beatrix Potter, an open-air theatrical/musical extravaganza for children and families  to be performed by Spontaneous Productions in a south London park in May. The show was cast, the songs had lyrics, and a teaser poster ...

Friday Feature: Dear Fellow Writers

Dear Fellow Writers, Before I go ahead and explain my writing career to date, I wonder if you might allow me to introduce myself to you. You could say I began writing many, many years ago at school, since I was always jotting ideas down. As the years went on, I ...

Friday Feature: What’s Wrong With Reading Comics?

Originally published by Neal Zetter on CCCP Workshops website on June 20, 2020  What's wrong with children (or anyone) reading comics? Nothing! Just because reading material includes pictures as well as words, that does not make it inferior. In fact, I wouldn't be a successful author/poet if I had not immersed ...

Friday Feature: Insane Productivity Hacks For Lazy People

Originally published by Maria Riegger on June 23, 2020 Today I’d like to share with you some fantastic tips from the book Insane Productivity for Lazy People by Andrii Sedniev. The main thing I love about this book is that it gives the reader practical tips that you can implement immediately. I’ve been using one of his ...

Write On! Issue 5: People Behind the Posts

Welcome to the fifth of our digital pull out pages, drawn from Write On! 5. Today's page is all about the people behind the posts. As we continue to face the repercussions of lockdown, issue 5 remains digital. You can see the full magazine here. Our new season starts on Wednesday 29th July. ...

Friday Feature: Fear And Bigotry

Dear Ms. Rowling: You probably don’t want to hear my opinion. After all, who am I? Just another writer, another struggling in poverty as you did. Nobody the world cares about. But believe it or not, despite my anger and frustration over this, the latest in a series of betrayals of ...

Friday Feature: Life Unplugged

by Eithne Cullen This winter, we were burgled. A laptop had been pulled out of a cupboard along with its expensive bag, only to be discarded. It wasn’t worth stealing; no built-in camera or microphone. Actually, the desktop I use for most of my writing has neither of those features either. It ...