January 2026 – History Focus Month
Writing For Perfomance with Kelly Jones
When: 10 January, 10-11.30am
Where: Barking Learning Centre & Online
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-writing-for-performance-class-tickets-1672770735299
Creative Writing Class with Ian Ayris
When: 10 January, 12-1.30pm
Where: Barking Learning Centre & Online
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-creative-writing-class-tickets-1679106365339
Poetry Class with Mab Jones
When: 10 January, 3-4.30pm
Where: Barking Learning Centre
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-poetry-writing-class-tickets-1682513054839
Writing a Women’s Story for ‘From The Cauldron Competition’ with Eithne Cullen
When: 15 January, 6-8pm
Where: Online
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-writing-a-womens-story-for-from-the-cauldron-competition-tickets-1975992627140
Writing Historical Fiction Workshop with Ola Awonubi
When: 22 January, 5.00-7.00pm
Where: Barking Learning Centre
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-writing-historical-fiction-workshop-with-ola-awonubi-tickets-1962111561499
I Wish I’d Asked My Granny More with Jean Fullerton
When: 29 January, 10.30am-12.30pm
Where: Valence Local Studies and Archive Centre
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-i-wish-id-asked-my-granny-more-with-jean-fullerton-tickets-1976446572904
Exploring Historical Fiction & Dagenham’s Unique Stories with Jean Fullerton and Elaine Spires
When: 29 January, 1.30-3.30pm
Where: Valence Local Studies and Archive Centre
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-exploring-historical-fiction-dagenhams-unique-stories-tickets-1976448174695
Writers’ Group with Tavinder Kaur New
When: 31 January, 10am-12pm
Where: Dagenham Library
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-writers-group-with-tavinder-kaur-new-tickets-1977497130149
Poems & Feelings Poetry Group with Amaka Obioji
When: 31 January, 1pm-3pm
Where: Dagenham Library
Book Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pen-to-print-poems-feelings-poetry-group-with-amaka-obioji-tickets-1559718974439
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Short-Story Competition – From The Cauldron: Women’s Voices in the 21st Century
Together Pen to Print, The Boathouse Studios and ByTheBook are delighted to launch a new short story competition, celebrating our diverse community of women writers and those writers who identify as female.
We invite you to take up space on the page and share the stories – whether fiction or memoir – that make us who we are. You don’t need to be a professional writer – just someone with a story to tell. We’re looking for voices that challenge silence and celebrate the many ways women navigate and own our power. Twenty writers will have their work professionally edited and published in an anthology and will receive two complimentary copies of the book each.
Closing Date: 12noon, Friday 30 January 2026
Don’t forget, all our competition are now live with lots of opportunities for you to enter whether you write short stories, poetry or audio plays, enjoy performing spoken word creations or have a desire to enter our Book Challenge this year – there is something for everyone. Check out our competitions page: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/
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Issue 27 of Write On! OUT NOW
