Pen to Print Online: Writing with Purpose with Mirabel Lavelle

Learn how purposeful writing can raise unheard voices, spark meaningful conversations and create safer, more inclusive environments for those living with chronic or life‑altering conditions.

Through guided activities and real‑world examples, you’ll craft your own impactful piece and explore how storytelling leads to real community change.

More about Mirabel:

Mirabel Lavelle is a Maltese born academic who speaks six languages. She lives with her family in the North East. She spent many years teaching English for Academic Purposes at University.

Mirabel is a voluntary contributor, associate page editor and an ambassador for Pen to Print. Recently, she has focussed on her love of writing children’s books with the aim to raise awareness of allergic disease. Her debut picture book, Zeb, Jet and the Ice-Cream Calamity, can be found on her website: Home – writebymirabel.co.uk,

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The session will take place via Microsoft Teams Meeting and will not be recorded to create a safe space for people to share and learn

We encourage all participants to keep their cameras on during the session.

Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are disruptive to a session.

NB: May feature content that some people may find upsetting, uses language or depicts scenes reflecting attitudes that are no longer seen as acceptable.

Pen to Print reserves the right to cancel, delay or postpone the event for any reason, including adverse weather conditions, an emergency situation or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances out of its reasonable control. In such cases, the event organiser will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible.

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