Write On! Audio, Podcasts & Videos.

Write On! is Pen to Print’s free print magazine. Along with the digital Write On! Extra, it showcases our powerful, diverse writers’ network. We now offer Write On! Audio – the podcast ‘For Writers Everywhere.’
Write On! Audio introduces listeners to fabulous writers, creating opportunities to access readings, advice and industry insights.
Pen to Print & Write On! Audio Podcasts can also be found on Spotify for Podcasters
Pen to Print Videos can also be found on YouTube
Please note that the opinions given in podcasts and videos are the contributors own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Pen to Print, The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham or our partners.
Podcasts

The Pen to Print and Write On! Audio podcasts are for everyone in the writing community by showcasing work, offering advice, news and views.
Based in east London, contribute to Write On! Magazine, Write On! Extra or Write On! Audio. Take part online with Pen to Print’s FREE programme of creative writing, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting classes or enter our FREE writing competitions. Discover more! Visit pentoprint.org
This month’s interview is with Julie Finch, Chief Executive Officer of the Hay Festival. Hay is one of the world’s biggest annual literary and book festivals taking place at Hay-on-Wye in Wales. With a wide range of events and guests from the world of books and writing, it is an important annual touchstone for the worlds of publishing and literature.
Find out all about the 2023 Hay Festival by visiting the festival website here: www.hayfestival.com/
And watch out for more Write On! content from the festival in the coming weeks.
The interviewer was Juneha Chowdhury who was alongside Write On! Editor, Madeleine White.
We’re always delighted to read your contributions, so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast, do get in touch. Please submit to: pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/
Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio. This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory. Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen to Print.
This podcast is made using public funding from Arts Council England.

Gboyega has been writer in residence with Rabbits Road Institute Library supported by Pen to Print since 2020, working on a new set of poems and interviews which came together in pamphlet Two stops short of Barking, published in May this year and available to buy here. Listen now as Gboyega Odubanjo delivers an audio-essay-as-journey through Dagenham, specifically around the Becontree Estate where he lives. The audio piece features three poems from Gboyega’s pamphlet ‘Two stops short of Barking’, plus music, documentary footage, popular cultural references, field recordings and more. Made in collaboration with Lucia Scazzocchio of Social Broadcasts.
Alternative Stories
New and original literature, drama and poetry
Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is a podcast and spoken word audio production company making original audio drama, poetry and fiction. They work with writers, actors, musicians and sound designers to bring stories to life and they have listeners all over the world.
If you enjoy stories that will surprise you or challenge your expectations there will be plenty of content for you to enjoy. You can listen to Alternative Stories content on all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Podchaser and many more. Listen to all of their content on a variety of podcast platforms via this link www.buzzsprout.com
Connect with Alternative Stories by email: office@alternativestories.com