Afsana Elanko – Pen To Print

Write On! Features: Reflections On Our Creative Year by the Write On! Team

29 December 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Edited by Claire Buss The simple act of looking back, taking time to reflect, can be so motivating in moving forwards. It’s all too easy to think I didn’t do everything therefore I failed but life just doesn’t work that way. What’s important, especially for a creative person, is to honour ...

A Christmas Message from Write On!

24 December 2023 Blog, News

By Madeleine F White, Editor Last week I was one of three writers sitting in a restaurant. At different stages of our creative careers, we'd been brought together by a well-known YA writer who was also part of our lunch-time trio. As the afternoon progressed, a gift of the journal of Frida ...

Showcase: The Apparition + Intruder + Humanity + Changing Seasons

29 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko Welcome to my last Showcase for November and, in fact, my last Showcase for this year. Thank you for all your submissions, which I have thoroughly enjoyed reading. Great pieces of writing can be created from the simplest of ideas and that has been evident on every ...

Showcase: The Win + Still A Lost Girl + The Gentleman + Illusion

22 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko This penultimate November Showcase has made me reflect on how experiences can shape us into the people we are. When faced with a situation, there are always at least two choices. However, under duress, or when feeling cornered, making the right decision is always hard. I have ...

Showcase: Never Judge A Book By Its Cover + Language Of Art + How Realities Change With Life

15 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko It gives me great pleasure to bring you the third showcase for November on the theme of reality and perspectives, around the ability to communicate despite the loss of language. This could be due to ill health, the process of ageing, or an accident. Whatever the reason, ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Realities And Perspectives

14 November 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to this Thoughtful Tuesday page, where I’m taking a look into the realities and perspectives of November days and cold winter nights. This month, I have some wintry pieces for you: from thoughts on curling up with a good book on a cold night, through poems to ...

Showcase: Realities And Perceptions Of The World + A.I. + Living The Dream + Here You Are + Loss And Living

08 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko Welcome to the second Showcase for November. On today’s page, I’m exploring reality and perspectives over time. Does history truly give the right perspective of what happened many years ago through the pen of the writer? In fact, what’s gone before us shapes our world now. After ...

Monday Moments: Creative Awakenings And Shifts In Perspective

06 November 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month, our theme continues to be ‘Reality And Perspectives’. I’ve been thinking about how the arts and writing opens us up to new perspectives and ideas, allowing us to think more deeply about the world we live in. The writer Anaïs Nin said: “We see the world ...

Showcase: Common Fears + Belle + Smoke And Ashes + The Heart + To Retire Or Not To Retire?

01 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko Welcome to our November Showcase series, which continues with the theme of 'Reality And Perspectives.' One person’s reality can be quite different to someone else’s, even though they may experience exactly the same situation. For example, a flight was delayed by 15 hours and person A was ...

Monday Moments: Man Vs. Machine

02 October 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month marks the start of our new theme, ‘Reality And Perspectives’. For my page this month, I wanted to explore digital realities and the relationship between AI and creatives. A few months ago, I started working for an AI company. I’m teaching a LLM (large language model) ...

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