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Thursday Connectors: 2021 Crappy, Happy Moments

23 December 2021 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi all. Farzana here. Your host for the final edition of Thursday Connectors for this year. I really couldn’t be happier to be finally bidding goodbye to 2021! The year has been terrible for me. I don’t even know where to start. I’ve had one down after another and ...

Friday Features: Before, During And After A Very Lockdown Christmas

17 December 2021 News, WriteOn Features

Edited by Claire Buss When I had the idea for this feature – looking back at Christmas before and after the COVID-19 lockdown – we didn't have the Omicron variant and plan C, D or whatever weren't looming. It makes this look at Christmas and how we spend our time even ...

Showcase: A Christmas Poem + A Flash Of Winter + Christmas Resistance + Father Christmas + Waiting + Nana’s Pastry

15 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Print Alumni and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. Welcome to December 15th Showcase page. I’ve really been enjoying editing these pages, especially as they've been part of my personal countdown to Christmas, so I’d like to share another image from Pen to ...

Monday Moments: Spreading Christmas Cheer

06 December 2021 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King The final month of 2021 rolls in and people seem to be needing Christmas more than ever. Is it just me, or have stores been selling Christmas items, and have friends put up their decorations, earlier this year? Perhaps more than any other UK holiday, Christmas is ...

Showcase: Saying Goodbye + The Approach To Salisbury + Tired

01 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Print Alumni and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. It’s really exciting to be editing the December Showcase pages. December can be a time of joy and delight especially in the run-up to Christmas, often evoking memories of past Christmases and our younger ...

Writer Of The Month: Claire Buss

29 November 2021 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Matt Wixey November’s Writer Of The Month is Claire Buss, who worked in a variety of marketing and administrative roles for over a decade, before being inspired to enter the 2015 Book Challenge after attending a writers’ workshop run by crime writer and Pen to Print mentor Ian Ayris. Claire’s ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases November

27 November 2021 News, Saturday Spotlight

By Claire Buss, Deputy Editor, Write On! At Write On! and Pen to Print, we want to help connect authors and readers, playwrights and audiences, so we've created a Spotlight page every Saturday, showcasing some of the exciting new reads and plays available. The list has been curated by Lisa Roullier ...

Showcase: Chasing The Taboos + Extract From Girlhood + Dis/order.ed + The House With Two Candles

24 November 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

November's Showcases are introduced by Write On! regular, Diya Padiyar. We all hold the light of courage and wisdom within us; the light of being wonderful human beings, striving to make the world a better place. You and I, living our regular lives, can still make a change with our kindness ...

Thursday Connectors: Childhood Memories + Fond Reflections

18 November 2021 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all, welcome once again to another great edition of Thursday Connectors, with me, your host, Farzana. Let me warn you right here, I’ve needed a box of tissues to hand while bringing you these fabulous pieces of writing! What can I do? I’m sentimental. I can’t help getting ...

Monday Moments: Wonderful Witches

01 November 2021 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King If you’re a woman, you might have been called ‘a bit of a witch’ by someone, or been told to be wary of that woman over there, because ‘she’s a witch’. It’s a pejorative term, and witches across time, cultures and books, are the archetype of an ...

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