Eithne Cullen – Pen To Print

Showcase: When My Dad Died + Worry + The Key That Opens The Door + Endless Search + Barking Mad

07 May 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello and welcome to this month’s Showcase. My name is Danny Baxter, I’m a creative artist living in Barking and Dagenham, east London and I’ve been spending my time regularly contributing illustrations and poetry to this magazine over most of its lifespan. I’ve enjoyed being involved! In this, my first Showcase, ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Events

15 April 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to April’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. We’re finishing off our theme of ‘Misunderstandings’ this month and I thought about some of the confusions we find in our calendars and diaries. This year, unusually, saw Lent and Ramadan coinciding in the calendar: important times of prayer and fasting for ...

Monday Moments: Looks Can Be Deceiving

07 April 2025 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Spring is in full swing here in the UK and I’ve found my mood lifted by the brighter weather and longer days. I hope it’s a feeling shared, readers – it’s a miracle what a little sunshine can do! Our theme this month continues to be ‘Misunderstandings’ and ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Seasons

11 March 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to Thoughtful Tuesday. March is the month of misunderstandings, madness, mad hares and blustery days. Today’s page moves away from some of the misunderstandings the end of winter and the arrival of spring might bring. There’s quite a tradition of writers looking for places of calm and peaceful ...

Monday Moments: Generational Divides And Differences

03 March 2025 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Our theme this month is still ‘Misunderstandings’, and there’s plenty more to explore. With Mother’s Day in the UK happening at the end of the month, I’ve been thinking about misunderstandings across the generations; what we might call ‘generational divides.’ I think it’s hard not to see similarities ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Places

11 February 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen This month, we continue with our theme of misunderstandings and I’ve selected quite a mix of pieces for you. But I’ll start with a little explanation of my thoughts. During Lockdown, I had the pleasure of attending some online creative writing sessions. The programme (facilitated by Claire Steele and ...

Showcase: Misunderstanding + Blockheads + Where’s Tony + When The Small Creatures Wake

22 January 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, readers. This week, I’ve been reminiscing on how some misunderstandings, once understood, turn out to be quite funny. When you look back on times you’ve been misunderstood and realised how easy and humorous it was to misunderstand you, does it make you laugh? I think the backbone of a ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstandings

14 January 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for January 2025. For many people, a New Year means new beginnings. That’s certainly the case for us as we embark on our new theme: ‘Misunderstandings’. I have some lovely pieces to share with you relating to that theme. You may know that ...

Write On! Interviews: Jenny Mitchell – Poetry, Passion and Power

22 December 2024 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On!'s Eithne Cullen interviews Jenny Mitchell I first met Jenny when I attended of one of her workshops, having been drawn by Her Lost Language, Map Of A Plantation and Resurrection Of A Black Man, collections that have won multiple awards. She is outspoken; so, unsurprisingly, her workshops challenged. Not ...

Write On! Features: The Write On! Team Share Their 2024 Wins & Losses

20 December 2024 News, WriteOn Features

Edited by Claire Buss Every year, I invite the Write On! regulars to share their creative wins and losses over 2024. It always amazes me how we are suddenly in December and I often panic – did I do enough this year? Have I achieved what I wanted? Do I need ...

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