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Write On! Interviews: Brian Bilston – A Shy Poet, Shrouded In Smoke

23 July 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Eithne Cullen, Write On! Thoughtful Tuesday Editor interviews Poet Brian Bilston I wonder if many people reading this discovered Brian Bilston’s poetry like I did - scrolling through Twitter and Facebook in the early morning. If this was you, you’ll share my enthusiasm for his topical references, witty wordplay and ability ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Literary Passions And Guilty Pleasures

11 July 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to July’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. Summer’s here at last! People will be feeling very end-of-term-ish, ready to relax and rest for the remainder of this bright season. This fab image from Afsana Elanko captures the feeling of these lazy, dandelion-filled, summer days. (c) Dr Afsana Elanko, 2023 Our new ...

Showcase: Guilty Pleasures + A Day Out + You’re Not Good Enough + Joe’s Garden + A Robot + In Search Of The Perfect Cake

05 July 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dr Afsana Elanko I'm really excited about this first of four Showcases in July, based on the theme of Literary Passions And Guilty Pleasures. The theme of guilty pleasures intrigues me: who decides what is a guilty pleasure? It’s just a perspective, an opinion, society’s opinion and, as such, there are ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Power Of Words And Voices

13 June 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen June is such an exciting time, as we feel summer is with us at last. I’ve been to the Hay Festival since I shared the May page with you and I feel inspired by all the voices I heard there. It was a chance to celebrate the power ...

Write On! Features: Relevant Conversations: Live Podcast, Co-Creation At Hay Festival

09 June 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Amanda Wynne Introduction On Wednesday 31st May, around 70 attendees joined the Write On! team in The Marquee at Hay Festival for a live podcast recording. Write On! Editor, Madeleine White, introduced the event, centered around an exercise in co-creation, encouraging diverse voices to shape and contribute to discussions. Fellow panel ...

Thursday Connectors: Voices And Reflections

18 May 2023 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It's Farzana here, your host for Thursday Connectors, with another month of fantastic writing from you. 'Voices' is our new theme and I can tell you how broad and open this theme can be for a creative, or even non-creative, person! Our voices never leave us. Whether ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Hearing Voices

09 May 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen May’s Thoughtful Tuesday page is very much about our current theme of Hearing Voices: Inner Voices, Outer Voices, Connected Voices and I have some fabulous writing to share with you today. First, though, I’d like to acknowledge and greet the arrival of spring. The month of May is going to ...

Thursday Connectors: Spring Time Writing – Flora And Fauna

20 April 2023 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. Welcome to a colourful Thursday Connectors, with me your host, Farzana. I say colourful, because the colour palette of Spring is here and seeing it everywhere I look gives me joy. With this in mind, I bring to you a fitting array of prose to celebrate ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Contradictions In Poetry

11 April 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for April. It’s National Poetry Month and I’m sure you’ll know, by now, that poetry is one of my loves. So, I’ll be sharing some lovely poems (along with prose) on my page today. We’re still looking at the world of contradictions here ...

Write On! Features: A Better World Is Possible by Eithne Cullen

31 March 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Eithne Cullen As a writer, one of the things I’ve found is that things just keep getting better! Since my early success with Pen to Print competitions, I’ve won a few prizes, published two novels and a poetry pamphlet, had opportunities to judge competitions, been a 'poet in residence,' performed ...

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