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Write On! Interviews: That Book, The Light And Other Things With Louis De Bernières

25 September 2022 News, WriteOn Interviews

Eithne Cullen finds out how it might just be possible to be good at everything. “We love that book!” The general, excited response on telling people I’m going to be interviewing Louis de Bernières. Of course, we all do, but as I find out when we meet on Zoom, one sweltering ...

Showcase: The Co-Existence Equation + Top Deck On The Number 5 – Journeys – A Journey

14 September 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hi. I’m Juneha Chowdhury, your Showcase editor for September. We've had some great submissions this month to fit our 'Worlds Apart' theme. But first, I'd like to reflect on the sad news we had last Thursday of Her Majesty's passing. It is appropriate, I think, that the pieces I’ve chosen ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Worlds Apart

13 September 2022 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to September's Thoughtful Tuesday page. This September has been overshadowed by the death of the Queen. Many people’s thoughts are with her and with her family; many need to take some time to reflect on her life and her passing. It’s a coincidence that I have this lovely ...

Write On! Features: Redbridge Children’s Book Awards

05 August 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Eithne Cullen When I entered the Kenneth Moore Theatre on a Thursday afternoon at the end of May, I was completely astonished by what I saw. The seats were full of uniformed school children; their ages ranging from nine to 15. They were buzzing noisily, excitedly responding to the quiz ...

Thursday Connectors: Worlds Apart: Then And Now

21 July 2022 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi all, it's Farzana, your host for this month’s Thursday Connectors, with some fantastic writers who all have wonderful stories to share. I’m particularly looking forward to these because they are reflecting back on times that are no longer here. The world our elders belonged to seems so far ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: From Mind Your Language to Worlds Apart

12 July 2022 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to July’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. Over the last few months we’ve been looking at words and how we use them so, I started asking people about things they’d been told as children, by adults. This links beautifully into our new summer theme: ‘Worlds Apart’: bridging gaps of ...

Write On! Features: Write On! goes to Hay-on-Wye by Holly King

10 June 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Holly King As you enter the border of Hay-on-Wye, a colourful sign lets you know that this is Britain’s first book town. Boasting over 20 bookshops, it makes sense that a book festival would be hosted here. It also makes sense that Write On! team members jumped at the opportunity ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Our Relationship With Words

07 June 2022 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to June’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. Most of us think of June as the burgeoning of summer, with long hot days and plenty of sunshine. So it’s perhaps surprising I’m starting today’s page with this poem, which came through our submissions page. Although winter is fading away in our ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Mind Your Language

10 May 2022 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for May. The theme for our current editions of Write On! Extra is 'Mind Your Language: Words And How We Use Them,' which is a perfect theme for a magazine for and about writers. It’s especially relevant to my Thoughtful Tuesday’s page, as ...

Monday Moments: Making It Up

02 May 2022 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King It’s weird to think that, at one point, every word we use had to be made up. It's said that Shakespeare coined (‘made up’) over 400 words in his plays and sonnets, which we have adapted into everyday language, including to 'catch a cold', 'swagger' and even ...

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