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Showcase: Forging Roots At Christmas + Christmas + Christmas Eve + Christmas Special

20 December 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Palak Tewary Dear Readers, Embracing the spirit of the holiday season, I'm delighted to showcase a collection of pieces that echo the timeless themes of joy, goodwill, diversity and cherished moments. May these pieces enable you to find inspiration, warmth and a renewed sense of wonder. Here's to celebrating the magic ...

Showcase: The Homeless Poet + The River + Interloper Our Marriage + In Winter

13 December 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Palak Tewary Dear Readers, Today, I'm sharing a diverse array of pieces that speak of the multifaceted nature of our existence. Each contribution opened a lens inviting me to navigate the delicate dance between reality and perception, unveiling how each experience has shaped my understanding of the world. It's my hope ...

Showcase: Planet B + Path Of Gems + The Death Of Creativity + Masks

06 December 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Palak Tewary Dear Readers, As we stand on the precipice of the year's end, I find myself both humbled and exhilarated to serve as the Showcase editor for this final month of 2023. Themes of perspectives and reality have woven themselves into the written words I encountered and have challenged ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Write On Interviews: Writer Diane Simmons

08 January 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews flash fiction writer Diane Simmons. Diane studied creative writing with The Open University and is Co-Director of National Flash Fiction Day (UK) and until recently was Co-Director of Flash Fiction Festivals, UK. Both Finding A Way (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2019), her flash collection on the theme of grief, ...

Meet the Judges: The Short Story Competition 2023

07 January 2023 Blog, News

We are delighted to be hosting our annual Short Story Competition, and we can't wait to read all of the wonderful submissions. This year, we are especially excited to finally reveal the judges who will be selecting the winning short story. It's a privilege to have this wonderful selection of ...

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