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Thursday Connectors: Differences And Life’s Musings

24 October 2024 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi all, it's Farzana, your host, with a huge welcome to Thursday Connectors. Our theme is 'Difference' and I can already feel the difference in the climate since our last Connectors. Here in the UK, as the weather is getting cooler and the hues and the shades of nature ...

Showcase: Die Oma + Free From My Senses + Change

11 September 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello again, I’m Lisa Scully-O’Grady, a writer with an interest in the connection between creativity and healing. This week, we continue with our theme of change. Family expansion is another facet of change that most people go through at some point, whether it be due to our own or a family ...

Thursday Connectors: The Best Festive Dinner

22 December 2022 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Tandoori Turkey: The Best Festive Dinner. Hello, and welcome to a joyous Thursday Connectors, with me, your regular host Farzana. What a treat I've lined up for you all in this festive month! We can agree that it’s been freezing for almost the whole of December here in the UK, ...

Showcase: My Mother’s Sherry Trifle + Christmas At Home

21 December 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Julie Dexter Welcome to my third December Showcase, and may I wish you all warm winter Season's Greetings! This week, preparations for all sorts of Christmas menus – family ones, charitable, as well as restaurants – will be well underway. So what could be better than a recipe for a delicious ...

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 ...

Thursday Connectors: The Nature Of Women

17 March 2022 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hear My Voice Workshop Showcase Hi all, it’s Farzana, your host for a most special edition of Thursday Connectors. It’s March and Women’s Empowerment and Women’s History Month are being celebrated around the world. We also had International Women’s Day last week and soon it will be Mother’s Day ...

Showcase: The Mall + January Twilight + Dreaming Of Pigeon Pie + Giving In

16 March 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hi, it’s Juneha Chowdhury, your Showcase editor for March. Last week was poetry galore, so I thought I’d start this week off with some prose. And what a treat I have for you! My first submission comes from avid reader, writer and regular contributor to Showcase, James Marshall. It's a ...

Showcase: Stay + Taken For A Ride + A Character In Search Of Its Rightful Place In The Story

02 February 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

February's Showcases are introduced by Write On! regular, Charlotte Webb. It’s a new month, and the nights are starting to get lighter a little bit earlier. I’m sure we can all agree that this is a most welcome transition as we head towards Spring. Firstly, I should say hello and introduce ...

Thursday Connectors: Wonders Of The Mind

20 January 2022 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, it's Farzana, your host, bringing you the first Thursday Connectors of the year. Hooray and Happy New Year everybody, although the greeting may seem to be a few weeks too late, as February is fast approaching! I’m taking a really laid-back approach to life this year. You can’t ...

Showcase: Don’t Be Silly + Thank You To A Stranger + The Monument + How Can I Not + A Weighty Matter

12 January 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

January's Showcases are introduced by Write On! regular, Mirabel Lavelle. Welcome to my second showcase of the year. I'd like to start by introducing a children’s story and a thank-you poem by Laura Maclennan. Laura is an experienced teacher who has gone on to teach across the curriculum, particularly drama and within ...

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