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23 March 2025 Blog, News

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Write On! Features: The Power Of Poetry by Helen Aitchison

21 March 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Helen Aitchison I remember being at school and winning a poetry competition. It was first / junior school and I would have been around seven or eight. When I went to middle school and on to high school / secondary school, I became less interested in poetry. Mainly, because it ...

Thursday Connectors: Women’s Empowerment Month

20 March 2025 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi all, it's Farzana, with this month’s Connectors. It's Women’s Empowerment Month and hopefully my Connectors will spark debate and make us think about how far we still need to go for women’s voices to be heard and valued; particularly in terms of the roles we play in ...

Showcase: The Special Child + Perceptions Parts 1-6 + Have I Got ADHD, Mummy?

19 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, Jilly here. I'm very honoured to have the opportunity to highlight Neurodivergent Week (17 – 23 March) in today’s Showcase, which aims to help address the issues of conditions such as autism, dyslexia, later-life brain injury and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), among others. It's also the chance to celebrate the ...

Write On! Interviews: Gemma Seltzer, Write & Shine

16 March 2025 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews Gemma Seltzer from Write & Shine (c) Rachel Cherry Gemma Seltzer is the author of Ways Of Living, a collection of short stories published by Influx Press, which was a Foyles bestseller. She enjoys experimenting beyond the page, including writing Songbird, an award-winning virtual reality film for the ...

Showcase: The Engine Of My Mind + Mountains That Empower

12 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello again and thank you for joining me – Jilly – as we acknowledge International Women’s Day 2025, with my second Showcase of the month. It's so important women are celebrated in this way because we all have a great deal to offer. What’s the old saying? Behind every successful ...

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 ...

Opportunity with UCL

07 March 2025 Blog, News

UCL – ION-DRI, Everything is Connected Exhibition: Writer Deadline for applications: 9am, 14 March 2025 Everything is Connected Exhibition, 22nd May – 3rd June 2025 In May 2025, the UCL Public Art and Cultural Engagement Team will deliver an exhibition celebrating the work of artists taking part in the public art programme for ...

Write On! Features: Creating Sustainable Writing And Book Gifts by Lizzie Chantree

07 March 2025 News, WriteOn Features

International bestselling author, award-winning inventor and product designer, Lizzie Chantree, has been featured on television and radio. She discovered her love of writing fiction when her children were little and now writes books (many based in Essex) full of friendship and laughter, about women who are far stronger than they ...

Showcase: Lessons From Nature + Mirror + On The Last Night Late

05 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hi, I’m Jilly and I’ve had an amazing time since I joined the Pen to Print and Write On! team last year. It's quite incredible that, one year on, I'm here again in March to present another set of Showcase pages. So hello and welcome! Back in 2007, I had my ...

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