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Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Events

15 April 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to April’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. We’re finishing off our theme of ‘Misunderstandings’ this month and I thought about some of the confusions we find in our calendars and diaries. This year, unusually, saw Lent and Ramadan coinciding in the calendar: important times of prayer and fasting for ...

Showcase: At My Mother’s House + Do The Right Thing? + Confusing Urban Slang + Her Right + A Night Of Sirens And Searchlights

09 April 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Welcome to the second Write On! Showcase of April. I'm overwhelmed at the response to my first week as guest editor during National Poetry Month. The theme of ‘Misunderstandings’ obviously resonates with many of you. For this Showcase, I'm going to talk about language, culture and the power of words. A ...

Write On! Features: Get It On Paper by Vic Howard

04 April 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Vic Howard Have you ever thought about writing your autobiography, or do you think your life is too ordinary? I used to be annoyed somebody had already used the title Diary Of A Nobody because it meant I could never record my own life experiences, but then I became interested ...

Showcase: Performance + Lunchtime Rainbows + Tim + Truth

02 April 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello and welcome to the first Showcase of April. My name is Peter Roe and I'm a poet, writer, lead editor and director of The Jawbone Collective CIC. We are a small press poetry publisher, workshop and events organiser based in Dorset. I am thrilled to be guest editor of Showcase ...

Showcase: Reputation: Rise Of The Serpent + What Would Woolf Do? + Influential Female Writers + Antoine’s Escape

26 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello again. It’s Jilly and I’m back with the last Showcase page for March. What a journey of discovery it has been, presenting so many amazing poems and stories this past few weeks by so many fabulous poets and authors! Not only have I been faced with so much talent, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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