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Pen to Print Workshops

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Pen to Print offer a variety of free writing workshops every month. Even if you missed the first session, it's not too late to sign up! Click on the workshop you like the look of for more details. Creative Writing Classes with Ian Ayris are in person at Barking Learning Centre ...

Celebrating Ten Years of Pen to Print

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2024 marked the ten-year anniversary of Pen to Print and we kicked off celebrations in September by asking creatives involved with the project over the past decade to share their thoughts and memories. Lots of you send in lovely videos which we shared across our social media but, just in case ...

Cover Reveal Issue 23 of Write On! Magazine

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We're sure you've already seen it on social media but just in case... here is the official cover reveal for Issue 23 of Write On! Magazine, out December 12: This issue is being sponsored by The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation and features our lead interview with multi-award winning poet Jenny ...

Upcoming Cosy Crime Workshop with Dr Charlotte Baker

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Dr Charlotte Baker will be running two Cozy Crime Workshops this December. Over the two sessions, she will establish what is meant by genre, subgenre, and tropes and how to use these in thinking about getting your work published. The workshop will also look at the sleuth, setting, character development, and ...

Pen to Print Classes

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All the Pen to Print Classes have restarted but it's not too late to sign up! Click on the workshop you like the look of for more details. Creative Writing Classes with Ian Ayris are in person at Barking Learning Centre and available Online Poetry Classes with Mab Jones are in person ...

Pen to Print Competitions

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The Pen to Print Competitions are NOW OPEN! The Poetry Competition Opens: Monday 23 September 2024 Closes: Friday 21 March 2025, 5pm First Prize: Tablet PC Winner will be announced and receive a trophy at the Pen to Print Awards on 24 July 2025. The winning poem will be published in Pen to Print's Write ...

Pen to Print Celebrates 10 Years!

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Lena, Lisa and Habib at Pen to Print would like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended the recent 10-year celebration evening at Dagenham Library. It was lovely to see everyone and to celebrate ten years of creativity, curiosity and camaraderie. Pen to Print is such a wonderful ...

ReadFest 2024

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Saturday 14 September to Saturday 21 September 2024 ReadFest aims to deliver a wide-ranging selection of local, national and internationally acclaimed writers especially selected to entertain and inform. Held in Barking and Dagenham Libraries each September and produced by Pen to Print, we have been celebrating readers, writers and books at ...

Meet the Judges: The Poetry Competition 2023

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We are thrilled to be, once again, hosting our annual Poetry Competition, and we can't wait to see all of the incredible submissions. This year, we are especially excited to finally reveal the judges who will be selecting the winning poems. It's a privilege to have this wonderful selection of ...

February Poetry Prompt Challenge: ‘Nature’

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We ran a poetry prompt challenge on our Instagram themed 'Nature'. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pen To Print (@officialpentoprint) February's Write On! theme was 'Nature, Inspiring Creativity: Past, Present And Future'. On Write On! Extra, we explored nature from a multitude of different perspectives; the nature of places, ...