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Thoughtful Tuesdays: Endings

12 March 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to March’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. If you read my page in February, you’ll remember it was all about beginnings. So, in keeping with our theme of Beginnings And Endings, I’m using today’s page to share some endings. They cover endings of places that meant a lot, a ...

Thursday Connectors: New Beginnings And Moving On

22 February 2024 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It’s Farzana here with you, for another fantastic Thursday Connectors. Last week it was my favourite day of the year. Yep, you’ve guessed it right: 14 February. No, not for it being red rose, Valentine’s Day, but for it being my birthday! This year, I was spoiled ...

Thursday Connectors: New Year New Beginnings

25 January 2024 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hello, Everyone. It's Farzana, your host, kicking off a new year and a new season of Thursday Connectors and I'm very excited to do this. Oh, I almost forgot to wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope 2024 has started on a positive note for ...

Write On! Features: Reflections On Our Creative Year by the Write On! Team

29 December 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Edited by Claire Buss The simple act of looking back, taking time to reflect, can be so motivating in moving forwards. It’s all too easy to think I didn’t do everything therefore I failed but life just doesn’t work that way. What’s important, especially for a creative person, is to honour ...

Showcase: If I Had Two Lives + Bibliophile + The Christmas Present + Objective Reality + Kindness, We Wear

27 December 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Palak Tewary Dear Readers, As we bid farewell to the year, I’m delighted to present a diverse collection of literary gems exploring the themes of love, hope and the beauty of human connections. Each piece in this Showcase offers a unique perspective on the complex tapestry of life. When closing the ...

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 ...

Monday Moments: Man Vs. Machine

02 October 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month marks the start of our new theme, ‘Reality And Perspectives’. For my page this month, I wanted to explore digital realities and the relationship between AI and creatives. A few months ago, I started working for an AI company. I’m teaching a LLM (large language model) ...

Showcase: Heritage + Brown + Posthumous Literary Surprise + Winner’s Cry + The Milkman

19 July 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dr Afsana Elanko As we start South Asian Heritage Month (18 July – 17 August 2023), I'm honoured to be including some amazing writers' work giving a nod to the month. I wonder, if English isn't your first language, do you think in your mother tongue and then translate, or ...

Showcase: A Lifetime Of Reading For Pleasure + Will + Literary Passions And Guilty Pleasures + A Tree Falls In A Silent Forest + Gypsy Poem

12 July 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dr Afsana Elanko The sun is shining, birds are singing and the hum of traffic is in the background as I sit here reading all these lovely pieces and I realise I'm transported into glimpses of people’s lives and experiences. What a joy! In this Showcase, I want to explore what ...

Monday Moments: Home Is Alive

07 November 2022 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King As we’ve seen in previous Monday Moments when exploring our theme of home, this changes across countries, time, people, and space. But what is home, and when do we need it most? Is home something we define, or is it something innate in us that identifies itself ...

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