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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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Write On! With Wonder Competition – Sue Moorcroft Winners

07 January 2022 News

We are happy to announce the winner and runner ups of Write On! With Wonder - Sue Moorcroft Competition (2021). The flash fiction contest objective was to write a piece less than 100 words about the glowing image of the little girl, seen above. A lucky winner with an equally glowing ...

Showcase: White Leaves of Peace + Tram Shelter + A Maltese New Year

05 January 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

January's Showcases are introduced by Write On! regular, Mirabel Lavelle. Welcome to the first Showcase page of the New Year. I’m Mirabel, your editor for January. When a new year dawns, we hear people speaking of hope, and we all wish each other a, "Happy New Year". I’d like to start by ...

Showcase: Winter Magic + The Mobile Phone + Flatmates + Hungry + Reflection On Connection + Don’t

29 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Printer and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. It’s not quite New Year yet, so here’s my final December Showcase piece. It’s been great fun preparing these pages. I’ve had a chance to share lots of seasonal stories and poems, memories and messages. I’d ...

Showcase: Festive Reasons To Be Cheerful + Where Charity Begins + Joey The Little Christmas Tree

22 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Printer and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. In the words of the song, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Pen to Print and in the world around us. I hope you’re checking your lists and making sure ...

Showcase: A Christmas Poem + A Flash Of Winter + Christmas Resistance + Father Christmas + Waiting + Nana’s Pastry

15 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Print Alumni and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. Welcome to December 15th Showcase page. I’ve really been enjoying editing these pages, especially as they've been part of my personal countdown to Christmas, so I’d like to share another image from Pen to ...

Showcase: Poems Are Nice + The Signalman + A Caterer’s Guide To Holidays And Homicide

08 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Print Alumni and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. I know a lot of people are only just beginning to feel a bit of the Christmas Spirit we need at this time of year. So I’m opening today’s Showcase page with a fabulous ...

Showcase: Saying Goodbye + The Approach To Salisbury + Tired

01 December 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

December's Showcases are introduced by Pen to Print Alumni and Write On! Thoughtful Tuesdays editor, Eithne Cullen. It’s really exciting to be editing the December Showcase pages. December can be a time of joy and delight especially in the run-up to Christmas, often evoking memories of past Christmases and our younger ...

Showcase: Chasing The Taboos + Extract From Girlhood + Dis/order.ed + The House With Two Candles

24 November 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

November's Showcases are introduced by Write On! regular, Diya Padiyar. We all hold the light of courage and wisdom within us; the light of being wonderful human beings, striving to make the world a better place. You and I, living our regular lives, can still make a change with our kindness ...

Showcase: Little Disappointments + Extract From The Gathering Storm + In Rosy Hues

17 November 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

November's Showcases are introduced by Write On! regular, Diya Padiyar. Last week’s showcase had me thinking about the strength of soldiers. The stories of their courage and sacrifice fills my heart with respect and makes me wonder how much courage it takes to prove your might on the frontiers. These stories of ...

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