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Showcase: Victory Of Spring Over Winter + The Dress + April Morning

31 March 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

This is going to be the last time I edit Showcase. It’s been a pleasure to be able to share such diverse pieces of writing throughout March. We end the month with a spring story (Victory Of Spring Over Winter) and another piece (The Dress), which shows a woman getting ...

Showcase: Leaning Out Too Far + Distance + Awake

24 March 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

It’s a pleasure to be presenting Showcase again and this week I’m going to be sharing two pieces with a local flavour. One of the great positives working with Pen to Print over the last few years, is to know how many of the voices we share are local, telling ...

Showcase: A Modern Chimera + Poetry From ‘Charred’ + Nature

03 March 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

I’m editing the Showcase page this month and I’m very excited to be doing so. Since I’ve been involved in Pen to Print and Write On! magazine, I’ve come across writers and writing that reflect and engage with the diverse world we’re living in. I’m excited by the men and ...

Showcase: Killing The Landlord

24 February 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, fellow readers. Can you believe how quickly the month of February has gone? This will be my last stop as Showcase rolling editor, for the moment, and I’ll be passing the torch on to our Thoughtful Tuesday editor, Eithne, as of next week. I’ve had a lot of fun ...

Showcase: Voyage In The Dark + Half Term Reading + East End Women’s Museum

17 February 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

We’re almost two-thirds of the way through February and things are a little cold. But, with the recent snow and the days growing longer, there is more light, more birds chirping, more squirrels burying food for the next winter. Soon, we’ll be moving into spring and (hopefully) getting a bit ...

Showcase: The German Heiress + The Good Old Days

10 February 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, readers. It’s the middle of the week and there’s the weekend to look forward to, although I find that, during lockdown and with every day being covered by a nondescript grey sky drizzling with fine rain for hours on end, the days themselves seem to blend together. We seem to ...

The Pen to Print Competitions for 2021 Are Now Open!

08 February 2021 Blog, News

Competitions are now open to new entries. Details of all of the Pen to Print competitions, how to enter and T&Cs can be found here on our website, go to pentoprint.org/competitions. Do you fancy having a go at writing a novel? Do you prefer keeping it brief and write short stories? Are you ...

Showcase: Hitler’s V2 Rocket Just Missed Us (Part Two)

03 February 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, Readers. We’re shaking things up a bit here on Showcase. Dan Cross, our Associate Editor, has carried this torch since Showcase began, bringing our readers dozens of creative stories, poems and articles to enjoy. Now, each month, one of the Write On! team will edit the Showcase pages. All of ...

The Pen to Print Awards 2020 – Competition Results

02 February 2021 Blog, News

By Lena Smith, Library Project Manager - London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. The Pen to Print Awards are our annual celebration of Pen to Print’s work where we announce the winners of our competitions. The Pen to Print Awards 2020, were postponed from June 2020 and we were pleased to ...

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Showcase: Hitler’s V2 Rocket Just Missed Us (Part One)

27 January 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

After a double dose of poetry examining contemporary society last week, let's enjoy a trip back in time this week, with a story set during World War Two. Through the eyes of our author, Brian Rudge, we experience the child's perspective of what it meant to live through the Blitz: how ...

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