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Showcase: Tainted Love + Where Are You From + I’m Not Sorry

22 February 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Zara Relphman Welcome to the last Showcase of February! It's been wonderful to be your Showcase editor this month and share all this lovely writing with you. The pieces I've selected for you today are in honour of the LGBTQ+ community as February is its history month. We celebrate this time ...

Showcase: Petals + The Opposite Of Romance

15 February 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Zara Relphman Welcome to your third showcase of the month! This week, we celebrate Valentine’s Day as I bring to you a selection of romantic and loveable writing. From Akshitha Ramalingam's poem, Petals, which is sweet and smile-inducing, to Lucy Kaufman's The Opposite Of Romance, a short story warm enough to break the coldest ...

Showcase: Two Sides To The Same Story + Happily Ever After + Pound Hugs

08 February 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Zara Relphman Welcome to our second showcase of February. In case you missed last week, I'm Zara, your Showcase editor this month. Today, we're going to be looking at more pieces that tie into our ‘Contradictions’ theme, starting with Two Sides To The Same Story by Denise Collins. I chose ...

Showcase: Auschwitz 1 + Auschwitz Birkenau + And I Cried + Through Doorways We Come + I Forgot Your Birthday

01 February 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Zara Relphman Hello, readers. My name is Zara, your showcase editor for February. I'll be bringing you some wonderful submissions on ‘Contradictions’. A great theme, as it offers creative freedom. Where does your mind take you when you think of contradictions? I go to a place of love and hate ...

Showcase: Sad World + Der Todeszug + Writing What Is Acceptable + Sleepers And Ties

25 January 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dan Cross And just like that, my time as guest Showcase editor has come to a close. It has been my privilege to share with you the works of such talented creative writers over the last few weeks. I hope they have served to kick off your 2023 with inspiration ...

Showcase: Diaspora + Madina Ride + The Unintended Changeling + The Homecoming

18 January 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dan Cross We continue the theme of 'Contradictions' this week, with a selection of writing exploring the different ways we look at others and ourselves. Diaspora, by Hongwei Bao, begins by showing how easy it is to focus on our differences, whether in looks or culture but, ultimately, celebrating the human ...

Showcase: Aberfan Angels + Hens + Five, Ten And Five Hundred More + Curlew Song

11 January 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dan Cross “There are dark shadows on earth, but its lights are stronger in contrast.” Charles Dickens. The Showcase theme this month is 'Contradictions' and, this week, I've selected submitted works with a more morbid nature but which, nonetheless, contrast overt darkness with light and hope. These submissions help to illustrate ...

Showcase: Weeds Unwilled + Sonnet II + Respect The Ding

04 January 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dan Cross As a former editor of Write On! Showcase, I'm delighted to be back as this month’s guest editor and to kick off 2023 with such an impressive selection of talented and diverse writers and poets. What an extraordinary privilege it is for me to read such creative, insightful, ...

Showcase: Snowed In + The Last Train Home + Dreams Have Jurisdictions Only Over Ourselves

28 December 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Julie Dexter Welcome to my final creative writing Showcase this December. I'd like to begin with this artwork, Dark Fantastic Sunworship, by Simon Pemberton. (c) Simon Pemberton, 2022 You can connect with Simon at his website: simonpemberton.com and follow him on Twitter: @pemberton_simon and Instagram: @pemberton.simon ***** In this startling short story, a warning reminder to collect ...

Showcase: My Mother’s Sherry Trifle + Christmas At Home

21 December 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Julie Dexter Welcome to my third December Showcase, and may I wish you all warm winter Season's Greetings! This week, preparations for all sorts of Christmas menus – family ones, charitable, as well as restaurants – will be well underway. So what could be better than a recipe for a delicious ...

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