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Write On! Features: Predicting The Future With Sci-Fi by Vic Howard

13 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Vic Howard For many years, my bookshelf was filled with spy thrillers. Then the Wall came down and Le Carré, Bagley, Ludlum and all the rest found themselves out of a job and me thirsting for a good read. Patrick O’Brian’s naval history tales helped a little, as did Philip ...

Showcase: A Philosophy Of Home + Home + Calm And Chaos + Home Again + How Lucky We Are + At Home

07 December 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Julie Dexter Welcome to the first of four December Showcases. I'm delighted to be the editor for this month, which will see us navigate the shorter days and begin the festive and winter solstice period. Continuing with the theme of Home, I’d like to open with a piece by a ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Back Home

11 October 2022 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to this Thoughtful Tuesday page which explores the theme of 'Home'. It’s interesting how we can use 'Home' to mean lots of different things. I often think of the way migrants use the phrase “back home” to acknowledge their origins and their roots. My first piece is something ...

Thursday Connectors: Worlds Apart: Then And Now

21 July 2022 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi all, it's Farzana, your host for this month’s Thursday Connectors, with some fantastic writers who all have wonderful stories to share. I’m particularly looking forward to these because they are reflecting back on times that are no longer here. The world our elders belonged to seems so far ...

Showcase: Watching Food

01 June 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by The London Library The London Library Emerging Writers Programme, now in its fourth year, supports early-career writers, with many previous participants having secured significant publishing success. It'a unique opportunity that offers writers, in all genres, one year’s free membership to The London Library and includes writing development masterclasses, literary ...

Write On! Features: Pen To Print The Hard Way by Vic Howard

11 March 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Vic Howard Printing and publishing have come a long way in the past 50 years. We have Rupert Murdoch to thank, if thank is the right word, for revolutionising the way newspapers are printed. Today, the printed word goes from computer to printing press without touching paper. Everything is carried ...

Showcase: The Storyteller’s Souk + Piece Out My Imperfections With Your Thoughts

16 February 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

February's Showcases are introduced by Write On! regular, Charlotte Webb. As an artist and illustrator, a lot of my independent work is often influenced by historical culture, specifically textiles and architecture. So, it’s no surprise that I do a fair bit of non-fiction reading to inspire me. While working on my ...

Showcase: The Escape + The Regiment + To Her Forty-Something Sibling + Deceiving Appearances + Your Beauty + I Honour You

26 January 2022 News, WriteOn Showcase

January's Showcases are introduced by Write On! regular, Mirabel Lavelle. As we move into the end of the first month of the new year, we look ahead at the challenges we face. The diverse pieces of work I chose for this showcase highlight various struggles. They display different sources of perseverance ...

Thursday Connectors: Wonders Of The Mind

20 January 2022 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, it's Farzana, your host, bringing you the first Thursday Connectors of the year. Hooray and Happy New Year everybody, although the greeting may seem to be a few weeks too late, as February is fast approaching! I’m taking a really laid-back approach to life this year. You can’t ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Writing With Wonder – A Child’s Magical View

14 December 2021 Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to December’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. December always brings a lot of different emotions and elements. It’s really winter now and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, in many, many ways! For my page toda,y I’m continuing to look at the world through a child’s eyes and Christmas ...

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