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Write On! Features: A Day At The London Book Fair by Mark Butterworth

02 May 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Mark Butterworth When I first became an author, I had only the vaguest idea of what the publishing world really looked like, the scale of the business globally and the amazing constellation of specialists that make up the industry. I didn't think too much about it; it seemed to me ...

Showcase: The Rise Of The Machines + Carousel Of Chaos +Skip Valentine + We Are The Dregs + What Are You Being?

30 April 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Welcome to the fifth Write On! Showcase of April; the final one for National Poetry Month. Thank you to everyone who has made submissions on the theme of ‘Misunderstandings’. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your work and hosting these pages for the past five weeks. For this final week, we ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases April 2025

26 April 2025 News, Saturday Spotlight

By Claire Buss, Deputy Editor, Write On! At Write On! and Pen to Print, we want to help connect authors and readers, playwrights and audiences, so we've created a Spotlight page on the last Saturday of the month, showcasing some of the exciting new reads and plays available. The curated list ...

Thursday Connectors: Cultural Misunderstandings, Stereotypes And Judgments

24 April 2025 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hello, it’s Farzana, your host for Thursday Connectors, with a new round-up of fantastic writing and some thought-provoking and emotional stories. It’s the Easter holidays and I’ve been diagnosed with pre-diabetes and boy, am I depressed! Yes, I truly am. I’ve been told by my GP to lose weight ...

Showcase: The First Wednesday After Easter + The Barrier + Maiden, Mother, Crone

23 April 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Welcome to the fourth Showcase of National Poetry Month and our continuing exploration into the theme of Misunderstandings. This week, I’m introducing three distinct literary pieces that encapsulate this theme. Each underscores the multifaceted nature of misunderstanding, reflecting how perception shapes — and sometimes distorts — our relationships with ourselves ...

Write On! Features: Why Write? by Silviya Vijeyaruban

18 April 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Silviya Vijeyaruban For as long as I can remember, soul-searching in solitude has - and still does - consume me. A constant cycle of introspection, where I long to uncover deeper meanings about my life and identity at every stage. I search desperately for understanding, of my desires, fears, struggles ...

Showcase: Iamb A Chameleon + I Want To Publish Your Poetry + When I Approach A Poet And Say…“I Would Really Like to Publish Your Poetry!” + Sink Or Swim

16 April 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Here we are in the middle of National Poetry Month, my third Showcase of five. Since this is the middle of the month, I feel we should celebrate with poetry. Back in week one, I said I would share my Chameleon poem. I wrote this in 2021 during the 200th ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Events

15 April 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to April’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. We’re finishing off our theme of ‘Misunderstandings’ this month and I thought about some of the confusions we find in our calendars and diaries. This year, unusually, saw Lent and Ramadan coinciding in the calendar: important times of prayer and fasting for ...

Showcase: At My Mother’s House + Do The Right Thing? + Confusing Urban Slang + Her Right + A Night Of Sirens And Searchlights

09 April 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Welcome to the second Write On! Showcase of April. I'm overwhelmed at the response to my first week as guest editor during National Poetry Month. The theme of ‘Misunderstandings’ obviously resonates with many of you. For this Showcase, I'm going to talk about language, culture and the power of words. A ...

Write On! Features: Get It On Paper by Vic Howard

04 April 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Vic Howard Have you ever thought about writing your autobiography, or do you think your life is too ordinary? I used to be annoyed somebody had already used the title Diary Of A Nobody because it meant I could never record my own life experiences, but then I became interested ...

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