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Write On! Features: Re-Evaluating Our Creativity by the Write On! Team

30 December 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Claire Buss As the end of 2022 draws nigh, our thoughts turn to the things we have achieved in the past year as well as the things we didn't, which in turn fuels our plans for the year about to begin. A cyclical process that many of us are extremely ...

Thursday Connectors: Letters To Santa

21 December 2022 Hidden

By Farzana Hakim Here are the letters to Santa from the brilliant children in year two at March Green Primary School. ***** Read the latest issue of Write On! magazine online. You can hear extracts from Showcase in our podcast. Write On! Audio. Find us on all major podcast platforms, including Apple and Google Podcasts and ...

Write On! Features: Mentoring Part Two – The Mentor Perspective by Claire Buckle

16 December 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Claire Buckle When asked to mentor Amber on her short story, The Family, I was happy to accept. Then came the fleeting thought that, although my writing has appeared in magazines and journals, and I’d led creative writing workshops, did I have the qualities to be a mentor? The word ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Journey Towards The End Of 2022

13 December 2022 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to Thoughtful Tuesday’s December page. The end of the year brings lots of change, lots of emotion and provokes plenty of thought. The pieces I’m sharing today certainly take us on a journey towards the end of the year (and Christmas, of course). We’ve been exploring the theme ...

Write On! Features: Mentoring Part One – The Mentee Perspective by Amber Hall

09 December 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Amber Hall I’ve always written. It’s my way of processing experiences (good and bad). I didn’t always have an agenda when I sat down to write; it used to be that my words were just for me. And that’s fine, to a certain extent. It’s a great way to develop ...

Monday Moments: Transitioning

05 December 2022 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King Welcome, readers, to my last Monday Moments page. Starting next year, Amber Hall will be taking over as editor for this page and will bring her unique perspective to it. I’m excited to see what direction she will take it in, and the features she will show. I’ve ...

Write On! Features: Two Homes by Natasha Coyle

02 December 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Natasha Coyle I have two homes. That tends to be the case if you’re a student who's decided to move out from the family home and relocate to your chosen university. I currently study at the University of Glasgow and I undertook my undergraduate degree at the University of Exeter. ...

Writer Of The Month: Gertcha Cowson

28 November 2022 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Ian Ayris I first encountered Gertcha’s writing a couple of years ago, in the form of some early pages from his book, Rocks In A Spin Dryer. As soon as I began reading, the feeling I had when I saw a mountain for the first time burst upon me. ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases November 2022

26 November 2022 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 ...

Write On! Features: How Instagram Helped Me Grow As A Writer by Ellie M Blake

25 November 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Ellie M Blake (c) Hired Gun Pitts Team performing at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo by Hermien Pellissier (Instagram: @hermienpellissier) Detours, distractions, despair, dalliances and delights – life is full of them. After leaving Australia, drifting nomadically across continents became my primary reason to spring out of bed in the morning. ...

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