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Write On! Features: From Burnout To Powerhouse by Meriam Boldewijn

25 February 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Meriam Boldewijn In 2003 I had burnout while taking care of my husband. He was a diabetic, on dialysis and finally had kidney-pancreas transplant surgery. Besides caregiving, I worked full-time and was also the cook, cleaner, driver and more. Not only that, but he had so many other surgeries that ...

Writer Of The Month: Ola Awonubi

21 February 2022 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by K.J. Quinn It’s an honour to welcome Ola Awonubi as February’s Writer Of The Month. Ola has been writing since 2008, when she studied for an MA in Creative Writing at the University Of East London. Since then, Ola has published three novels, two novellas, a book of short ...

Write On! Features: Inspiration, Nature, Writing, And Residences by Mab Jones

18 February 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Mab Jones 'Inspiration’ is probably the most tricky thing to tap into as a writer. We know what research is; we understand the need to practice, to read, to experiment with new techniques. But inspiration seems like a random, arbitrary happening; something that isn’t directed by us but comes to ...

Thursday Connectors: The Story Of Me

17 February 2022 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Nature Through The Eyes Of Year Three Children: The Story Of Me Project Hi, all. Welcome to another special edition of Thursday Connectors. I’m extra-excited today, because I’ve got such a treat lined up! If you’ve been following my page, you should know by now that I’m an avid advocate of diversity ...

Write On! Features: Conflict by Sean Webster

11 February 2022 News, WriteOn Features

Conflict thrives. If I could buy shares in conflict, I would. Like charity shops and bookies in a ghost town, conflict is everywhere: in the public world of vaccination, restriction, uncertainty and political agenda, and in our private world of light and shade. I’ll be 50 next year. I have ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: St Valentine

08 February 2022 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my page today. This week, you will be celebrating or not celebrating, embracing or ignoring, the feast of St Valentine. This poor Roman priest and physician - who suffered martyrdom during the persecution of Christians by the emperor Claudius II Gothicus - has become the patron ...

Monday Moments: Nature Inspiring Creativity

07 February 2022 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King Moving into February and our new theme of Nature, Inspiring Creativity: Past, Present and Future,’ I have a whole forest of features from writers who are inspired by natural places. Nature is something that has been the focus of writers and artists for centuries, with pinnacle poems such ...

Write On! Features: Writing For Children And The Child Within by Clare Povey

04 February 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Clare Povey If you are a resident of Barking & Dagenham – or have ever taken the 86 bus down Chadwell Heath High Street - then you have probably passed the Robert Jeyes Library. It looks like an entirely normal building. Red bricks stacked upon each other, between layers of ...

Writer Of The Month: K.J. Quinn

31 January 2022 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Claire Buss January’s Writer Of The Month is K.J. Quinn, who enjoys writing flash fiction, short stories and poetry and has just finished her first – and hopefully not last! – novel, The Purity Pledge, as a Book Challenger with Pen to Print. Kimberly started creative writing when she entered ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases January

29 January 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 every Saturday, showcasing some of the exciting new reads and plays available. The curated list is based on books and ...

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