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Write On! Features: Foxes In Literature by Faye Anderson

01 December 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Faye Anderson, introduced by Madeleine F White Madeleine says: "As a writer the idea of shapeshifting has always appealed to me. And I’m not the only one. From as early as Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the idea of one being changing into another to adapt, to flee, to conquer has been a ...

Writer Of The Month: Thomas Nixon

27 November 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Joe Bedford As part of Pen to Print’s Writer Of The Month series, I’m proud to introduce a selection of flash fiction pieces by writer Thomas Nixon. Thomas has previously written for Write On! magazine and has contributed scripts for Jay Sykes’ audio drama showcase Summer Stories. The wide palette ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases November 2023

25 November 2023 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: Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship

24 November 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Bloomsbury have announced the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship in partnership with Writers & Artists (W&A). The Fellowship, the first of its kind in the UK academic community, plans to uncover talent and new authors who have started their work but have not yet turned it into a proposal which is ...

Write On! Features: Surviving Winter Creatively by the Write On! Team

17 November 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Edited by Claire Buss At a recent online meeting, the Write On! team were discussing how heavy the winter days can feel and the ways in which this time of year weighs down our creativity. As writers, poets, artists and creators we all have different methods to look after ourselves and ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Realities And Perspectives

14 November 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to this Thoughtful Tuesday page, where I’m taking a look into the realities and perspectives of November days and cold winter nights. This month, I have some wintry pieces for you: from thoughts on curling up with a good book on a cold night, through poems to ...

Write On! Features: That Scrap Of Paper, Autism, And Me by Charlie Steff

10 November 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Charlie Steff An Insight Into Being A Writer With Autism I am diagnosed with ASD, formerly known as Autism Spectrum Disorder. My brother was diagnosed with autism at a very young age, and myself much later. Sadly, there is much less research into ASD and the way it presents itself in girls. ...

Monday Moments: Creative Awakenings And Shifts In Perspective

06 November 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month, our theme continues to be ‘Reality And Perspectives’. I’ve been thinking about how the arts and writing opens us up to new perspectives and ideas, allowing us to think more deeply about the world we live in. The writer Anaïs Nin said: “We see the world ...

Write On! Features: The Emotional Writer: When Fiction Mirrors Reality By Farzana Hakim

03 November 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Farzana Hakim In my early writing days, after I’d written new chapters of a story, in excitement or, perhaps, in seeking motivation to continue, I'd email them to a loyal best friend; an avid reader and Head of English at a secondary school. Her feedback was gold to me. However, ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases October 2023

28 October 2023 News, Saturday Spotlight