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Friday Features: What Inspires Me To Write by Mirabel Lavelle

10 December 2021 News, WriteOn Features

I am a young grandma, a teacher and the eldest daughter of a typical Maltese family. When I turned 20, I married my Sunderland sweetheart and emigrated to the North of England. It was November. I had to re-root in a very different environment to that of the traditional Mediterranean ...

Monday Moments: Spreading Christmas Cheer

06 December 2021 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King The final month of 2021 rolls in and people seem to be needing Christmas more than ever. Is it just me, or have stores been selling Christmas items, and have friends put up their decorations, earlier this year? Perhaps more than any other UK holiday, Christmas is ...

Friday Features: As A Writer Of Our Times by Charis Odoki

03 December 2021 News, WriteOn Features

I would like to begin by proposing an approach to the end of the world. As writers, poets, authors, creators, artists, we need to prepare. Our world – not to be dramatic – is dying. It is churning at the stomach and the bile is coming out in waves that the news ...

Write On! Audio November: Out Now!

30 November 2021 News

Write On! Audio: Storytelling From East London To The World Write On! Audio is a new podcast from Pen to Print. Taking the best bits from Write On! Magazine and Write On! Extra we'll bring you writing tips, features, interviews and excerpts from the work of our contributors and guests. Most importantly, ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases November

27 November 2021 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 list has been curated by Lisa Roullier ...

Friday Features: Creating Connection And Belonging Across Generations

26 November 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By 'Stories From Home' A quote from Nelson Mandela rings true when we think of the connection between grandparents and grandchildren. He said: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his ...

Friday Features: The Messy Business Of The Writing Process

19 November 2021 News, WriteOn Features

by Ian Ayris What Is The Process? If I could have an idea for a story, or a book, and just sit down and get it done in one hit - the words tumbling onto the page in the right order, a perfect representation of the images and the voices and ...

Thursday Connectors: Childhood Memories + Fond Reflections

18 November 2021 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all, welcome once again to another great edition of Thursday Connectors, with me, your host, Farzana. Let me warn you right here, I’ve needed a box of tissues to hand while bringing you these fabulous pieces of writing! What can I do? I’m sentimental. I can’t help getting ...

Write On! Write with Wonder Competition: Win a Copy of ‘Under the Mistletoe’ by Sue Moorcroft

16 November 2021 News

Look at the image above? What do you see? Whether it inspires you to write a piece of flash or even the first 100 words of a novel – we want to hear from you! All you need to do is give your work a title and send us your 100 word ...

Friday Features: Cli-Fi

12 November 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Dan Bloom - the American Literary Activist you never heard of... I'm sure most of you reading this have never heard of the term 'Cli-Fi' before. That's exactly why I am writing this. First of all, I need to tell you that it's an abbreviation for climate fiction: that is to say, ...

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