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Friday Features: Writing Audio Drama: A Brief Introduction by Chris Gregory

26 February 2021 News, WriteOn Features

The job of the audio dramatist is to tell a convincing and compelling story through sound alone. Chris Gregory from the Alternative Stories And Fake Realities Podcast takes us through some of the basics of writing for audio drama. This article will be a very brief run-through of some of the ...

Showcase: Killing The Landlord

24 February 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, fellow readers. Can you believe how quickly the month of February has gone? This will be my last stop as Showcase rolling editor, for the moment, and I’ll be passing the torch on to our Thoughtful Tuesday editor, Eithne, as of next week. I’ve had a lot of fun ...

Friday Features: Consumer Vs Creator by Madeleine F. White

19 February 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Madeleine F White I’ve spent most of the last 12 months not writing. There, I’ve said it. As Editor of Write On! and storyteller consultant for other clients I have, of course, written: things like press releases, emails and translations. But, other than some poetry and an audio drama script, I ...

Thursday Connectors: Celebrating Women’s Voices And Stories Part One: Her Story

18 February 2021 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It's Farzana, your host, with a new edition of Thursday Connectors. It does seem like a long time since I last connected with you! I blame the never-ending lockdown for this. This virus is too stubborn and just won’t leave us alone. Thankfully, at least, the ...

Showcase: Voyage In The Dark + Half Term Reading + East End Women’s Museum

17 February 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

We’re almost two-thirds of the way through February and things are a little cold. But, with the recent snow and the days growing longer, there is more light, more birds chirping, more squirrels burying food for the next winter. Soon, we’ll be moving into spring and (hopefully) getting a bit ...

Friday Features: A Love Story By Farzana Hakim

12 February 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Farzana Hakim There’s always been this romantic vibe about me; even before my writer days. Ha ha… doesn’t it sound weird? But I reckon it’s because of the day on which I was born: 14th February. Without going into too much detail, my parents no doubt romanticised my arrival. I ...

Showcase: The German Heiress + The Good Old Days

10 February 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, readers. It’s the middle of the week and there’s the weekend to look forward to, although I find that, during lockdown and with every day being covered by a nondescript grey sky drizzling with fine rain for hours on end, the days themselves seem to blend together. We seem to ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Flash Fiction

09 February 2021 Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen This week’s Thoughtful Tuesday is all about stories. We writers tell them, shape them, edit them and love them. We connect with readers who love stories in all shapes and sizes. To begin, this week, I asked the Pen to Print writers whether any of them have Flash pieces ...

The Pen to Print Competitions for 2021 Are Now Open!

08 February 2021 Blog, News

Competitions are now open to new entries. Details of all of the Pen to Print competitions, how to enter and T&Cs can be found here on our website, go to pentoprint.org/competitions. Do you fancy having a go at writing a novel? Do you prefer keeping it brief and write short stories? Are you ...

Friday Features: Global Dreams – Publishing Internationally by Anika Scott

05 February 2021 News, WriteOn Features

When my phone buzzed, I was enjoying a chocolate sundae and cappuccino at the Italian ice cream café near the German town where I live. It was a couple of weeks after my debut novel The German Heiress had been picked up by publishers in the UK and US. That ...

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