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Another Award for Book Challenger Claire Buss!

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We are thrilled to share the news that Claire Buss has been successful in winning the 2019 Uncaged Book Review Raven Award for Best Sci-Fi/ Fantasy for her novel The Rose Thief. We asked Claire how she felt receiving yet another award for her writing? "I am over the moon to have ...
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Rose and Thorne: Lifeblood (Chapter One)

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by R J Cambridge I look through the old musty curtains, unchanged in all the years I have been coming to Chez Sanguis. The decor is the same, dark oak panelling, high, wing-backed chairs, crimson tablecloth and strictly tables for two or four only. It is the ultimate place for a ...

Getting Through Your First Draft

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By Rebecca Delphine  Writing the first draft of a novel is often painful. The story in your head is perfect and flawless but as you try to forge it into words it can get distorted and difficult to understand. You become a little lost and no matter how hard you try you ...
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Opportunity to further your Creative Writing Journey!

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A new opportunity has come to our attention so if you are looking to continue developing your writing career why not consider studying at the University of East London? If you don’t already have a university degree, why not study Creative and Professional Writing at University of East London. You can ...
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Saying Goodbye

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by Tavinder New The rays of the sun were appeared in the distant sky, like a flower opening up its petals, and they floated through the doorway as I opened the latch. I held the glass of water in my hand and a beam reflected off, creating a rainbow through the ...

The Hardest Thing About Writing Is Doing It

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By Luke Edley  I plead guilty to being a writer who doesn’t write half as much as he should. It’s easy to assume most successful writers must have cultivated their gift on a daily basis, sitting down every morning (or night) without fail and churning out a couple of thousand words as routinely ...
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Friends…….

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by Darren Rodwell Friends are a blessing Friends can be a curse Friends can, should be, very diverse   Friendship on the other hand It’s open for the world to see True friendship is the place to be   True friends are always forgiven True friends will tell you how it is True friends will always be there No matter what the ...

Top 5 Tips for Plotting Your Novel

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by Katie Ginger Writing an 80,000 word novel can seem impossible when you're sat staring at a blank page with nothing but a vague idea. Some people write by the seat of their pants (they're called pansters), some like to drill down to each scene and chapter (plotters) and others are a mixture of ...
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Pen to Plate – Share Your Memories and Favourite Recipes

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Pen to Print are collecting recipes and stories to add to our new publication Pen to Plate. Taste and smell are among our senses that can generate recollections from our past. We often associate special memories with treasured family recipes or meals, for example we eat our favourite meal and it takes ...
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ReadFest is Almost Here!

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Monday 9 September and Friday 27 September. Coming to Barking and Dagenham Libraries in Spetember is our 8th FREE literary festival! Supporting Pen to Print’s theme this year, International Storytelling, we are delighted to showcase multinational writers, all based in the UK. This is a wonderful festival which  provides a great opportunity ...