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, though, if you’re a writer, poet or dramatist, published or not, we want to hear from you so we can share your words and your unique voice on our podcast. Search for Pen to Print in your favourite podcast app to listen and subscribe.

November’s episode includes:

• ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful’ with Lucy Kaufman and Palak Tewary
• Writing tips from Claire Buss
• An interview with author Sara Grant.
• Our November showcase with Diya Padiyar includes the following pieces:
  • Bucket Lanterns by Anya Wikramanayake,
  • There’s Blood On The Sands Of Tunisia by Fred Herbert Courtney Bouchier
  • The House With Two Candles by Erin White.
• This month’s Listener Contribution is the short story Unshackled Then Freed by H.B. O’Neill.

December’s episode – out on 21 December, features Sunday Times bestseller Sue Moorcroft in conversation with Diya Padiyar, an extract from Farzana Hakim’s Thursday Connectors, writing tips from author Patrick Forsyth, some festive reasons to be cheerful with Mary Walsh  and a Listener Contribution from Palak Tewary.

If you’ve enjoyed listening to HB O’Neill’s short story, or Iesha Denise’s introduction to Black History month from Episode 2, why not challenge yourself to creating something for us? We are actively looking for new contributors to our podcast and the Listener’s Contributor Slot is open for submissions. Please follow our submission guidelines, ensuring that any recorded material is sent to pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk by 10th of each month. (For more information on our themes etc see the Editor’s Introduction, and you can find the T&Cs here.)  If a larger slot seems too daunting, we’d love to hear from you with some ‘Inspirational Moments’, in readiness for January. Do let us know with a short recording, prose or poetry what you are looking forward to.  It can be anything, from finishing a short story, to a visit to somewhere you’ve not been before.

Each new podcast will be aired towards the end of the calendar month, allowing us to share material that has been featured in Write On! Extra, while also looking forward to showcasing up-and-coming ideas and events that might interest you. We hope you enjoy this episode of Write On! Audio and do continue to listen, engage and make sure you get in touch with your opinions and ideas. Of course, if you subscribe, you’ll be the first to be notified when a new episode is released.

You can find us on all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Podchaser and many more. Just type pen to print into your browser and look for our logo. Alternatively, find us via our Anchor FM hosting site, which links you to our content on a variety of podcast platforms.