Write On! Issue 26 OUT TODAY

Write On! 26, sponsored by Libraro.com – a platform linking writers, readers and the publishing industry –is out today. This issue explores the theme of ‘Reflections’: It’s about looking back to look forward, understanding the present through the lens of the past, and finding clarity amid confusion. No matter what the genre or medium, we’re digging into the importance of writing and creating with purpose; examining what we mirror back to the world, while in turn trying to understand what it reflects in us.

With that in mind, in our cover interview, Patrick Vernon, OBE talks to Ellie M Blake about writing with purpose and activism. His message is an urgent one:
“Despite access to technology and resources, Britain stands at a crossroads. The power of writing and communicating is going to be even more critical. People want to be inspired.”

On our sponsor page, Libraro’s CEO Arsim Shillova speaks to emerging author and bid writer Holly King, about why visibility matters and how Libraro supports safe discoverability by harnessing the latest blockchain technology and so connecting all those involved in creating the next great read.

Issue 27, themed ‘(R) Evolution’  is sponsored by The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation and will be out 11 December ’25. This theme will also inform content for the digital Write On! Extra (accessible through this website) and Write On! Audio. (This podcast can be accessed on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Just type pen to print into your browser. Alternatively, find us via our Spotify Podcast hosting site.

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Launched in April 2019, Pen to Print’s Write On! continues to reach new readers as Barking & Dagenham’s Arts Council England Library NPO (National Portfolio Organisation) magazine. United by a desire to come together beyond boundaries of geography, culture and expectations, Write On! is created by and for writers. Write On! is available digitally and through Barking and Dagenham libraries and other libraries and centres in different parts of London, Devon, Manchester, Birmingham, Kent, Newcastle, the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Sunderland and Essex. University distribution points include Christchurch, Sunderland and Goldsmiths. Increasingly, we are sharing the printed magazine with writers from across the UK who are asking for copies for their writing groups and local bookstores.

Pen to Print is part of Barking and Dagenham Libraries, which means the ethos of the organisation is founded on promoting an inclusive community spirit. Due to the reach of our publications, which includes Write On! Audio and Write On! Extra in the digital sphere, we connect beyond Barking & Dagenham to create wider ripple effects. We are therefore delighted that this has encouraged 308,000+ users from 198 countries to respond to the ideals of engagement transparency, connection and inclusion.

A Call To Action:

1. 1. For up-to-date editorial information, including how to submit to the Write On! suite of publications, including audio, see:  Editor’s Introduction.
   2. Partnerships: Write On! has already facilitated partnerships and co-operation with Dialogue, Hay Festival, All Stories, Bloomsbury, Penguin, the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation, Write Back UK, the Curtis Brown Agency, The Margate Bookie, Libraro, Oddizzi, The University Of Sunderland, Christ Church University Canterbury, the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA), the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast, The Turner Contemporary, Libraries Unlimited (Devon), Dudley Libraries, The London Library and Becontree Broadcasting Station, with many others currently being explored. If you would like to discuss ideas, please do get in touch at: pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk
   3. To advertise online or in the next issue, please see Write On! Together magazine, with demographics, testimonials and lots of information.