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Write On! Features: Uncovering The Watchman – Script Writing, Poetry And The Importance Of Colour by Alicia Hayden

03 March 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Alicia Hayden If you’d asked me a year ago to write poems about Zimbabwe; a country I’d never been to, on a continent I’d never been in, I’d have been stumped. Perhaps I’d have turned to Google and tried to get an idea of the place through images and videos. ...

Showcase: The Poem + The Bookshop + After The Fall + Conflict Of The World

01 March 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Palak Tewary Dear Readers, This month, as I pick up the reins as your Showcase editor, I have some wonderful submissions for our theme ‘Contradictions.’ As a writer, I find this theme extremely exciting; to have two opposing ideas, yet finding a common theme between them is a fascinating space to be ...

Writer Of The Month: Lucy Kaufman

27 February 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Madeleine F White As Editor of Write On! I get to see lots of writing and meet many writers from all kinds of different backgrounds and it’s been such a pleasure to foster and showcase the talent that is out there. Sometimes, though, I get to meet a writer ...

Write On Interviews: Author Cailean Steed

26 February 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Cailean Steed Cailean is a writer, teacher and aspiring dog owner and lives near Glasgow with their husband and son. They have also resided in Aberdeen and Dublin and hope one day to live somewhere with less rain. Their debut novel Home is out now from Raven ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases February 2023

25 February 2023 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 on the last Saturday of the month, showcasing some of the exciting new reads and plays available. The curated list ...

Write On! Features: Figuring Out Contradictions In Writing Advice by Claire Buckle

24 February 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Claire Buckle Years ago, when I first started writing short stories, I’m sure I wasn’t alone in feeling bewildered by all the writing advice on offer. I read 'How To' books and magazine articles, attended workshops, took courses in creative writing and tried to absorb the cornucopia of advice available ...

Thursday Connectors: Love. Hate. Contrasting Perspectives.

23 February 2023 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. Welcome to February’s Thursday Connectors, with me, your host, Farzana. Many of you may have heard my podcast on Write On! Audio from the 14th February. This coincided nicely with my birthday and, of course, Valentine’s Day. In it, I gave an alternative perspective on why diverse ...

Showcase: Tainted Love + Where Are You From + I’m Not Sorry

22 February 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Zara Relphman Welcome to the last Showcase of February! It's been wonderful to be your Showcase editor this month and share all this lovely writing with you. The pieces I've selected for you today are in honour of the LGBTQ+ community as February is its history month. We celebrate this time ...

Write On Interviews: Author Helen Aitchison

19 February 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Helen Aitchison Helen is from Newcastle upon Tyne. She spent her career working in health and social care, before beginning to write in late 2019. Having never previously written, she couldn’t stop and has had around 20 small pieces published alongside novels. Helen's debut novel, The Dinner ...

Write On! Features: The Importance Of Faith In Writing by Natalie Pietersen

17 February 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Natalie Pietersen What is the importance of faith in writing? Is it still relevant? As a young teenager, I remember reading The Chronicles Of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Being a lazy teen, this was one of the few books I bothered to finish. I will always remember the opening line of ...

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