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Write On! Features: Encouraging The Future Of Writing by Jilly Henderson-Long

27 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Jilly Henderson-Long Safeguarding The Future Of Writing Jilly wrote her first book at age seven. Her first published piece came when she was 12. As well as running Creative Writing groups, her work has appeared across a wide range of media. She's published three children's books and several poetry collections. Her hobbies include photography and reading. She lives in Westcliff-on-Sea with her husband Steve. They have eight ...

Write On! Features: How I Won A Publishing Contract Thanks To Twitter by Gail Aldwin

20 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Gail Aldwin For anyone on Twitter, you may have come across online pitching events encouraging writers to compose a tweet using 280 characters to get their story under the eyes of literary agents and publishers. If the tweet is ‘liked’ there’s an opportunity to submit a query letter, synopsis of ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Contradictions

17 January 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my January 2023 ‘Thoughtful Tuesday’ page. I hope the celebrations of Christmas and the New Year have left you rested and ready for whatever the future brings. It’s a funny feeling, seeing out the old year and greeting the new. We think of the old year as ...

Write On! Features: Predicting The Future With Sci-Fi by Vic Howard

13 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Vic Howard For many years, my bookshelf was filled with spy thrillers. Then the Wall came down and Le Carré, Bagley, Ludlum and all the rest found themselves out of a job and me thirsting for a good read. Patrick O’Brian’s naval history tales helped a little, as did Philip ...

Monday Moments: Going Beyond Boundaries And Binaries

09 January 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Happy New Year readers, my name is Amber Hall, and I’m delighted to be your new Monday Moments page editor. As 2022 drew to a close I, like many others, began to reflect on the year past. For me personally, it felt like a particularly transitional year and, ...

Write On! Features: Working With Children by Irina Goncherenko

06 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Irina Goncherenko (A children’s writer and facilitator at early years playgroup. Mother of three. Youngest child: two years old.) “How do you do it? How do you work with the kids and have time for everything?” That’s the question I've often received in the last couple of years. The truth is – I ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases December 2022

31 December 2022 News, Saturday Spotlight

By Claire Buss, Deputy Editor, Write On! Happy New Year to you all from everyone at the Write On! team. 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 ...

Write On! Features: Re-Evaluating Our Creativity by the Write On! Team

30 December 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Claire Buss As the end of 2022 draws nigh, our thoughts turn to the things we have achieved in the past year as well as the things we didn't, which in turn fuels our plans for the year about to begin. A cyclical process that many of us are extremely ...

Thursday Connectors: Letters To Santa

21 December 2022 Hidden

By Farzana Hakim Here are the letters to Santa from the brilliant children in year two at March Green Primary School. ***** Read the latest issue of Write On! magazine online. You can hear extracts from Showcase in our podcast. Write On! Audio. Find us on all major podcast platforms, including Apple and Google Podcasts and ...

Write On! Features: Mentoring Part Two – The Mentor Perspective by Claire Buckle

16 December 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Claire Buckle When asked to mentor Amber on her short story, The Family, I was happy to accept. Then came the fleeting thought that, although my writing has appeared in magazines and journals, and I’d led creative writing workshops, did I have the qualities to be a mentor? The word ...

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