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Write On Interviews: Author Laura Maclennan

22 January 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Laura Maclennan Laura is a children’s author with two published picture books and an accompanying colouring book so far. She lives with her husband and two children, both of whom are the main characters in her books, although her daughter’s won't be ready until autumn 2023. Laura ...

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 ...

Showcase: Diaspora + Madina Ride + The Unintended Changeling + The Homecoming

18 January 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dan Cross We continue the theme of 'Contradictions' this week, with a selection of writing exploring the different ways we look at others and ourselves. Diaspora, by Hongwei Bao, begins by showing how easy it is to focus on our differences, whether in looks or culture but, ultimately, celebrating the human ...

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 Interviews: Author Paula Watson Gardner

15 January 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Paula Watson Gardner Paula is an accomplished qualified Personal Fitness Trainer and Health Coach and also a part-time Library Assistant, which has had its part to play in wanting to write her first book. Officially an Essex girl, Paula grew up in Dagenham with her siblings and Bajan ...

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 ...

Showcase: Aberfan Angels + Hens + Five, Ten And Five Hundred More + Curlew Song

11 January 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dan Cross “There are dark shadows on earth, but its lights are stronger in contrast.” Charles Dickens. The Showcase theme this month is 'Contradictions' and, this week, I've selected submitted works with a more morbid nature but which, nonetheless, contrast overt darkness with light and hope. These submissions help to illustrate ...

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 Interviews: Writer Diane Simmons

08 January 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews flash fiction writer Diane Simmons. Diane studied creative writing with The Open University and is Co-Director of National Flash Fiction Day (UK) and until recently was Co-Director of Flash Fiction Festivals, UK. Both Finding A Way (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2019), her flash collection on the theme of grief, ...

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 ...

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