Pen to Print - Podcasts for Aspiring Writers

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our writing tips for June come from poets and Write On! contributors Eithne Cullen and Mary Walsh.  Along with other members of the Pen To Print team, Eithne and Mary visited the Hay Festival and these writing tips explore the talks and writers that inspired them at the festival.   You...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our Write On! Audio interview for June is with historian, travel writer and journalist Tharik Hussain.  Tharik has contributed to many travel writing anthologies and guidebooks and he is the author of the multi-award winning "Minarets In The Mountains: A Journey Into Muslim Europe...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  In our Write On! Audio And Friends episode for June we’re sharing an original audio drama, ‘Notes From Dad’s Room’ by Carole Pluckrose.  ‘Notes From Dad’s Room’ was written by Carole Pluckrose and starred Carole Pluckrose and Ria Knowles. It was recorded at Boathouse Studios in Barking...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  In our Poem-Of-The-Month episode for June we’re sharing two poems by poet and academic Ben Wilkinson, originally recorded for and broadcast on The Seren Poetry Podcast. The poems were written and performed by Ben Wilkinson and recorded by Chris Gregory.  You can find out more about Ben...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our listener contribution for June is a short story written and performed by Sarah Frideswide.  Sarah is a lifelong writer with a First Class Honours degree in Literature and Creative Writing. Her poetry has been published by OSP Review and Dust Poetry. She was selected for the 2025 Po...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our writing tips this month come from Matt Trinetti and Parul Bavishi from the London Writer's Salon, an organisation promoting and fostering writers by establishing communities and promoting mental health across London and beyond.  Matt and Parul were alongside writer Sarah Frides...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print. Our Write On! Audio And Friends episode for May is an audio drama from The Spec Fic Radio Theatre Podcast written by Belgian writer and folklorist Signe Maene.  ‘Selkie’ is inspired by stories from Scottish folklore and made by Alternative Stories. In Selkie by Signe Maene you can hear;...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print. Our poem of the month for May is “Homelands ” by Eric Ngalle Charles.  Eric was born in the West African state of Cameroon but now lives in Wales. This poem and Eric’s introduction were originally broadcast on The Seren Poetry Podcast which you can listen to here  https://pod.link/16427...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our listener contribution for May comes from science fiction author and poet Brian Terence who will be sharing some short stories and poems with us today. A writer of a wide range of science fiction stories, both full novels and short stories, Brian’s work covers subjects such as Humou...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our writing tips for May come from Alysoun Owen.  With 25 years of experience in the publishing industry most recently as editor of The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook and the Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, Alyson also runs her own consultancy company, Alysoun Owen Consu...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print. Our April interview is with author and historian Alison Weir.  With 39 published works to her name, Alison writes both historical fiction and historical biographies often focussing on royal women and their families and historical settings.   For this episode, Alison was in conversation...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  This week we're bringing you another Write On! Audio and Friends episode.  This time we’re featuring the Write Away Afterparty hosted by Nic and Cath, that's authors NC Murphy and Cath Rathbone.   The show is a video podcast which can be found on YouTube but we're sharing i...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our April Listener Contribution comes from poet, tutor, Write On! team member and Thoughtful Tuesday Editor, Eithne Cullen.  Eithne has recorded a selection of her poems for this contribution.   You can find out more about Eithne and her work by following her on Instagram here  https:/...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  For our April Writing Tips we're chatting with academic and author, Daisy Fancourt,  professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at  University College London .  For her latest book 'Art Cure: How the Arts Can Transform Your Health and Help You Live Longer' she has undertak...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our Write On Audio and Friends episode for March features the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast and an audio drama by playwright Jane Walker . "Theatre Workshop or The Ballad of Ewan and Joan" celebrates and tells the story of Theatre Workshop, the innovative thea...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  This month’s Poem Of The Month episode features poet and former vet, Ilse Pedler and two poems from her Seren Books collection ‘Auscultation’  These poems were originally featured on the Seren Poetry Podcast and you can listen to the full episode here https://pod.link/1642711694/episode...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our listener contribution for March comes from TAK Erzinger an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Colombian background.  She is also an alumni of Boston University. Her poetry has been featured by journals at the Latino Book Review, Indiana University, Cornell University, McMaster U...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our writing tips for March come from Write On! Associate Editor Clare Cooper.   Working in magazine publishing for over 45 years, the last 29 of which were spent very happily embedded in the Fiction Department of Woman’s Weekly Magazine, Clare is now a regular contributor and competiti...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  For our February Write On!  Audio  and Friends episode we are bringing you an audio drama from the Spec Fic Radio Theatre Podcast.   As the deadline for entries for the Pen To Print audio play competition draws closer - your entries need to be in by noon on 23rd march - we hope that th...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print. Our Poem Of The Month for February comes from poet, writer and Write On! team member Julie Dexter.   Born in Leicestershire and currently living in London ,  Julie’s writing explores themes of imbalance, seasonal change, climate change and how this interconnectedness impacts the human c...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our Listener Contribution this month comes from Saviour Pirotta.  A children's author, playwright and director originally from Malta, Saviour now lives in the UK.  He is best known for the bestselling The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths, adaptations of folk tales and the ancient...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  Our writing tips for February come from writer, journalist and editor Natasha Poliszczuk. A former deputy editor at  Glamour  and writer for  The Times  and  Grazia , Natasha is now the Editor-in-Chief for  BookBrunch  and writes a weekly newsletter called  Book(ish) .   You can read N...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print  Our interview for January is with poet, journalist and mentor Sarah Westcott.  Sarah's poetry has been widely published in anthologies and literary journals and commended in a number of competitions. Sarah’s second full collection, ' Bloom' , (Pavilion Poetry) was shortliste...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print. Our Poem of the Month for January is by Gillian Davies. It’s called ‘When The Streetlights Blinked To Light’ and it was the winner of the 2025 Poetry Prize at the Pen to Print Awards. You can read more about the Pen to Print Awards here  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print  Our listener contribution for January is from writer and Write On! Associate Editor, Amber Hall.  A writer of poetry and creative non-fiction, Amber has worked as a writer in residence at the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants and is a member of the Working-Class Collective whic...