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Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print. For our first episode of 2026 we’re brining you inspirational writing tips from novelist, freelance director and theatre maker Kate Beales. Kate's practice includes work with wounded veterans as part of the Drive Project and with female refugees and asylum seekers as part of the Rou...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print In this week’s episode we’re bringing you award-winning audio drama.  ‘The Angry House’ by Thomas Wrightson was the winning script in the 2025 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition. The competition which is open to audio drama writers who have not previously had a drama formally produced r...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   In this week’s episode we’re bringing you a story for Christmas.  ‘The Cavalry’ is by award-winning and critically acclaimed Welsh poet and novelist Christopher Meredith.   The story you're about to hear is a seasonal piece set in the early 1960s in south Wales.  It's called &#...

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 December we feature a poem by Geraldine Clarkson.  ‘Sweet Holm Glosa’ follows life in a remote Hebridean community.   You can find out more about poet Geraldine Clarkson and her work here  https://www.iambapoet.com/geraldine-clarkson   You can read ‘...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  In this week’s episode we’re bringing you the annual Christmas recording by members of the Write On! and Pen to Print.  This year our poem is ‘A Patchwork Poem For Christmas’:  a compilation of couplets pulled together by poet and Thoughtful Tuesday Editor, Eithne Cullen.  It is mixed...

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 are from novelist, playwright and actor Elaine Spires.  The author of a dozen novels, Elaine has also written stage plays and television scripts.  She runs the podcast: ‘Going Round The Banjo: The Dagenham Story Podcast’.  You can find out more about Elaine...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by PenTo Print. For our Write On! Audio And Friends episode this month we are sharing an episode of a new podcast called “Where Writers Go” which is written and presented by actor, film maker and writer Kathryn Georghiou.  The show focuses on place as an influence for writers and each episode visits a d...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by PenTo Print. Our poem of the month episode for November features a short poem by writer and musician Destiny Hankerson.  The poem is called “Revolution!” and it is performed and recorded by Destiny.  You can find out more about Destiny Hankerson by visiting her website here  https://destinyhankerson....

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print  For this month’s Listener Contribution, we are joined by novelist and Write On! Deputy Editor Claire Buss for a look at the world of audio books and how and why writers should create them for their books.  Claire talks us through her process and we hear an excerpt from the audio book of...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pent o Print Our November tips are from Write On! Associate Editor Clare Cooper.  Working in magazine publishing for over 46 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 competition judge for...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pento Print.  For our ‘Write On! Audio And Friends’ feature for October we are brining you an episode of The Writing Worlds Podcast which features best-selling author Joanne Harris.  Joanne Harris came to widespread popular attention with the publication of her novel ‘Chocolat’ which became a highly...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by PenTo Print. For our ‘Poem Of The Month’ episode for October we are brining you two poems.  We'll start with ‘Sunset Dining At Nature's Table’ by Gloria Maloney which is read by Write On! Editor Madeleine White and won 2nd place in the Barn Owl Trust Poetry Competition 2025 You can read Glori...

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 is from Costanza Casati winner of the Best Published Novel in the Wilbur & Niso Smith Adventure Writing Prize for her novel ‘Babylonia’. Costanza was in conversation with Charlotte Maddox of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation. Find out more a...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by PenTo Print. For our first podcast of October we have writing advice from poets and Write On! team members Eithne Cullen and Mary Walsh.  These tips are about writing retreats and were recorded at Valance House.  Find out more about Valence House and plan a visit via their website here  https://valen...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print. Our September interview is with social commentator, activist and campaigner Patrick Vernon OBE.  Born in Wolverhampton to a Jamaican family.  Writing for 'The Guardian', 'The Voice', and 'Black History Month Magazine', Patrick is also a film maker and he directed...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.  In this week's episode we're featuring the Barking Carnival, an annual event featuring music, food, costumes  and entertainment from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.  The 2025 Carnival took place on 25 July.  In this short review of The Carnival we hear voices from o...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print.  Our September Listener Contribution is from poet and regular contributor to Write On!, Mary Walsh.  In this selection of poems celebrating her Irish ancestry, Mary reads from “Threads of Home", her new poetry collection published by Constellations Literary Consultancy and offers a...

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 Libraro and its CEO and founder Arsim Shillova. Libraro is a community-driven platform aiming to democratise the literary world by empowering writers to share their stories securely, readers to influence what gets published, and industry profession...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print.  The second of our episodes featuring award winning writing from the recent Pen to Print awards features winners from the three main categories at the awards.  We start with the winning poem which is ‘When The Streetlights Blinked to Life’ by Gillian Davies and it’s read by our presente...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print.  This week’s podcast is the first of two episodes featuring award-winning writing from the recent Pen to Print Awards. Next week, we’ll hear winning pieces from the main Pen to Print Awards but, this week, we have winning pieces from a new competition: 'Adventurous Voices', sponsored by...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print.  This month’s Listener Contribution is from Barking based poet and artist Danny Baxter.  The author of the collection “Twelve Poems” and a poet whose work has been featured frequently on this podcast, Danny is also part of the Barking Revival Project which he discusses in this episode. ...

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 are from award winning novelist Sue Moorcroft.  The author of a number of acclaimed books including 2016’s ‘The Christmas Promise’ and 2021’s ‘A Home In The Sun’, Sue Moorcroft is a Sunday Times Bestselling Author and a former vice-chair and current Preside...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print.  For this episode we have another in our Write On!  Audio  And Friends series in which we share episodes from other podcasts we think you may enjoy.  This month we are sharing The Writing Worlds Podcast, a show about the art of world-building in literature presented by award-winning aud...

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 podcast features a poem originally broadcast on The Seren Poetry Podcast.  'Steampunk Jungle' is written and performed by Welsh poet and novelist Christopher Meredith.  Find out more about Christopher Meredith and his work by visiting his website h...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print. Our July listener contribution is from Alex Murdock.  Born in Jamaica and raised in east London, Alex discovered his passion for writing in his adult years, realizing that it had always been an integral part of his identity. Alex is passionate about using his influence responsibly, advo...