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 Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   Our interview this month is with Melanie Reid .   Melanie is a journalist and columnist for The Times newspaper.  She broke her neck in a riding accident in 2010 and since then has been a tetraplegic.  Her weekly musings on her life as a disabled person ‘Spinal column’ appear in The S...

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 Gloria Maloney.   Gloria is a poet and prose writer who finds her inspiration during walks through the countryside. She was honoured with first prize in the Pen to Print Poetry competition in 2021 and served as a judge the following year....

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 is from Danny Baxter - a poet and artist from Barking and Dagenham who has appeared on this podcast several times.   Being myself is read by Chris Gregory. You can follow Danny on Instagram here  https://www.instagram.com/dan_lbbd/  and read about his...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print In this edition we revisit an interview with novelist and audio drama writer Cailean Steed.  Cailean’s debut novel “Home” is published by Bloomsbury and has received considerable critical acclaim since publication.  In this interview, recorded on the day of Home’s launch Cailean talks ab...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print In the second of our “Write On! Audio and Friends” features we’re revisiting an interview with novelist and short story writer Zoe Gilbert.  The winner of the 2014 Costa short story award, Zoe has since published two acclaimed novels – Folk (2018) and Mischief Acts (2022).  In this inter...

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 poet and author Sebastian Elanko.   Sebastian Elanko is a poet, author and writer who regularly writes in two different languages. He has published work in the English and Tamil languages, including in anthologies, magazines and has had work...

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 is from Nicole Piscopo - a young Maltese poet who we featured on the podcast back in 2022.  Nicole Piscopo is reading her poem "Wrote a Love Letter- Turned it into an Airplane"   You can find Nicole on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com...

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 Write On’s Eithne Cullen and Mary Walsh.  Eithne and Mary are in conversation about the skills and inspiration writers can receive from attending writing courses.   Find out more about Pen to Print’s range of writing courses by visiting the events p...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   Our interview this month is with British / Irish writer and broadcaster Kit De Waal.  Born in Birmingham to an Irish mother and Caribbean father, she initially pursued a career in law working alongside foster carers and the social care sector before turning to writing and broadcasting....

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.   Our April Showcase is selected and introduced by Hannah Rooney – a student in the second year of her creative writing course at the University of Sunderland.  As Hannah explains, the overarching theme of this Showcase is one of optimism.  The readers in this showcase are Sally Walker...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print    In this edition we are sharing another new feature, “Poem of the Month” in which we will share some of the poetry we've featured on this podcast over the last few years.   This month's poem is "Where is Home?"  by Diya Padiya.   It is read by Sally Walker Taylor….   W...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   In this new Write On! Audio feature we'll share episodes of other writing podcasts that our listeners may enjoy.  First, we're sharing an episode of The Writers Gym,  a weekly show about the process and practice of writing featuring writer and writing coach Dr Rachel Knightley...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere, brought to you by Pen to Print Our March interview is with Isabelle Kenyon, the founder and owner of the award-winning Fly-On-The-Wall Press.  As well as being a published author and poet, Isabelle is an expert on book editing, marketing and promotion.  Isabelle is in conversation with  Pen to Print’s 2023 Poetry Awa...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   Our showcase this month is selected by Jilly Henderson Long.   Jilly is a published author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry and lives in Southend-on-Sea in Essex.  When not writing, Jilly enjoys photography and of course, reading.    The pieces featured in this showcase are   Alice A...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print     Our March listener contribution comes from Whitney Love.  Whitney Love is a wife, mother and known for her love of animals. The great outdoors is a space where she finds a lot of inspiration.  Whitney always dreamed of becoming an author from a very young age, keen to story-tell on t...

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 Hema Macherla   Hema is the author of three novels,  Breeze from the River Manjeera, Blue Eyes and Letters in the Sand all of which are published by Linen Press.    If you’d like to learn more about Hema, buy her books and read her articles you can...

Our February Interview is with Sharmaine Lovegrove.  Sharmaine is the co-founder, managing director and publisher of Dialogue, a division of Hachette UK.   She was the recipient of the Future Book Publishing Person of the year in 2018 and has also worked in television, PR, as a literary editor and bookshop owner.  She is founding editor of the Black Writer’s Guild.   The interviewer is Iole Dexter...

Our February Showcase is selected and introduced by Niema Bohrayba  With a 20 year career in operational and strategic human resources, becoming a fellow of the chartered institute of personnel and development , Niema is now exploring the world of creative writing and working on her first book.  Niema’s selections are Day-After-Day by Alex Mayberry (read by Chris Gregory) Schoolgirl Crush by Zara...

Our February Listener Contribution is from audio drama writer and producer Jill Korn. Living and working in the west of Scotland and with a lifelong love of drama and the theatre, Jill has written and produced a number of full-length audio dramas which tend to focus on history and folklore.  In this podcast you can hear Jill's drama ‘The Glad Giver’ which is based on a day in the life of Julia...

Our writing tips this month come from our Editor, author and poet Madeleine White and poet and broadcaster Mab Jones.   Madeleine and Mab are in discussion around poetry and staying true to your voice, even in the face of commercial considerations.  Mab Jones  has published two poetry collection and has worked as a presenter for  BBC Radio 4 , especially on programs related to Welsh themes and con...

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 Jenny Tinghui Zhang.  Jenny is a Chinese American author, originally from Changchun China but now based in Austin Texas.  Her debut novel “Four treasures of the Sky” was a New York Times Book Review editors choice and reviewed in the Wash...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   This month's interview is with novelist Frances Hardinge   Frances Hardinge came to widespread publication attention when her 2015 novel, The Lie Tree won the Costa Book Award. She has published nine novels and numerous short stories.  As well as the Costa award she has won the Car...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print This month’s showcase is selected by Helen Aitchison.  Hailing from the north-east of England, Helen combines writing with her work as the director of a Community Interest Company, ’Write On The Tyne’, which provides creative writing courses and mentoring with a focus on engaging margina...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   This week we’re sharing the winning entry in the 2023 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition.  Ark is a comedy murder mystery set aboard Noah’s Ark and it is written by writer, actor and improv-performer Stephanie Weston In Ark by Stephanie Weston you can hear    Tiffany Clare as Parphia C...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our first podcast of 2024 features writing tips from Lynne Golodner.  An author of 8 novels and numerous articles, Lynne is also a podcast host, business woman and writing coach specialising in helping writers to develop brand strategies.  Thank you to Lynne Golodner for these useful wri...