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Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print     In this edition we share a showcase selected by Write On’s Mirabel Lavelle.  Originally from Malta, but now living in the north east of England, Mirabel is a writer, teacher and mentor.  This is her second Write On! Showcase.    Mirabel’s selections for this Showcase were:   ‘Sight a...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.     In this week’s podcast we bring you writing tips from 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 foc...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.     In this special edition of the podcast we are at the Hay Festival where we hosted a live panel discussion on co-creation.  The panel members are Ian Ayris, Eithne Cullen and Mirabel Lavelle and the panel chair is Write On! Editor, Madeleine White.   Thank you to the Hay Festival for...

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 Julie Finch, Chief Executive Officer of the Hay Festival.  Hay is one of the world’s biggest annual literary and book festivals taking place at Hay-on-Wye in Wales.  With a wide range of events and guests from the world of books and writing, it is an impo...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print   Our May showcase is selected by Amelia Cave and Haley Pittman, creative writing students from the University of Sunderland introduced to us by Write On!’s Mirabelle Lavelle.   The pieces selected for the showcase were as follows   ‘Saying Farewell’ by Jess Webb ‘The Questioner’ by Ange...

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 novelist Pamela R Haynes and is an extract from her novel “Loving The Brothers.”  Pamela has many years of experience working in the criminal justice system and, as part of this role, she works as a university lecturer. Pamela also fosters her...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.    In this edition we bring you writing tips from writing coach, author and podcaster Alexa Whitten.  Alexa has been coaching authors for ten years and her business, The Book Refinery, has worked with hundreds of authors to get their books out of their heads and into print.     Alexa’s wr...

Thank you for listening to Write On!  Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print     In this edition we have an interview with writer and political activist John O’Farrell. John has written for "Spitting Image" and "Have I Got News For You?" as well as authoring several successful novels and memoirs.  He wrote the screenplay for the film "Chi...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print    In this edition we have a showcase selected by Claire Buckle. Claire’s short stories have appeared in a variety of magazines, including Woman’s Weekly, My Weekly and The People’s Friend. They have also been published in small press journals such as Scribble and in anthologies, includin...

Our listener contribution this month is from Write On’s Eithne Cullen     Eithne Cullen was born in Dublin and moved to London when she was six. She has had poems published in anthologies and magazines. She has published two novels: The Ogress of Reading and Never not in my Thoughts and a volume of short stories called Pencils and other Stories. She has had some success as a poet, was Hysteria Poe...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print     Our April writing tips are from Abíọ́dún ‘Abbey’ Abdul Abbey is a Yorùbá-Nigerian writer and  UNESCO Cities of Literature Global Poetry Slam Champion 2022 . Fascinated by how grammar could be bent to facilitate new meaning and enhance creative expression, she has worked for several yea...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print      In this edition of Write On! Audio we have an interview with writer and academic Lisa McKenzie   Lisa was born and grew up in Nottingham before becoming an academic at Durham University.  She is a working class writer and during the pandemic she co-founded the Working Class Collective...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print    In this edition of Write On! Audio we have an interview with Palak Tewary  Palak Tewary is a management and finance professional who combines her business life with a second career as an avid and skilled writer.  As a regular contributor to Write On! she is a popular and valued member o...

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 is from Lucy Kaufman.   Lucy is a playwright and novelist.  She has had over 30 of her plays produced at theatres around the UK garnering many glowing reviews from critics and audiences.  She teaches play writing and screen writing f...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our March writing tips are from Claire Buckle.   Claire’s short stories have appeared in a variety of magazines, including Woman’s Weekly, My Weekly and The People’s Friend .  They have also been published in small press journals such as Scribble and in anthologies, includi...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our February interview is with novelist and audio drama writer Cailean Steed.  Cailean’s debut novel “Home” was published by Raven Bloomsbury in January and their audio drama “Real Boy” won the 2021 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition.  The interviewer is Chris Gregory and this...

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 and introduced by Zara Relphman.  Zara is a writer of blogs, short fiction and non-fiction.  She is a member of the Write On! editorial team and is currently studying creative and professional writing at Christ Church University in Canterbury. T...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio , the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print For our February Listener Contribution, which is being published on Saint Valentine’s Day, novelist and Write On! contributor Farzana Hakim explores love stories featuring diverse characters including the story at the heart of her novel “Sweethearts of Ilford Lane”. You can find out more...

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 are from Historical Fiction and Romance author Jean Fullerton. Known as "The Queen of the East End Saga", Jean's novels reflect life in the East End through the years including the "Ration Book" series set during the second world war.   Jean's own l...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print In this bonus edition we are sharing the audio drama Postcards From Another World by Frasier Armitage which was the winner of the 2022 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition In Postcards from Another World by Frasier Armitage you heard           &n...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print Our January interview is with novelist, essayist, podcaster, teacher and short story writer Jessica Andrews. Jessica's debut novel Saltwater was published by Sceptre in 2019 and won the Portico Prize in 2020.  Her second novel Milk Teeth was published last year.  Jessica is a con...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print Today’s showcase is selected by historical novelist, Dan Cross.   Dan's first novel "Caesar of Mercenaries" was shortlisted for the 2018 Wilbur Smith adventure Writing Award and his second, "The Lioness of the Flame" was shortlisted for the same award in 2020. You can find out mo...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print In this edition we once again feature novelist  Louis de Bernières. If you enjoyed our interview with Louis back in September you 'll recall that he talked about the importance of music in his life.  With this in mind we asked Louis if he would be willing to share some of his son...

Our first writing tips of 2023 are by novelist Janet Skeslien Charles.  Janet became an author at the age of 38 when her novel Moonlight in Odessa was published. It sold in a dozen languages and won a few prizes. A decade later, her next book The Paris Library was published in 36 languages. It was a New York Times bestseller as well as a Richard and Judy selection. You can find out more about...

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print Today’s showcase is selected by Julie Dexter.   Julie is a writer and specialist teacher from London and Kent. She has recently had a poetry Pamphlet published with Arts Council funding through attending workshops with Pen to Print.  You can find out more about Julie Dexter...