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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.carrd.co/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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 her novel ‘The Rose Thief’. You can find out more about Claire and purchase copies of her books and audio books by visiting her linktree here  https://linktr.ee/ClaireBuss You can order a copy of ‘The Rose Thief’ audiobook here https://books2read.com/u/mBNNEN Follow Claire on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/grasshopper2407/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen to Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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 Pen to Print. For this conversation, Clare was alongside Write On! Editor, Madeleine White. You can find out more about Clare Cooper and her work in this Write On! interview  https://pentoprint.org/write-on-interviews-writer-clare-cooper/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen to Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England. 

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 successful film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp.  Joanne’s other genre-spanning work includes ‘The Gospel of Loki’ and ‘The Strawberry Thief’ and ‘Vianne’,  sequels to ‘Chocolat’You can find out more about Joanne Harris and her work by visiting her website here https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/ The Writing Worlds Podcast is a show dedicated to the art of world building in fiction and is presented by award-winning audio drama writer and novelist Emily Inkpen and Write On! Audio producer Chris Gregory.  You can listen to more episodes of Writing Worlds and subscribe to the podcast here https://pod.link/1812994751  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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 Gloria's poem in Volume 8 Wildlife Words Anthology, available from the online bookshop: www.barnowltrust.org.uk Our second poem is by Afsana Elanko, a regular contributor to Write on and a member of the Write ON! team.  Her poem is called "The Revolution Of Play – An Epic Ode To Identity, Imagination And Inner Spirit" . It is written and performed by Afsana. Thank you to Gloria Maloney and Afsana Elanka for sharing their poems with us in this episode of Write On Audio. You can find out more about Gloria Maloney and her work here https://pentoprint.org/write-on-interviews-writer-gloria-maloney/And read more about Afsana Elanko here https://pentoprint.org/tag/dr-afsana-elanko/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England. 

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 about Costanza Casati and order a copy of ‘Babylonia’ by visiting her author page on Penguin’s website here https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/288834/costanza-casatiFollow Costanza on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/costanzacasati And find out more about The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation via their website https://www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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://valencehousecollections.co.uk/ You can find out more about Eithne Cullen by following her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/eithnecullen57/ and read more about Mary and her work here https://pentoprint.org/writer-of-the-month-mary-walsh/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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 and produced "A Charmed Life" a documentary about the Caribbean contribution in the UK during the second world war.  In 2020 Patrick published a book called “100 Great Black Britons” which was the culmination of a campaign prompted by the almost complete absence of black people from a list of the 100 greatest Britons published by the BBC.  For this conversation, Patrick was alongside interviewer Ellie M Blake and Write On! Editor Madeleine White. Find out more about Patrick Vernon and his work by visiting his website here https://patrickvernon.org.uk/ We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England. 

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 organisers, attendees and partners of the Carnival.  The first voice you'll hear is that of councillor Irma Freeborn. Recorded by Victoria Macham with BBS Community Radio.To find out more about Barking Carnival please visit https://pentoprint.org/barking-dagenham-carnival-2025/ And to find out more about the work of Barking and Dagenham Council please visit their website here: https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England. 

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 glimpse into the next Write On! theme, (R)Evolution linking a reflection on her past into who she is today. Find out more about Mary and her work here  https://pentoprint.org/writer-of-the-month-mary-walsh/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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 professionals to discover tomorrow’s bestsellers.  For this conversation, Libraro's founder Arsim Shillova was alongside Holly King and Write On! Editor Madeleine White. You can find out more about Libraro and Arsim Shillova by visiting their website  https://app.libraro.com/feedWe’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England. 

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 presenter, Tiffany Clare .The next pieces is an excerpt from the winning short story which is called ‘Mouse’ by Lianne Warr.  it is read by Emily Inkpen .Our final award winner is from the Audio Play Competition.  This is a short excerpt from ‘The Angry House’ by Thomas Wrightson featuring the voices of Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen. You’ll be able to hear the fully produced audio play of ‘The Angry House’ on this podcast later this year. Music and soundscapes in all the recordings are by our producer Chris Gregory. Congratulations to all of our winners.  If you’d like to find out more about the Pen To Print competitions and perhaps enter in 2026 please visit our website: https://pentoprint.org/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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 the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation and Odizzi. The competition is for adults and young writers and split into age categories. Writers were given a soundscape from the Amazon rainforest supplied by Oddizzi, a multi-award-winning geography resource designed to ignite curiosity and inspire young minds.The first piece you can hear is the winner in the primary age group: ‘Elara And The Enchanted Rainforest’ is by Daisy Higgins. It is read by Emily Inkpen.The winner in the secondary age group is ‘Who Am I?’ by Musfira Sharif. The reader is Chris Gregory.The winner in the adult age group is ‘Off The Beaten Path’ by Patrick Blosse. It is read by Chris Gregory.You can find out more about the award sponsors The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation here:   https://www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org And find out more about Oddizzi here: https://www.oddizzi.com/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions, so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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. You can find out more about Danny Baxter by following him on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/dan_lbbd/ You can read Danny Baxter’s showcase from May 2025 herehttps://pentoprint.org/showcase-building-up-changes-invisible-misery-regneration-spills-revival-rooted/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England. 

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 President of The Romantic Novelists’ Association.   For these writing tips Sue was alongside poet Alex Murdock and Write On! Editor Madeleine White.You can find out more about Sue Moorcroft and order copies of her books by visiting her website https://www.suemoorcroft.com/ You can find out more about Alex Murdock, also known as The Mad Po3t by following him on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/themadpo3t/  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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 audio drama writer Emily Inkpen and audio drama producer / director and the producer of the Write On! Audio Podcast, Chris Gregory.  In each episode Emily and Chris are joined by a prominent guest and this episode features Costa Short Story prize winning writer and acclaimed novelist Zoe Gilbert. You can find out more about Emily Inkpen here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/Listen to more episode of Writing Worlds here https://pod.link/1812994751And visit Zoe Gilbert’s website here https://zoegilbert.com/   We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England

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 here https://christophermeredit9.wixsite.com/website And listen to the full Seren Poetry Podcast episode from which this poem was taken here https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qDjcSJdEwwJRAhugxzBov?si=b2197244044249fa  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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, advocating for creators to uplift the voices of the less privileged. Alex is the host of The Mad Po3t podcast where he showcase his artistry and creative explorations about art and life with guest artists. He delves into mental health, introspection, and the exploration of emotions. Honesty is central to his creative process, as he believes in the importance of truth in achieving authenticity. His writing style seamlessly blends logic, mysticism, and truth, embracing the exchange of information. As a storyteller and author, he draws inspiration from crime thrillers and dark narratives.The poems featured in this episode are: Cold Summer Crooked VeinI'm Not A StarLast of The MohicanLet There Be ChaosSchizophrenic BassAll poems are written, performed and recorded by Alex Murdock with music by Chris Gregory Find out more about Alex Murdock by following him on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/themadpo3t/Listen to and watch Alex’s Mad Po3t Podcast here https://www.youtube.com/@madpo3t  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

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 Niall Edworthy and Georgina Brown. A former reporter, Niall has been writing for over 25 years. His novel, ‘Otto Eckhardt’s Ordeal,’ was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Georgina Brown is the director of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation. Thank you to Niall Edworthy and Georgina Brown for this month’s Writing Tips. You can find out more about Niall Edworthy and his work by visiting his website here:  ⁠https://nialledworthy.com/And find out about the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation here: https://www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org/⁠  We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/⁠  Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio. This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and Georgina Brown and produced by Chris Gregory. Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen To Print Our interview for June is with Sheila O’Flanagan. Born in Dublin, author and journalist Sheila O’Flanagan  is the writer of over 20 books starting with her 1997 debut novel “Dreaming of a Stranger”.  She won the Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year Award for her novel “ All for You” which was published in 2011.  For our interview Sheila was in conversation with Azmina Sohail and Write On! editor Madeleine White. Find out more about Sheila O’Flanagan and purchase copies of her books including her latest novel "The Honeymoon Affair" by visiting her website here https://www.sheilaoflanagan.com/ We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/ Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio.  This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen To Print. This podcast is produced using public funding from Arts Council England.