Pen to Print - Podcasts for Aspiring Writers

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Our writing tips for October come from Isabelle Knight.  Isabelle founded and runs the company Build Your Author Brand aimed at creating brands for authors based on the individuality and unique selling points for writers and their work. 

You can find out more about Isabelle’s company Build Your Author Brand here https://www.buildyourauthorbrand.com/

And you can follow Isabelle on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/isabelle.knight.pr/

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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 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 novelist and podcaster Gillian McAllister.  Gillian is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of 10 novels. Her books have beenfeatured on the Radio 2 Book Club and on Richard And Judy’s Book Club.  Gillian’s work has been published in 38different languages.  As a podcaster, Gillian co-hosts the 'Honest Authors' podcast with fellow author Holly Seddon. 

 For this interview, Gillian was in conversation with Write On!’s Mirabel Lavelle

You can find out more about Gillian McAllister and her work and buy copies of her books by visiting her website here  https://gillianmcallister.com/

 You can follow Gillian on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/gillianmauthor

 You can listen to Gillian’s ‘Honest Authors’ podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-honest-authors-podcast/id1194154338

 All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training.

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 and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pento Print.

This podcast is produced using public funding from ArtsCouncil England.

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 episode for September features two poems from poet and Write On! team member Eithne Cullen.  Eithne was kind enough to perform and record her poems ‘Sepia Tinted Memories’ and ‘If I Should Meet An Alien’ and you can hear short introductions from Eithne to each.    

Eithne is Write On’s ‘Thoughtful Tuesdays’ editor and you can read and follow the page here https://pentoprint.org/thoughtful-tuesdays/

You can follow Eithne on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/eithnecullen57/

All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training.

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 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 our September listener contribution, we are pleased to welcome back writer, poet and publisher Peter Roe with his long poem ‘A Field Guide to Wonder’.  

Peter is a member of the Jawbone Collective, a group of writers working in Dorset and you can find out more about the collective and their work and events by following this link https://www.jawbonecollective.org.uk/ 

You can find out more about Peter Roe by following him on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/mediachap/

All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training.

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 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 for September come from Diane Watt, Professor of English Literature at the University Of Surrey and the award-winning author of several books on medieval literature and culture.   Diane is a world expert on medieval women's writing, and we are delighted that she has taken the time to share some writing advice with us today. 

You can find out more about Diane Watt and her work by following her on BlueSky here https://bsky.app/profile/dianewatt.bsky.social

Diane runs the Medieval Women’s Writing page on Instagram which you can find here https://www.instagram.com/medievalwomenswritingpodcast/

You can find and purchase Diane’s books including ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ which Diane discusses in this episode, on her Amazon author page here https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B001K8AUYW 

All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training. 

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 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.

Welcome to our annual anthology of the winning entries in the Pen To Print Awards.  The standard of entries for 2026 was incredibly high and we are proud to share the winning entries in four of the main categories. 

We start this anthology with an excerpt from our winning short story ‘New Chapters’ which is written by Leslie Anne Armour.  The reading is by Emily Inkpen.

Next, an excerpt from our book challenge winner, 'Elderwood' by Ruth Frendo. The reader is Tiffany Clare.

 Our audio play competition winner for 2026 was written by Alex White and is called 'Greys'.  In this excerpt you can hear the voices of Emily Inkpen and Elizabeth Kate Weber with music by Stefan Ekstrom (used under licence from Epidemic Sound) and sound design by Chris Gregory .

Our Barking and Dagenham Council Staff Writing Competition prize winner is a poignant piece called 'I Didn't know' written by Jenny Lee and read by Emily Inkpen.

You can find out more about the Pen To Print Awards here:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/

All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training.

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 and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pento Print.

 This podcast is produced using public funding from ArtsCouncil England.

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, thepodcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print.

Our poem of the month for August features 'The Shapeof Delay' by  Palak Tewary, the award-winning poem from the 2026 Pen To Print Awards.   It is read by Tiffany Clare and the soundscape for this recording was made by Chris Gregory.

Find out more about Palak Tewary and her writing by visitingher website here https://palaktewary.com/

 You can find out more about the Pen To Print Awards here:  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/

All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training.

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 and produced by Chris Gregory.  Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pento Print.

This podcast is produced using public funding from ArtsCouncil England.

Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print. 

Our listener contribution for August is from Linda Quinn, the author of ‘The Toffee Man And The Kingdom of Ends’ which she wrote under the name LK Quinn.   For this contribution, Linda takes us through her life and career as a writer and how 'The Toffee Man' as an idea, evolved through various forms.   

You can find out more Linda Quinn and her work by visiting her website here: https://www.thetoffeeman.co.uk/

And by following her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ikanto/ 

All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training. 

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 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 for August come from journalist, teacher and specialist in rural education, Andrea Cunha.  Born in Brazil and now living in London, Andrea has many years’ experience as a history educator in Brazil.  She has always maintained a strong commitment to the challenge of making a lasting impact through teaching.   

You can find out more about Andrea Cunha and her work by visiting her LinkedIn page here https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-souza-da-cunha/ 

You can read Andrea’s piece 'No One Is Merely Shadow' from Write On! herehttps://pentoprint.org/showcase-know-ancestry-noone-merely-shadow-summer-1985/ 

All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training. 

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 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 interview is with Councillor Dominic Twomey the Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council.  Linked to the current Write On theme of "Borrowed" our wide-ranging interview covers much of the creative and artistic work undertaken by the council including the library service and Pen To Print.

For this conversation, Councillor Twomey was alongside Write On Editor Madeleine White and Barking and Dagenham's Library Project Manager and Head of Pen to Print, Lena Smith.  

You can find out more about Barking and Dagenham Council and its work by visiting the authority's website here https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/ 

And find out more about Councillor Twomey and his career here https://lbbd.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1747 

And find out about the work of Pen to print here https://pentoprint.org/  

All content associated with this podcast in audio and in print is protected and may not be copied or used for any purposes including generative AI/AI training. 

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 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.