Pen to Print - Podcasts for Aspiring Writers

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Our September interview is with actress, comedian and writer Sara Pascoe. 

Born in Dagenham, Sara’s early career included being a London tour guide before her comedy career took off with acclaimed appearances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and recognition in the 2008 Funny Women awards.  She has taken her stand-up show on national tours and worked on many television shows including "Taskmaster", "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" and "Have I Got News For You?".  Her debut book “Animal: The

For this interview Sara was in conversation with Lucy Kaufman, Michelle Sutton and Write On! Editor Madeleine White.

You can find out more about Sara Pascoe and her work by following her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/sara.pascoe/

And book tickets for her upcoming live stand-up  tour here https://sarapascoe.co.uk/sara-on-tour

We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write on! or hear them

 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

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 Poem-Of-The-Month for September is “Evening Class” by Allan Lochead which was originally broadcast on this podcast in October 2022.   

Allan Lochead, is an engineer and actor from south London. Originally training as an engineer, the door opened to the world of poetry and drama when he attended a public speaking evening class run by the actor George Pensotti, at the Mary Ward Centre in London and this poem describes that experience.

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  

Welcome to our second podcast featuring winning entries from this year’s pen to print writing competitions 

The short story competition was won by Michael Flavin with his story “Through a Glass” which is read by Chris Gregory 

Linnda Quinn was the winner of the Book Challenge with her book “The Toffee Man and the Kingdom of Ends”. This extract is read by Emily Inkpen. 

Our final excerpt in this podcast is from The Essay Writing Competition which was won by “The Chicago Way”  written by  Andy Horton and read by Chris Gregory 

If you would be interested in finding out more about Pen to Print and the awards please visit the pen to print website here 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 

Our August writing tips are from writers nominated for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and are introduced by the Prize manager at the Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation, Charlotte Maddox 

The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation is a charitable organisation established in 2015 by the late bestselling author Wilbur Smith and his wife, Niso. The Foundation empowers writers, promotes literacy and advances adventure writing as a genre, working to uplift, inspire and educate writers and readers of all ages across the world. The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize is their flagship programme, and is a global prize that supports and celebrates the best adventure writing today. 

You can find out more about the Prize here: https://www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org/awards/intro and can follow them on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adventurewritingprize/  

C.E. McGill was born in Scotland and raised in North Carolina. Their fiction has appeared in Fantasy Magazine and Strange Constellations, and they are a two-time finalist for the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing. Visit Charlie’s website here: https://cemcgill.com/ 

Leo Vardiashvili came to London with his family as a refugee from Georgia when he was twelve years old. He studied English Literature at Queen Mary, University of London. Hard By A Great Forest is his first novel. Follow Leo https://twitter.com/L_Vardiashvili 

Francesca de Tores is a novelist, poet and academic. She grew up in Lutruwita/Tasmania and, after fifteen years in England, now lives in Naarm/Melbourne. Francesca is the author of four previous novels and a collection of poems. Saltblood is her first historical novel. Visit Francesca’s website here: https://francescahaig.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

Our August showcase features winning entries from the 2024 Pen to Print Awards.

We start with   ‘Grandmother as Flamingo’ by Christian Ward which won the poetry competition.  It is read by Chris Gregory.

The audio play competition was won by Emma Griffith for her script ‘The Earth Serenades.’  This recording of an excerpt from the play features the voices of Tiffany Clare and Emily Inkpen.

If you would be interested in finding out more about Pen to Print and the awards please visit the pen to print website here 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

Our August Poem of the Month is called ‘Questions’ and is by London-based writer, artist and performer Ovyuki.   Read more poems and find out more about Ovyuki’s work by visiting her website here  https://ovyuki.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

Our August listener contribution comes from Jack Tattersall, a Canadian artist who spends her time between homes in Canada and Australia.  She is a sculptor and professor who loves to teach and spend creative time sculpting at home.   For her listener contribution Jack is introducing and reading some of her poems.

You can read more about Jack and her work here https://pentoprint.org/tag/jack-tattersall/

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

Mirabel is a writer and teacher from Malta now living in the north east of England.  A member of the Write On! Team, she has regularly appeared in the pages of Write On! and on this podcast.  She is the author of the children’s book ‘Zeb, Jet and the Ice Cream Calamity’ and her writing tips are all about writing for children

You can find out more about Mirabel and her writing by following her on X, formerly Twitter here  https://x.com/Mirabel20287342

You can also visit Mirabel’s website which includes a link so that you ca purchase a copy of her book ‘Zeb, Jet and the Ice Cream Calamity’

https://writebymirabel.co.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 July interview is with Habon Jama + Catherine Coe 

Habon Jama is a London based writer and a mentee of All Stories, a programme set up by Catherine Coe to provide mentorship for unrepresented children's book writers.

Catherine Coe is a successful children's writer, editor and writing mentor, her children's books include the ‘Owls Of Blossom Wood’ and the ‘Kid Cowboy’ series

The interviewers are Vrushali Khadilkar and Eithne Cullen.

You can find out more about All Stories including their mentorship programme here https://linktr.ee/allstorieswrite

You can visit Catherine Coe’s website here https://www.catherine-coe.com/

And find Habon Jama’s website here https://habonmjama.wordpress.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. The original recording was made by Madeleine White. 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 poem of the month this month is Dim Sum at Joy King Lau by Jennifer Wong.  This was originally published in her Nine Arches press collection “Letters Home”

You can find out more about Jennifer by following her on X, formerly Twitter  https://x.com/jennywcreative

You can visit her web page here https://jenniferinlondon.wordpress.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