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For our February “Write On! Audio and Friends” feature we are sharing an episode of The Rejected Writers’ Club Podcast . Anna Britton’s Rejected Writers Club podcast offers a platform for authors to talk about rejection.   In this episode Write On! editor Madeleine White and deputy editor Claire Buss talk to Anna about their own experiences of rejection and about their work for Write On! You can listen to other episodes of The Rejected Writers’ Club Podcast and subscribe to hear future episodes as they are released by following the Spotify link below

 https://open.spotify.com/show/1ywPPUA1XfgAaBJZLAjxB8?si=e68fdb867bae4334

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 February listener contribution is from Dr Afsana Elanko, an award-winning doctor, poet, writer and editor.  Afsana regularly writes for people from diverse backgrounds on topics that are educational, significant, sentimental and therapeutic in some way.  She has published work in books, newspapers, anthologies and magazines and her work has been displayed in national and international exhibitions.  As a teacher, Afsana has worked with many senior professionals and organisations and forged an international reputation.  

You can find out more about Afsana and her work by reading a Write On! Showcase she edited in November 2023 herehttps://pentoprint.org/showcase-apparition-intruder-humanity-changing-seasons/  

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.

You can 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 February Writing Tips are from bestselling author and journalist Sheila O’Flanagan.  Born in Dublin, Sheila is the author 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,” published in 2011.  

You can find out more about Sheila and her work by visiting her website at 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.

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

In this edition of the podcast we have an interview with poet Jenny Mitchell whose collection  “Map of a Plantation” was a winner of the Poetry Book Awards 2021 and named one of the top four poetry books of 2021 by Write Out Loud editor Greg Freeman.  

The interviewer is Write On!’s Eithne Cullen, with Editor Madeleine White. 

You can find out more about Jenny Mitchell by following her on X, formerly twitter here https://twitter.com/jennymitchellgo

You can also find out more about Jenny’s collection “Map Of A Plantation” and purchase a copy herehttps://indigodreamspublishing.com/jenny-mitchell  

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 first poem-of-the-month for 2025 comes from Alicia Hayden with her poem “And Tread Gently On This Earth.  The poem is read by Sally Walker-Taylor. 

You can read an interview with Alicia Hayden here https://pentoprint.org/write-on-interviews-artist-alicia-hayden/  

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 for January is from poet, novelist and presenter Mab Jones.

Described by The Times as a 'unique talent,' Mab is the winner of many accolades for her writing, including a Royal Society of Literature 'Literature Matters' Award, a Creative Wales Award, the Neil Gaiman Word Factory Short Story Competition, the Geoff Stevens Memorial Poetry Prize, the Aurora Poetry Prize, the Wolverhampton Literature Festival Poetry Prize and more. She has written for the New York Times, and has presented three poetry programmes on BBC Radio 4. A previous co-ordinator of  International Dylan Thomas Day, she has also  run the social media for world famous writer Wilbur Smith and the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation. Mab also offers mentoring, critique and feedback for writers, most notably through the Poetry Society.  

Mab’s latest book “Bog Witch” encompasses nature writing, life writing, poetry and magical memoir from a working-class woman’s perspective whilst drawing from history, science, mythology and folklore. It is a lyrical, semi-mystical immersion into wild wetland areas. 

You can find out more about Mab and her work by following the links below:

Website https://mabjones.com/ 

Social Media https://www.facebook.com/mabjones/

https://twitter.com/mabjones

https://www.instagram.com/mabjones/  

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.

Happy New Year to all our listeners!  

Thank you to Laetitia Rutherford for sharing these writing tips to kick off our 2025 podcasts. 

Find out more about Laetitia and her work as a literary agent here https://www.watsonlittle.com/agent/laetitia-rutherford/

 You can follow Laetitia on X, formerly twitter here https://x.com/laetitialit

Laetitia is a supporter of the Tom Gass Spirit of Adventure Literary Prize, an annual writing prize dedicated to the memory of the late writer and traveller.  Find out more here

https://www.tomgrassprize.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

For our final podcast of 2024 and to celebrate the festive season we are teaming up with the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast to bring you a series of monologues

In “Midwinter Monologues ” you can hear

 “The Hidden People” by Bean Swayer

“To All A Good Life” by Lewie Watson performed

“Winter Monologue” by Marie-Claire Wood

“Home for the Holidays” by Jackie Jorgenson

“The Sunday Morning Club” by Sally Goble read

“The Golden Ball” by Gessica Sakamoto Martini

“Turkey Story” By Jude Whiley-Morton read by

“The Pond” by Carolyn Stockdale read by

“Solstice” by Daniel Draper read by Daniel

“Monologue” By Ford Dagenham read by Chris

“Trouble and Strife” By Janet O’Donnell read

“Unread Stories” By Maggie Sawkins read by

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 our December showcase we are bringing you the winner of the 2024 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition “The Earth Serenades” by Emma Griffiths.    

In “The Earth Serenades” by Emma Griffiths you can hear 

Tiffany Clare as Skim

Emily Inkpen as Beta

Sophie Macnair as Pree

And Chris Gregory as Shakarn

Other voices are played by Sophie Macnair and Emma Griffiths 

The Earth Serenades was Directed by Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London

The sound engineer was Richard Campbell

Music, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory 

The script for the earth serenades is copyright Emma Griffiths and may not be used in whole or in part except with the permission of the author 

If you would like to enter the 2025 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition you need to be an unpublished audio drama writer and resident in the United Kingdom.  The competition is open to entries until 5pm on Friday 21st March.   You can find out more and download entry terms and conditions via the link belowhttps://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/ 

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 our December Listener Contribution we’re sharing our annual Christmas Poem read by members of the Write On! and Pen to Print teams. 

This year, we have an adaptation of The Twelve Days of Christmas by Write On’s Eithne Cullen.

The voices you heard in The Twelve Days of Christmas were:  Lena Smith, Vrushali Khadilkar, Liliana Hristova, Mirabel Lavelle, Mohamed Rahman, Michelle Towton, Lisa Scully-O’Grady,  Madeleine White, Danny Baxter, Claire Buss, Palak Tewary, Tavinder Kaur-New, Afsana Elanko, Sebastien Elanko, Rachel Umoh, Mary Walsh, Ellie Blake, Julie Dexter, Amber Hall, Juneha Chowdhury, Chris Gregory, Lucy Kaufman, Irina Goncherenko, Farzana Iqbal and Eithne Cullen 

Thank you to everyone who took part in the recording and especially to Palak Tewary for mixing the video from which this soundtrack came.  

You can see the video version of the 12 Days of Christmas via our YouTube channel here https://www.youtube.com/@pentoprint 

The words for this version of The 12 Days of Christmas were by Eithne Cullen 

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