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Today’s writing tips are by Ray Miles – a writer and poet who has been featured several times in Write On!

You can read Ray’s poem, The Approach to Salisbury here

https://pentoprint.org/showcase-saying-goodbye-approach-salisbury-tired/and you can listen to a reading of it in our December 2021 podcast

If you’ve enjoyed Ray’s writing tips and you are a budding writer please check out our other editions featuring advice for writers. These are usually our first editions of each month and our interviews often include writing advice too.

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 send submission to:

https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/

Our next edition features poetry from the multi-talented poet, photographer and spoken word artists Ovyuki. Be sure to subscribe in your favourite podcast app to hear it the moment it is released.

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.

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 Write On’s Mirabel Lavelle.

The pieces in the showcase are:

Kettle by Eithne Cullen

Anxiety and Binge Eating by Sam Gibson

Alcova by Janice Caruana

The readers were Sally Walker-Taylor and Chris Gregory

If you enjoyed Janice Caruana’s piece, you can read her book which is entitled: The Midwife and Birth in the Maltese Community in the 20th Century. It depicts life in Maltese homes, where, a special room called, Alcova, was a space where a bride got to know her groom, fell pregnant and then gave birth and nursed her baby.

You can follow Mirabel on twitter where she posts as https://twitter.com/Mirabel20287342

And you can read her showcase selections here https://pentoprint.org/showcase-nut-a-boy-midwife-extract-diabetes-anxiety-eating/

Please note - we incorrectly stated in the presenter script for this podcast that Mirabel teaches at the University of Sunderland. We should have said that she "taught" there.

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/

Our next edition features an interview with the agenda setting author, poet and educator, Jaspreet Kaur.

Our Listener contribution today is from Patricia Mahoney. Patricia was born in Canada but now lives in London. Five of her plays have been professionally produced and she also works in poetry, short stories and flash fiction. She is also involved in Arts administration and management. Her husband is the musician and composer Jamie Moore and you can hear his voice and guitar accompanying Patricia in this piece which is called “Census Time”.

Thank you to Patricia Mahoney for this listener contribution. The guitarist in this recording was Jamie Moore. You can find out more about Patricia and her work by visiting her website here https://www.patriciamahoney.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, the podcast for writers everywhere . 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.

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

Today’s writing tips come from novelist and audio drama writer Cailean Steed

Cailean is the author of “Home”, their debut novel which will be out with Raven / Bloomsbury in January. They were also the winner of the 2021 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition with “Real Boy”

Find out more about Cailean Steed by visiting their website here https://www.caileansteed.com/

You can follow Cailean on twitter here https://twitter.com/CaileanSteed

And pre-order a copy of “Home” from Bloomsbury here

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/home-9781526641663/

You can listen to Cailean’s audio drama “Real Boy” over at Alternative Stories here

https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/9690521-real-boy-an-audio-drama

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/

Our next edition features an original audio monologue by Tony Ballantyne

If you’re interested in writing for audio you may wish to consider signing up for the Pen to Print audio season of workshops led by Write On! Audio producer Chris Gregory. There’ll be everything from audio drama to monologue writing and we’ll have sessions on poetry, podcasting and tips on recording and voice acting. Find out more and sign up to all or some of the 6 free sessions via the link below

https://pentoprint.org/about/events/

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.

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

In this new Write On! Audio feature we'll share episodes of other writing podcasts that our listeners may enjoy. First, we're sharing an episode of The Writers Gym, a weekly show about the process and practice of writing featuring writer and writing coach Dr Rachel Knightley alongside novelist and audio drama writer Emily Inkpen. The Writers Gym is presented by Write On Audio's producer Chris Gregory. In the edition you're about to hear the team discuss the art of giving feedback to your fellow writers and ways in which you can ask for feedback on your own work.

Thank you to The Writers Gym podcast for allowing us to share this episode. The voices you heard were Chris Gregory, Emily Inkpen and Dr Rachel Knightley. You can listen to more episodes and subscribe to the podcast by searching for The Writers Gym in your favourite podcast app or clicking on the link below

https://drrachelknightley.podbean.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