Want to become a published author? Are you in need of some inspiration from other writers? How did they turn their passion into a paying job? The Pen to Print and Write On! Audio podcasts are for everyone in the writing community by showcasing work, offering advice, news and views. Based in east London, contribute to Write On! Magazine, Write On! Extra or Write On! Audio. Take part online with Pen to Print's FREE programme of creative writing, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting classes or en ...
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■ Print clearly using a black pen. ■ Use whole dollars or '0' (zero). ■ This is another true crime podcast. Benny, Carrie, Lizzie and Clare use their lunch break to forget about tax accounting and discuss crimes that interest them.
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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 charit…
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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 E…
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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 …
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Episode 47 - Joseph Giarratano
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We've all been there. You've had a big night of partying, wake up the next morning, and you don't remember all that much about the night before. On February 4 1979, this was the case for Joseph "Joey" Giarratano. Only when he woke up, he was confronted by two dead bodies and the sinking feeling that he might be responsible. Clare covers this fascin…
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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 …
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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…
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Episode 46 - Pauline Parker & Juliet Hulme
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At around 3:30pm on Tuesday, June 22nd 1954, a woman named Agnes Ritchie is working in a small tearooms or kiosk in a parkland known as Victoria Gardens. Suddenly she hears some commotion and hears footsteps running up the stone steps that lead to this kiosk window. She turns to see two young girls, around 15 years old, running frantically up the s…
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Episode 45 - The Glee Curse
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The show Glee, which ran from 2009 to 2015, jumpstarted the careers of actors like Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and Naya Rivera. But the show's cast and crew fell victim to a number of tragedies and scandals during the end of its run and since it went off the air. Carrie covers this week’s episode on the ‘Glee Curse’. Theme music by MVM Productions.…
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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 s…
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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 http…
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On the 8th June 1973, the body of 26-year-old, Lynette (Lyn) White, was found by her husband, Paul, in their Coogee apartment. She had suffered horrific injuries, but their 11-week-old son was found in his cot unharmed. Lizzie covers this tragic case. https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/can_you_help_us/rewards/1000000_reward/reward_announced_for_informat…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our listener contribution for July comes from poet Bee Henderson. A Scottish poet living in England, Bee McCormack Henderson works in words though her poetry and colours in her art. Her poetry has been described as "wholesome" and "quite lo…
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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 once again from Write On’s Eithne Cullen and Mary Walsh. For our recording, Eithne and Mary are in conversation at the Hay Festival where they were part of the Write On! Team attending the event. They chat ab…
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Episode 43 - The Murder of the Romanov Family
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It’s February 1920 in Berlin, Germany. A young woman has been found floating in a canal. She's still alive, but barely. Clinging to life, the woman refuses to give any information about her identity. She is dubbed ‘Frauline Unbekannt’, an equivalent of Jane Doe meaning ‘Miss Unknown’. But then people come forward with an extraordinary claim: Frauli…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our interview this month is with Melanie Reid . Melanie is a journalist and columnist for The Times newspaper. She broke her neck in a riding accident in 2010 and since then has been a tetraplegic. Her weekly musings on her life as a disabl…
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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 comes from Gloria Maloney. Gloria is a poet and prose writer who finds her inspiration during walks through the countryside. She was honoured with first prize in the Pen to Print Poetry competition in 20…
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Episode 42 - Dan Markel
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Daniel Markel was a Canadian-born attorney and a law professor, who wrote various works on retribution in criminal law and sentencing, with a focus on the role of punishment in the criminal justice system. Shortly before 11 a.m. on July 18, 2014, Markel was gunned down. Clare presents this case. Theme music by MVM Productions.…
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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 is from Danny Baxter - a poet and artist from Barking and Dagenham who has appeared on this podcast several times. Being myself is read by Chris Gregory. You can follow Danny on Instagram here https://www.inst…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print In this edition we revisit an interview with novelist and audio drama writer Cailean Steed. Cailean’s debut novel “Home” is published by Bloomsbury and has received considerable critical acclaim since publication. In this interview, recorde…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print In the second of our “Write On! Audio and Friends” features we’re revisiting an interview with novelist and short story writer Zoe Gilbert. The winner of the 2014 Costa short story award, Zoe has since published two acclaimed novels – Folk …
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Episode 41 - Jenelle Potter's Facebook Feud
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Barbara Potter is in a bit of a predicament. The year is 2011, Barbara is in her early sixties, and she lives with her husband Buddy and youngest daughter, 30 year old Jenelle. For some time now Jenelle has been the victim of severe online bullying. Benny presents this weeks case about a Facebook feud that will have terrible real-life consequences.…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast forwriters everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our listener contribution this month is from poet and author Sebastian Elanko. Sebastian Elanko is a poet, author and writer who regularly writes in two different languages. He has published work in the English and Tamil languages, including…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast forwriters everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print This month's poem of the month is from Nicole Piscopo - a young Maltese poet who we featured on the podcast back in 2022. Nicole Piscopo is reading her poem "Wrote a Love Letter- Turned it into an Airplane" You can find Nicole on Instagram a…
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Episode 40 - Rebecca Schaeffer
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In 1989, actress Rebecca Schaeffer is on the verge of becoming a big star. Her celebrity status has taken off with the sitcom "My Sister Sam" and she is preparing to audition for Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part III". But for the past two years, Rebecca has been receiving some intense fan-mail... Carrie presents this weeks case. Theme mus…
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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 Write On’s Eithne Cullen and Mary Walsh. Eithne and Mary are in conversation about the skills and inspiration writers can receive from attending writing courses. Find out more about Pen to Print’s range …
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Episode 39 - The Pelley Family Murders
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Clare joins the team again to present one of her favourite cases! On the morning of April 30, 1989, the congregation at the Olive Branch Church waited patiently for their service to begin. Reverend Robert Pelley never showed. Even his family was absent from their pews. After walking next door to check on the family, churchgoers found a horrifying s…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our interview this month is with British / Irish writer and broadcaster Kit De Waal. Born in Birmingham to an Irish mother and Caribbean father, she initially pursued a career in law working alongside foster carers and the social care secto…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print. Our April Showcase is selected and introduced by Hannah Rooney – a student in the second year of her creative writing course at the University of Sunderland. As Hannah explains, the overarching theme of this Showcase is one of optimism. Th…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast forwriters everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print In this edition we are sharing another new feature, “Poem of the Month” in which we will share some of the poetry we've featured on this podcast over the last few years. This month's poem is "Where is Home?" by Diya Padiya. It is read by Sal…
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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 an…
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This week, Benny covers the case of a woman whose actions are said to have contributed to, perhaps even caused, one of the most talked about maritime disasters of all time. But she will escape any interrogation or conviction for her role in the disaster, disappearing under a false identity and living a successful life as an illegal immigrant in the…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere, brought to you by Pen to Print Our March interview is with Isabelle Kenyon, the founder and owner of the award-winning Fly-On-The-Wall Press. As well as being a published author and poet, Isabelle is an expert on book editing, marketing and promotion. Isabelle is in con…
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Seoul, South Korea. June 29th, 1995. Within a luxury mall known as the Sampoong Department Store, an emergency board meeting is taking place. Members of the board have been called together within this nine story, pastel pink building to discuss serious concerns with the buildings structural integrity. Theme music by MVM Productions.…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our showcase this month is selected by Jilly Henderson Long. Jilly is a published author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry and lives in Southend-on-Sea in Essex. When not writing, Jilly enjoys photography and of course, reading. The pieces…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our March listener contribution comes from Whitney Love. Whitney Love is a wife, mother and known for her love of animals. The great outdoors is a space where she finds a lot of inspiration. Whitney always dreamed of becoming an author from…
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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 Hema Macherla Hema is the author of three novels, Breeze from the River Manjeera, Blue Eyes and Letters in the Sand all of which are published by Linen Press. If you’d like to learn more about Hema, buy…
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Our February Interview is with Sharmaine Lovegrove. Sharmaine is the co-founder, managing director and publisher of Dialogue, a division of Hachette UK. She was the recipient of the Future Book Publishing Person of the year in 2018 and has also worked in television, PR, as a literary editor and bookshop owner. She is founding editor of the Black Wr…
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This week Carrie introduces us to Paul Bern, a film director, screenwriter, and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He helped launch the career of Jean Harlow, whom he married in July 1932. But only two months later, he was found dead of a gunshot wound, leaving what appeared to be a suicide note. Theme music by MVM Productions.…
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Our February Showcase is selected and introduced by Niema Bohrayba With a 20 year career in operational and strategic human resources, becoming a fellow of the chartered institute of personnel and development , Niema is now exploring the world of creative writing and working on her first book. Niema’s selections are Day-After-Day by Alex Mayberry (…
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Our February Listener Contribution is from audio drama writer and producer Jill Korn. Living and working in the west of Scotland and with a lifelong love of drama and the theatre, Jill has written and produced a number of full-length audio dramas which tend to focus on history and folklore. In this podcast you can hear Jill's drama ‘The Glad Giver’…
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Want to raise your profile? New Reality TV show seeks contestants! June 2002-2003. One year, £100,000. If you’re characterful, resourceful and energetic, email Nikita Russian. Benny covers this bizarre story about a TV show that "ruined lives" during the dawn of the reality TV era. Theme music by MVM Productions.…
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Our writing tips this month come from our Editor, author and poet Madeleine White and poet and broadcaster Mab Jones. Madeleine and Mab are in discussion around poetry and staying true to your voice, even in the face of commercial considerations. Mab Jones has published two poetry collection and has worked as a presenter for BBC Radio 4, especially…
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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 comes from Jenny Tinghui Zhang. Jenny is a Chinese American author, originally from Changchun China but now based in Austin Texas. Her debut novel “Four treasures of the Sky” was a New York Times Book Re…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print This month's interview is with novelist Frances Hardinge Frances Hardinge came to widespread publication attention when her 2015 novel, The Lie Tree won the Costa Book Award. She has published nine novels and numerous short stories. As well…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print This month’s showcase is selected by Helen Aitchison. Hailing from the north-east of England, Helen combines writing with her work as the director of a Community Interest Company, ’Write On The Tyne’, which provides creative writing courses…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast forwriters everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print This week we’re sharing the winning entry in the 2023 Pen toPrint Audio Play Competition. Ark is a comedy murder mystery set aboard Noah’s Ark and it is written by writer, actor and improv-performer Stephanie Weston In Ark by Stephanie Westo…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our first podcast of 2024 features writing tips from Lynne Golodner. An author of 8 novels and numerous articles, Lynne is also a podcast host, business woman and writing coach specialising in helping writers to develop brand strategies. Th…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our December interview is with actor and writer Paterson Joseph. Currently appearing in BBC TV’s drama Boat Story , Paterson Joseph came to widespread public attention for his role as Johnson in Channel 4’s Peepshow. His debut novel The Sec…
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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print Our December Showcase is selected and presented by Write On! team member Palak Tewary. A writer and business woman, Palak is the author of a poetry collection The Stanzas of Time, published in November. The pieces featured in this showcase …
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Episode 34 - The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders
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At 11pm on Friday December 6th, 1991, two seventeen-year-old girls lock the front door of a popular yogurt store and commence the nightly closing procedure. Two fifteen-year-old girls are also inside waiting for a lift home, and they are excited to be having a sleepover. This week, Benny covers a shocking unsolved crime that will haunt Austin to th…
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