Write On! Showcase – Pen To Print

In these challenging times, it is our aim to galvanise writers and ordinary people to come together around things that matter to them. With this in mind, the Write On! Extra Showcase highlights wonderful writing, while also demonstrating how the power of creativity can positively influence people’s lives across different communities.

From February, our Showcase will be run by rolling editors. With the support of Dan Cross (original Showcase Editor and a Write On! associate editor), monthly editors will be picking out from the wonderful creative writing submissions you send us! We are on the look out for poetry, short stories, flash fiction and script and book extracts.

Submissions should be no longer than 2000 words and, if possible, fit the themes, as announced on the home page in The Editor’s Introduction. Please submit any images you have permission to use and that illustrate your work. Write On! Extra also accepts video or audio content. Do include contact details and any relevant social media IDs, such as Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. See below for further submission details.

If you have any questions or ideas, please get in touch with pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk or our Editor, Madeleine White on Insta/Twitter: @madeleinefwhite

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Showcase: Version Ultra + The Map + Shuttlecocks And Shoelaces + My Amazing Flower

27 November 2024
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Showcase: Yesteryear + Greet My People For Me + I Notice… Strongly, Slightly, Not At All

20 November 2024
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Hello again! I’m Charlotte, your Showcase editor for November. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed sharing the fantastic writing from our contributors under...

Showcase: Breathless Air + O Mapa + What’s The Difference?

13 November 2024
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Hello again! I’m Charlotte, your Showcase editor for November. This month, we’re thinking about the theme of ‘Difference’. As Prize...

Showcase: The Selene Project + Odder Still + You’re Not My F*cking Mother

6 November 2024
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Showcase: Legend Of The White Hanky + I Was Almost Asleep + Bad Relations

30 October 2024
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Hello, I’m Zoe Molloy, a writer from east London, with an interest in people and their stories. Welcome to my...

Showcase: Difference + Duality + I’m Still One Of You + The Home For Lost Souls

23 October 2024
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Hello, I’m Zoe Molloy, a writer from east London with an interest in people and their stories. Our theme remains...

Showcase: Summer + A Glimpse + Royal Pestilence

16 October 2024
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Showcase: Disjointed Thoughts (With A Theme) + Different + ADHD And Me

9 October 2024
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Hello, I’m Zoe Molloy, a writer from east London, with an interest in people and their stories, their childhoods, where...

Sunday Afternoon + Difference + Blessed Struggles

2 October 2024
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Showcase: Stronger Storms, Rising Seas + Lessons In Trust + Statistic Becomes An Ending And Beginning + Solstice Poem

25 September 2024
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Hello again. I’m Lisa Scully-O’Grady, a writer with an interest in creativity and how we can use it to heal...

Showcase: Why Don’t You + The Older Lady And Mirrors + Headspin + Metamorphosis + Being Ines

18 September 2024
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Hello again, I’m Lisa Scully-O’Grady and welcome to my third Showcase on the theme of change. This week, I wanted...

Showcase: Die Oma + Free From My Senses + Change

11 September 2024
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Hello again, I’m Lisa Scully-O’Grady, a writer with an interest in the connection between creativity and healing. This week, we...

Showcase: A Poem By Gabby + In And Out Of Childhood: Navigating The Path To Adulthood +Empty Nest

4 September 2024
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Welcome to the first of my four September Showcases, in this, the final month on our theme of ‘Change.’ I’m...

Showcase: Penguin + Truth + Two Stews Apart + I Am Eve + Sunset On Sheringham Beach

28 August 2024
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A Showcase Of Art

21 August 2024
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14 August 2024
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7 August 2024
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Showcase: Listen + Definition + Changes + The Child I Was With A Pure Heart Is Still There + When The Game Is Over

31 July 2024
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Edited by Clara Khan Over the last four weeks we’ve shed light on the various changes in life: in school,...

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Pen to Print

1 week ago

**Pen to Print Speech and Drama Festival**(Also incorporating the Michael Feld Writing Competition for Young People)Win a Tablet PC and your piece published by Write On!Closing Date: 12 Noon, Monday 1 June 2026.Winner will be decided by an audience vote at the Pen to Print Awards on Thursday 23 July 2026.How to Enter and Terms & Conditions on our website: pentoprint.org/competitionsPlease read Terms & Conditions before entering.Open to Adults and Children aged 7 and above. You can enter as an individual or as a group performance.Write and perform a piece, either a poem or a monologue. You will be judged on the writing and performance. Poems & Monologues must take no longer than 3 minutes to perform.You must be available to perform in person on Saturday 18 July 2026, 9am to 5pm at Barking Learning Centre, Barking.NB: Shortlisted entrants will be required to perform for a live audience vote to decide the winner at The Pen to Print Awards on Thursday 23 July 2025, 6.30pm to 9pm at Barking Learning Centre. ... See MoreSee Less

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**The Pen to Print Book Challenge**Calling all aspiring writers - can you write a novel in a year?If you have an idea for a novel that you would like to write or have written a book and not sure what the next stage in the process is, this is for you. To enter send in your book idea we will review the entries with industry experts. Writers of the best ideas will be selected to be mentored by a professional writer who will work with you to complete your book and make it ready for publication. Your commitment is to 12 months of free mentoring during 2027. If you have been shortlisted we will contact you in December 2026.FREE To EnterClosing Date: 12 Noon, Wednesday 30 September 2026.Win a Tablet PC.All selected finalists will receive a year of fee mentoring and have the opportunity to get their completed book published, a package worth over £5,000.Visit www.pentoprint.org/competitions for full terms & conditions and how to apply.Please read T's & C's before submitting. ... See MoreSee Less

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**Pen to Print Short Story Competition**Win a Tablet PC and your piece published by Write On! MagazineClosing Date: 12 Noon, Monday 23 March 2026.Winner will be announced at the Pen to Print Awards on Thursday 23 July 2026.How to Enter and Terms & Conditions can be found on our website: pentoprint.org/competitionsPlease read T's & C's before submitting.You can write a short story on any subject but it should not be no more than 2,000 words long. ... See MoreSee Less

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To submit your work to Write On! Showcase please connect with us at: pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk Subject Line: Write On! Showcase

To submit your work to Write On! Showcase
please connect with us at: pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk
Subject Line: Write On! Showcase