Writing Community

2 days ago

**5 DAYS TO GO!**From The Cauldron: Women's Voices in the 21st Century Short Story Competition**Win the opportunity for your work to be published in an anthology**Together Pen to Print, The Boathouse Studios and ByTheBook are delighted to launch a new short story competition, celebrating our diverse community of women writers and those writers who identify as female.We invite you to take up space on the page and share the stories – whether fiction or memoir – that make us who we are. You don’t need to be a professional writer – just someone with a story to tell. We’re looking for voices that challenge silence and celebrate the many ways women navigate and own our power. Twenty writers will have their work professionally edited and published in an anthology and will receive two complimentary copies of the book each.Find out how to enter: pentoprint.org/competitionsPlease read T's & C's before submittingClosing Date: 12 Noon, Friday 30 January 2026 ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook

Pen to Print

2 days ago

**Pen to Print Poetry Competition**Win a Tablet PC and your piece published by Write On! MagazineClosing Date: 12 Noon, Monday 23 March 2026.The winner will be announced at the Pen to Print Awards on Thursday 23 July 2026.How to Enter and Terms & Conditions can be found here: pentoprint.org/competitionsPlease read T's & C's before submitting.You can write a poem in any form you like and on any subject but it should not be no more than 2 A4 pages long.Good luck! ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook

Pen to Print

2 days ago

**Pen to Print Audio Play Competition**Win a Tablet PC and your work fully produced as an audio play by Alternative Stories and broadcast on Alternative Stories and Fake Realities podcast channel and on Write On! Audio.Closing 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.Write an audio play on any subject. Your audio play should have a running time of around 30 minutes (a word count of between 3,000 to 4,000 words). Send us a synopsis of no more than 250 words along with your script. it should feature at least 2 characters but preferably 4 or 5. ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook

As a… Writer: Ian Ayris

Why Authors Need Editors

Rooted in Reality – Martina Cole Interview

Pen to Print Resolutions 2020

The Enigma of Success

Turning Family History into Stories

From Roots to Routes

Separating the Rocks From the Spindryer

Taser Your Writing Muse

World Building – A Novice’s Guide