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Our September interview is with actress, comedian and writer Sara Pascoe. 

Born in Dagenham, Sara’s early career included being a London tour guide before her comedy career took off with acclaimed appearances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and recognition in the 2008 Funny Women awards.  She has taken her stand-up show on national tours and worked on many television shows including "Taskmaster", "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" and "Have I Got News For You?".  Her debut book “Animal: The Autobiography Of A Female Body” was published in 2016 and her second “ Sex, Power Money” in 2019.   Her debut novel “Weirdo” is out now and available in all good bookshops.

For this interview Sara was in conversation with Lucy Kaufman, Michelle Sutton and Write On! Editor Madeleine White.

You can find out more about Sara Pascoe and her work by following her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/sara.pascoe/

And book tickets for her upcoming live stand-up  tour here https://sarapascoe.co.uk/sara-on-tour

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 Poem-Of-The-Month for September is “Evening Class” by Allan Lochead which was originally broadcast on this podcast in October 2022.   

Allan Lochead, is an engineer and actor from south London. Originally training as an engineer, the door opened to the world of poetry and drama when he attended a public speaking evening class run by the actor George Pensotti, at the Mary Ward Centre in London and this poem describes that experience.

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 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 lovely"

The poems in this podcast were written, read, introduced and recorded by Bee Henderson 

If you’d like to find out more about Bee and her work you can visit her website here https://www.beehenderson.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

Today’s listener contribution is from London-based writer, photographer and spoken word artists Ovyuki.  You can find out more about  and her work by visiting her website

www.ovyuki.com

Ovyuki is the founder of Hidden Literature, a platform for poets, spoken word artists.  Find out more by visiting the Hidden Literature website

www.hiddenliterature.com

Follow Ovyuki on social media here

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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. Poems were introduced written and performed by Ovyuki.  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 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 interview is with science fiction novelist and audio fiction writer Emily Inkpen.  The interviewer is Chris Gregory

You can find out more about Emily by visiting her website here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/

And find out about her drama The Dex Legacy by following this link.  https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

In this podcast we recommend three more science fiction audio drama podcasts you may wish to listen to.  You can find links to listen to these podcasts here

Broken Road   https://www.recursor.tv/brokenroad

Chaika  https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

Red Valley https://www.redvalleypod.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.

Today’s showcase has been chosen by London-based writer Amber Hall. You can connect with Amber on Instagram (@amber.marie.123) and Twitter (@amber_marie_123).

Read Amber’s first showcase at pentoprint.org here: https://pentoprint.org/showcase-worlds-apart-moon-watch-trees/

The pieces featured in this podcast are ‘Grandma’ by Amber Hall, ‘Worlds Apart’ by Tavinder New “You Watch” by Jack Tattersall and ‘Moon’ by Akshitha Ramalingam.

The readers were Sally Walker Taylor and Chris Gregory

The presenter of Write On! Audio is Tiffany Clare,  the editor is Madeleine White and production was by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories

To submit your work, please visit https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/

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

This week on Write On Audio we have a listener contribution from Carole Pluckrose. Carole is a writer, director, producer and actor. In 2014 she co-founded Boathouse Studios, a creative arts venue in Braking. As you’ll hear, Carole is also a celebrant, officiating at funerals and weddings.

Carole's monologue is called Funeral Story and it is written and performed by Carole Pluckrose with music, effects and editing by Chris Gregory.  The story is entirely fictional and the characters are not intended to represent any particular individual or individuals.   The recording was made via zoom and there are a couple of slight glitches for which we apologise.  

Find out about Carole Pluckrose here https://www.boathousebarking.co.uk/carole-pluckrose

and about her work as a celebrant here https://www.carolepluckrose.com/

Find out about The Boathouse, Barking here https://www.boathousebarking.co.uk/

As always this podcast has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories

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 brought to you by Pen To Print

Our writing tips today are from Andreas Loizou and based on his A-Z of Amazing Storytelling. Andreas Loizou teaches business storytelling, writing skills and finance at companies and universities around the world. He qualified as an accountant, worked as an equity analyst and was a director of training at Financial Times Knowledge. His book The Devil's Deal has been translated into nine languages. He's the founder of the Margate Bookie literary festival, a social enterprise which encourages a love of reading and writing.

Find out more about Andreas and the Margate Bookie Festival which he founded here https://margatebookie.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.

Our interview today is with novelist Erin Kelly. Erin’s debut novel The Poison Tree, published while Erin was working full time as a journalist, was adapted for television by ITV and enjoyed a huge amount of commercial and critical success. Subsequent books including “we know / you know” and “He said / she said” were featured on Richard and Judy’s book club and when an author was required to write the novelisation of the BAFTA winning TV show Broadchurch, Erin was selected.  Her most recent critically acclaimed novel is “Watch Her Fall.”

The interviewer is Mary Walsh with Madeleine White

You can find out more about Erin Kelly and order copies of her books at her website www.erinkelly.co.uk

You can follow Erin on twitter at https://twitter.com/mserinkelly

And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erinjelly/

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.