The March 2022 edition of Write On! Audio features a showcase selected by Juneha Chowdhury, Writing and Publishing tips for authors from Lucy Van Smit and Richard Gould, an interview with Vivian Archer from the Newham Bookshop and much more! As usual the presenter is Tiffany Clare.

In this edition of Write On! Audio you can hear:

· A poem The Smell of Spring by Linda James

· A look at Women’s Empowerment Month by Iesha Denize

· An introduction to the podcast by Write On! editor Madeleine White

· Writing tips by Lucy Van Smit

· An interview with Vivian Archer from the Newham Bookshop. The interviewers are Madeleine White and Eithne Cullen.

· The March showcase is presented by Juneha Chowdhury and features:

o Being Myself by Danny Baxter read by Chris Gregory
o Madly In Love With Thunderstorms by Patsy Middleton
o Dark Clouds by Palak Tewary
o And Tread Gently on this Earth by Alicia Hayden all read by Sally Walker-Taylor

· A Listener’s Contribution about self-publishing from Richard Gould who writes as R J Gould

Here are some links so you can find out more about our contributors:

Find out more about Iesha Denize and her art here: https://www.peachmangomaverick.com/about-the-artist/

You can visit Lucy Van Smit’s website to find out more about her and order her books here: http://lucyvansmit.com/

The Newham Bookshop website has details of many of the events mentioned in our interview and you can find out more by visiting the shop’s website here: https://www.newhambooks.co.uk/

You can find out more about our showcase editor Juneha Chowdhury and her work here: https://junehachowdhury.com/

Visit R J Gould’s website and find out more about his writing at his website here: https://www.rjgould.info/

You can find the full interview with Vivian in Sunday interviews on https://pentoprint.org/

You’ll also find our showcase pieces and get more information on Pen To Print’s workshops, and events by visiting our website.

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. To submit to Write On! visit: https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/

Alternatively, you can Email your submission to pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk with the Subject Line ‘Write On Submission.’

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.

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