We believe writers matter because writing matters.
Professional writers should be able to sustain themselves and thrive, even when times are hard. The Royal Literary Fund offers financial support, advice and earning opportunities across the UK, enabling writers to keep writing and to share their skills with others.
Supporting Writers
We offer a range of grants to professional writers needing short-term to long-term financial support. They might be facing an unexpected bill, reduced income, or unable to write due to a change in circumstances, sickness or disability.
The RLF also offers earning opportunities for professional writers through our Fellowship scheme who work as Fellows sharing their expertise with others. We place writers in over 100 universities across the UK, helping students to develop their academic writing.
News & Features
70 fascinating facts you might not know about the Royal Literary Fund
To celebrate our 235th birthday on 18th May, we’ve put together a selection of fascinating facts about the RLF from…
RLF Fellows’ News: July 2025
The latest news, book releases, events, appearances and more featuring our RLF and WritersMosaic writers, coming up in July 2025.
RLF writers join forces with Winnie-the-Pooh
Jane Riordan and RLF writers Sheena Wilkinson, Amanda Swift, Jasbinder Bilan, Sophie Kirtley, Jim Beckett, Anna Wilson, Teresa Heapy, Maisie…
Ukraine’s writers at war, and the life and death of Victoria Amelina
Julian Evans on the life and work of Orwell Prize-winning Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina, and the fragmented nature of writing…
Making the work invisible: Trish Cooke on Alterations
RLF Fellow Trish Cooke on adapting Michael Abbensetts’ 1978 Windrush era play Alterations for the National Theatre.
My Writing Life: Annie Siddons
“If you desire stability, holidays, nice stuff, and not being poleaxed by anxiety, choose another career.” – Annie Siddons
Our RLF Estates Directory launches online
As the RLF celebrates our 235th anniversary, we’re pleased to introduce our new Literary Estates directory.
Malcolm X: By any means necessary
Malcolm X was born on this day in 1925. To mark the centenary of his birth, WritersMosaic and the British…
My Writing Life: Alex Wong
“There are no practical revelations I wish I’d had earlier. I only wish I’d been able to save myself some…
Dramatists gather as Joe Ward Munrow named first Robert Holman Award recipient
On World Theatre Day, Joe Ward Munrow – inaugural recipient of the RLF’s Robert Holman Grant Award – joins dramatists…
No beach reads here – Summer Trends with Caroline Sanderson
In her final seasonal trends update, Caroline Sanderson looks at what we can expect from the publishing industry this summer…
Remembering Parnia Abbasi
WritersMosaic’s Sana Nassari on the poetry of young Iranian writer Parnia Abbasi, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on…
The Silence of Plants by Wislawa Szymborsk
Jason Allen-Paisant reads ‘The Silence of Plants’ by Wislawa Szymborska. Part of WritersMosaic’s series of poetry films in collaboration with…
Reading Round at Havens Hospices
“This course has been an absolute pleasure. It has inspired me to start writing again. Thank you.” Havens Hospices outpatient…
Seven tips to help you improve your academic writing
Tips from our RLF Fellows for students and those interested in academic writing.
Education
Our commitment to advancing public education begins with our Fellowship scheme. Find out how we work with educational institutions across the UK, our Bridge school workshops and consultancy programme, and how writers can apply to the Fellowship scheme.
If you’re a student looking for help with your academic writing, we also offer a range of free online writing tools and resources.
Workplace & Community
Our Writing for Life programme enables writers to share their skills in their local community. They are trained to deliver workshops on writing for self-expression, building writing skills in the workplace, and hosting reading round groups for their local communities.
WritersMosaic
WritersMosaic, a division of the Royal Literary Fund, is an online magazine and developmental resource focused on UK writers of the global majority, reflecting the changing reality of contemporary Britain, from its past and into its future.
