Check out the latest news from the RLF, WritersMosaic highlights, and Collected – our collection of interviews, reflections and articles exploring the literary life and world of writers today.
Cynan Jones speaks with James McConnachie about the Welsh ‘square mile’, retelling other people’s stories, and getting started. Cynan Jones…
The precision of Wodehouse, the economy of Fitzgerald and the wild comic invention of Flann O’Brien; these then are the…
Roy Bainton on his life-long fascination with poetry and poets. As an avid reader of poetry, Roy Bainton had always…
Better to write rubbish than write nothing. If you’ve written some rubbish at least you can read over that rubbish…
Judy Brown explores the impact of two decades of legal practice on her poetry career, and Martina Evans considers literary…
The great thing about being a writer is that, professionally speaking, it doesn’t really matter how badly you mess up;…
Cherise Saywell describes how she has shifted between identities as a writer. Arriving in Britain from her native Australia Cherise…
When advances dwindle and rejections become legion – each more hurtful than the last – I remember McCullers, Proust, Balzac…
Mary Colson speaks with John Siddique about children’s non-fiction, writing scripts and teaching. Mary Colson speaks with John Siddique about…
I see smokers on the subway or train preparing to smoke as soon as they can find a permitted place.…
Katharine McMahon on how writing about the past can offer insights into contemporary reality. As a writer of novels set…
I remember my own 21st birthday, and my wedding day, and I also have these imaginary memories of scaling the…
