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News & Features

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.

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RLF News Article

What We Leave We Carry: January 2025

The latest episodes from WritersMosaic’s What We Leave We Carry podcast, featuring Polish, French, Thai, Puerto Rican and American migrants.

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WritersMosaic Article

WritersMosaic’s first UK retreat

Sharon Duggal, Arji Manuelpillai, Marjorie Lotfi, Yvvette Edwards, Jasbinder Bilan, Khaldoon Ahmed and Sea Shar introduce themselves.

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Collected Article

How to get over writer’s block

Heather Dyer on how she overcame years of writer’s block. Plus, five tips on how to find your creativity again.

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RLF News Article

RLF Fellows’ News: January 2025

New books, productions, events and award news from our RLF writers and WritersMosaic contributors for January 2025.

Matthew Barry
RLF News Article

My Writing Life: Matthew Barry

“Stop thinking about it, stop procrastinating, just write it.” – BAFTA-winning screenwriter Matthew Barry.

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Collected Article

Serious Nonsense

Poet Clare Pollard on the uplifting power of poetic nonsense, including Lewis Carroll, John Taylor and Edward Lear’s Jumblies.

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WritersMosaic Article

Nikki Giovanni remembered

The poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni has died. Earlier this year, she talked with WritersMosaic Director Colin Grant.…