Alyson Hallett – Writers Who Inspire Me
Whenever I need to be reminded of why I love poetry, I turn to Jack Gilbert. He holds me back…
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.
Jonny Wright – How Writing Changes The Writer
If I see something amazing I get filled with self-doubt, thinking I myself will never be able to reach the…
Collected
Article
Orange Wigs And Hiking Boots
Christina Koning on researching a novel with a wartime Amsterdam setting. Arriving in Amsterdam to research a novel set during…
Collected
Video
Asperger’s And Me
Steph Swainston on discovering her own Asperger’s Syndrome via writing — and its benefits. Steph Swainston describes how an autistic…
Collected
Audio
Charles Jennings – My Reading Habits
If I there is a guiding principle behind my reading — let’s call it a ‘tendency’ — it’s the idea…
Collected
Podcast
Location And The Writer, part 3
In Location and the Writer, we visit London’s Grand Union Canal, the village of Little Gidding, and a famous house…
Collected
Audio
Helen Grant – Life-changing Literature
He is fearful and hopeless, shabby and disreputable-looking; even his eventual martyrdom is squalid and he fluffs his final words.…
Collected
Audio
Emma Darwin – Letter To My Younger Self
You didn’t know that the same shifts in history writing which meant that Unstead could write history for children largely…
Collected
Article
Character Studies
Beatrice Colin on the way that character and plot are intertwined. Plot is often the hardest thing to get right…
Collected
Audio
Roopa Farooki – The Best Advice I Ever Received
I stopped worrying about the book I had written and started thinking about the book I wanted to write; instead…
Collected
Podcast
Paula Byrne, part 2
Paula Byrne speaks with James McConnachie about her Kennedy research, accessible writing and the health benefits of reading. Paula Byrne…
Chris Westwood – Why I Write
I sat there listening to my words echoing round the room, embarrassed to be the centre of attention, but secretly…