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.
The author follows in the footsteps of the famous poet who – almost – visited his home-town. Rob Chapman’s hometown…
The sort of dignity that comes from using the smallest word for the job, the right word for the job;…
Mavis Cheek speaks with James McConnachie about challenging beginnings and discovering her brain. Mavis Cheek speaks with James McConnachie about…
Literature was more life-like that life itself. Between hard covers I began to recognise myself.
Martyn Bedford considers the sometimes incongruous ways that stories can arise. Watching a televised report in his Kowloon bedsit of…
For Mary Oliver to have even written the taboo word “loneliness” into a poem seems to me to be one…
Neil Hanson’s audio diary reflects on ghostwriting, hiding in hedges, and the findings after a fire. Neil Hanson spends his…
There was nothing in those course brochures, or in the careers advice leaflets, about being a writer.
Catherine Czerkawska talks about her abiding fascination with antique and vintage fabrics. A passion for collecting vintage textiles – christening…
Jonathan Tulloch finds meaning inside a battered old box. Jonathan Tulloch opens a box that didn’t always belong to him…
Livi Michael speaks with Frances Byrnes about the appeal of the epic and the need for courage. Livi Michael speaks…
The wind blew into our faces from across a forest that stretched away for ever. It was breathtaking and I…
