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Jonny Wright – How I Write
What I and most modern-day rappers have taken from The God MC is that multi-syllable rhymes are one of the…
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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Research That Shapes The Writing
Shaun McCarthy on how researching a new production of a Strindberg classic gave him fresh insights into writing and performance…
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Cynan Jones – Letter To My Younger Self
I know we can never be together again, that you’ve moved on. But I’d like to ask, for old times’…
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My Favourite Author, part 2
Four RLF writers describe their favourite authors. Robyn Bolam, Alex Martin, Lyn Webster Wilde and Peter Forbes each describe their…
Geoff Hattersley – Why I Write
We tried selling the Adventures of Jetman in the school playground, which is when I first learned how indifferent most…
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Asking The Right Questions
Diana Hendry recalls meetings with the great and good as a junior reporter. It isn’t every ‘newly hatched’ reporter who…
Nick Holdstock – How I Write
As long as I make the first target by the end of the day I don’t feel disgusted. Ideally I’ll…
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Mick Jackson
Mick Jackson speaks with James McConnachie about MAs, conscious vs. unconscious, and his writing diversity. Mick Jackson speaks with James…
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Katharine Quarmby – Life-changing Literature
Mary Wollstonecraft arrived shortly before Louis XI was executed in 1792, and her reportage during the Revolution still stands the…
What Makes Superheroes So Special?
Mark Illis examines the enduring appeal of the superhero. Whether in graphic novel form, or onscreen, superheroes have become ubiquitous,…
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Jane Adams & Sally Pomme Clayton
Jane Adams contrasts crime fiction with real investigation, and Sally Pomme Clayton explores the oral storytelling tradition. Jane Adams notes…
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David Stuart Davies – The Best Advice I Ever Received
It is very simple. One might say it is the science of the bleeding obvious, but it is not always…