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Shelley Harris – Why I Write
I write because I found out early that it was very, very good fun: there was licence and liberty in…
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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My Favourite Book, part 2
Six RLF writers share their all-time favourite books, and explain why they matter. Mavis Cheek, John Siddique, Sanjida O’Connell, Ray…
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Ron Butlin – My Reading Habits
I’ve travelled all over the world from Nigeria to Bali, but hardly a day has gone by without giving myself…
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Away With The Fairies
Zoë Marriott speculates on what made her a writer — and why she’s happy to be ‘away with the fairies’.…
Doug Johnstone – The Best Advice I Ever Received
It’s good, he said, but you can still cut it. He was right. It turns out you can always lose…
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Diana Evans & Cynan Jones
Diana Evans takes us to upstate New York for a reflection on race and writing, and Cynan Jones considers the…
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Maggie Butt – Why I Write
I was taken to the library for a fresh crop of books every week; a magic carpet ride to a…
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Tracks
Katherine Stansfield considers how travelling by train can lead to inspiration for the writer. For Katherine Stansfield, travelling by train…
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Cynthia Rogerson – Writers Who Inspire Me
Overall when I write I try to replicate not so much these writers’ characters, or plots or styles, but the…
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The Raptor
John Keay’s talisman is changeable in more ways than one. Historian John Keay has a changeable talisman, which most recently…
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Horatio Clare, part 1
Horatio Clare speaks with James McConnachie about sheep-farming, criminal records and waiting for the right time to write. Horatio Clare…
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Tim Walker – Why I Write
I realised that – belatedly – I wanted more of a say. So that was the first reason I wanted…