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Lynn Knight – Why I Write
I was a schoolgirl reading my mother’s Nova, excited by the second wave of feminism which looked to the past…
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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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Arms And The Man
Roy Bainton discovers the hard way that you need hands. After an accident left him with a broken arm, Roy…
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Charles Jennings – Life-changing Literature
He is too clever, really, to be an effective novelist. Essays are what he is good at; you can’t be…
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Ian McMillan, part 2
Ian McMillan entertains Geoff Hattersley with mushy peas, jazz, Telephone Voices and the vexed question of being ‘Yorkshire enough’. Ian…
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Sally Cline – The Best Advice I Ever Received
When things are going badly; don’t quit, rewrite. Always carry a notebook. Above all, be persistent, if it’s going to…
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Getting Away From It All?
On a visit to a Hebridean island, Linda Cracknell conducted experiments, using pebbles and ink, on the passage of time…
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Rob Chapman
Rob Chapman’s audio diary features TV vs. film, rock-and-roll poets and a weird abandoned novel. Rob Chapman’s working week touches…
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Kevin Clarke – Writers Who Inspire Me
Everything in his plays is stripped down to it’s minimum, and yet his thematic and emotional reach is so vast.…
Amanda Swift – How I Write
Co-writing suits me because it breaks the isolation of writing alone, and it divides the writing process into manageable chunks.
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Alone In Berlin
Christina Koning explores Berlin, with some favourite novels as her guide. On her first visit to Berlin, Christina Koning packed…
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Mavis Cheek, part 2
Mavis Cheek speaks with James McConnachie about changes in women’s lives and stands up for humour in writing. Mavis Cheek…
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Alicia Foster – The Best Advice I Ever Received
I wish that I could say I took it on the chin, but I was rather protective and sensitive about…