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No Poetry
Poet Duncan Forbes surveys the poetic marketplace. Poets seek readers, above all, but they wouldn’t mind a bit of money…
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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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Penny Black – Why I Write
My imagination had been fired by my grandmother’s secret cache of Barbara Cartlands, that she kept in a cupboard beside…
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Hugh Thomson, part 2
Hugh Thomson speaks with George Miller about humour, erotic pottery and the advantages of vodka mules. Hugh Thomson speaks with…
Basir Sultan Kazmi – How I Write
Instead of trying to write I try not to write and let the urge to write build in me to…
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At The Edge Of The World
At one of the very edges of human habitation, Kathleen Jones confronts the limits of what a writer can say.…
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John Greening – How I Write
The blank page can be unnerving to a novelist preparing for the day’s long trek, but it’s a wasteland that…
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The Splinter of Ice
The RLF goes looking for the splinter of ice in the heart of a writer. Is writing a ruthless business?…
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Jack Of All Trades
Roy Bainton on his early occupations from sailor to sewage worker, and how he became a writer. Roy Bainton describes…
Mark Illis – Why I Write
What a fantastic life it would be, I thought, sitting by a sunny window writing stories, only stopping for lunch…
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The Stylophile
Poet Gerry Cambridge tells the story of his lifelong love of fountain pens. Poets love associations, says Gerry Cambridge. And…
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Dipo Agboluaje – Why I Write
I verbalise their words aloud. I copy their physical mannerisms, and re-enact crucial scenes in the ‘You talking to me?’…
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Jane Feaver
Jane Feaver speaks with Julia Copus about tragedy and darkness in her unconventional pastoral novel. Jane Feaver speaks with Julia…