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Podcast
Ian Duhig, part 1
Ian Duhig speaks with Julia Copus about his early life and his famous Lammas Hireling. Ian Duhig speaks with Julia…
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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Video
Why I Love The Library
In this short animation, Alexander Hutchison shares his love of libraries. Sandy sadly died in November 2015. In this short…
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Audio
Rob Chapman – Why I Write
I write because I wrote. It’s pretty much all I’m fit for now. You wouldn’t want me to rewire your…
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Article
Calling Andrew Motion
Imogen Lycett Green, curator of the Betjeman Poetry Prize, asks what poetry prizes can do for children. Her grandfather was…
Elizabeth Speller, part 2
Elizabeth Speller speaks with George Miller about her transition from non-fiction to historical fiction. Elizabeth Speller speaks with George Miller…
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Video
Writing My Books
Millie Murray describes the kinds of books she writes, and her writing process. Millie Murray describes the kinds of books…
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Linda Buckley-Archer – How I Write
The birth of stories, as opposed to their shaping and structuring, is both intriguing and mysterious. The strongest ideas so…
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Article
The End Of Dystopia
Emily Diamand calls for a new kind of utopian fiction, to help stave off environmental disaster. New thinking on public…
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Podcast
Emma Darwin & Vox
Emma Darwin’s audio diary takes us to the deepest countryside to get on with things, plus recent highlights from Vox.…
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Audio
Donny O’Rourke – Why I Write
Family hyperbole suggests I used to speak only in rhyme, for days at a time. To precocity, sadly, attention gets…
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Article
Creative Compost
Linda Buckley-Archer argues that writers should experiment with form and genre, not settle into cosy monogamy. Adaptations are everywhere. Less…
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Podcast
Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch speaks with Frances Byrnes about faith and the love of nature in his writing life. Jonathan Tulloch speaks…