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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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WritersMosaic Article

Fabulous Islam

Fables serve almost every ethic and principle of Islamic tradition. They open up a series of dazzling and thought-provoking vistas…

Simon Okotie © Royal Literary Fund / Adïam Yemane
RLF News Article

My Writing Life: Simon Okotie

Simon Okotie is a fiction writer, essayist and an RLF Fellow at City, University of London. Here, he shares his…

Chris Simms
RLF News Article

How biscuits saved my career

“I thought to myself, don’t people learn better when they’re having fun?” Crime writer Chris Simms on being a Consultant…

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RLF News Article

What We Leave We Carry

WritersMosaic, a division of the Royal Literary Fund, is launching a new podcast series, What We Leave We Carry, to…

New RLF Fellows clap at the 2024 Induction event. Photo by Adam Laycock.
RLF News Article

Welcome to our new RLF Fellows

At the end of last month, we welcomed 44 new Fellows to the RLF with our yearly induction event at…

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Collected Article

The Finishing Line

So – what now? RLF Fellow Mary Colson on what it’s like to actually finish a book.

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RLF News Article

RLF Fellows’ News: July 2024

RLF Fellows news, including books and articles publishing in July 2024, as well as events, appearances and broadcasts.