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Morag Joss – Why I Write
For me, writing is a matter of fulfilling obligations; all these obligations are contractual.
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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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Monsters in Caves
Roopa Farooki discusses how tapping her unconscious mind allowed her writing to soar. Roopa Farooki’s problem has never been writer’s…
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Gwyneth Lewis & Joanne Limburg
Gwyneth Lewis and Joanne Limburg talk with Julia Copus about mental illness and its effects on their writing lives. Gwyneth…
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Fibber McGee’s Closet
Tom Bryan discusses how to achieve a literary legacy. Cervantes spoke of the ‘strange charm’ in hoping for a good…
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Charles Boyle – Why I Write
Like dogs chasing their tails, my writing serves no purpose. It is of no measurable good to anyone.
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Katie Grant
Katie Grant speaks with Kona Macphee about history writing, accidental journalism and her musical adventures. Katie Grant speaks with Kona…
Jen Green – Why I Write
I allow time for the information to percolate so that when I come to explain it, it comes out in…
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Three Hands Clapping
When ‘austerity theatre’ must cut the cloth to fit tight financial constraints, the result is smaller casts, simpler sets and…
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Max Adams & Ann Coburn
Max Adams considers the joys of long-distance walking, and Ann Coburn explores the writer’s sense of place. Max Adams explores…
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Running Away
Jo Mazelis was born in Wales and lives there now, but she resists being pegged as a ‘local author’ just…
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Midge Gillies – Why I Write
It’s a luxury and one largely due to the Royal Literary Fund, that I don’t need to write between books.…
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Miranda France
Miranda France speaks with Carole Angier about life abroad, dark humour and her move into fiction writing. Miranda France speaks…