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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.

Windhover
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Stirred For A Bird

Michael Woods explores British birds of prey as sources of inspiration and metaphor for writers. Michael Woods explores British birds…

Dancing with the missing
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Dancing With The Missing

Jeremy Treglown considers the allure of working with historical archives. Jeremy Treglown considers the allure of working with historical archives…

Comte de Lautréamont
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The Anti-Novel

Nick Caistor revisits early surrealist ‘anti-novel’, Les Chants de Maldoror. Nick Caistor revisits Les Chants de Maldoror, an early surrealist…

Mirrors
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Reading Reflections

Robin Blake revisits four novels he read in his youth. Robin Blake considers four novels he read in his youth…

Tombstones Lie
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Tombstones Lie

Felicity McCall describes how her search for a mysterious ancestor uncovered family secrets, Felicity McCall describes how her search for…

Sarah Hilary
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Writing Autism With Authenticity

Sarah Hilary describes her experience of working with a sensitivity reader to ensure authenticity in her novels. Sarah Hilary describes…

Writing in bed
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Under The Covers

Penny Hancock on how her habit of writing under the covers has proved essential to her process and how this…

Ekphrastic writing
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There’s An Art To It

Mark Blayney explores the practice of ekphrastic writing. Mark Blayney on the practice of ekphrastic writing – writing that responds…

Imaginary writer
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The Round Lovely Ones

Gerry Cambridge looks at some of the difficulties around poetry reviewing. Gerry Cambridge, longtime editor of poetry magazine, The Dark…

post-it notes
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Three Rams Passant Guardant

Nicola Baldwin reflects on her time as Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Greenwich University. Nicola Baldwin reflects on her time…

Editing
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Whittled Words And Shiny Sentences

Jon Stock finds unexpected pleasures in editing, a sometimes-overlooked part of the writing process. Jon Stock considers life as a…

Empty classroom
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Classroom Blues

Ray French reflects on teaching creative writing online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ray French reflects on teaching creative writing online…