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WritersMosaic Quarterly – fourth edition
Talismans of Migration, the fourth edition of The WritersMosaic Quarterly, is out now.
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.
Collected
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From first draft to final edits: Abigail Avis on writing Wet Ink
In the first of a four-part series on the publication of her book, Wet Ink, Abigail Avis takes us back…
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My Writing Life: Michael Symmons Roberts
“The writing itself doesn’t get any easier, but this is what makes it the best work I can imagine doing.”…
Collected
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Doing it for the Kids: Children’s authors and the trouble with altruism
Karen McCombie on the challenges of writing for children, when the art of reading is itself facing challenges.
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RLF Writers’ News: March 2026
This month’s Collected: Live panel events, plus book news, broadcasts and more from our RLF writers.
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Watching a theatre go dark
Amanda Vilanova on the closing of The Blue Elephant Theatre in Southwark, London, for WritersMosaic
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My Writing Life: Penny Pepper
“Patience is everything, in parallel with accepting the hard graft and resisting the fantasy of fast, overnight success stories.”
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Making Writing Work: Watch the first webinar
Writers Nick Ahad, Emily Itami, Derek Keilty and Karen McCarthy Woolf explore the reality of being a professional writer. Watch…
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On the books that stay with you: reading inspiration from RLF writers
To celebrate the National Year of Reading, our writers reflect on the stories and authors that have meant the most…
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My Writing Life: Mark Haddon
“I think the world would be a better place if more people – writers included – stopped telling other people…
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Introducing Fiction Prescriptions, WritersMosaic’s new podcast
Co-hosts Ella Berthoud and Isabelle Dupuy introduce WritersMosaic’s new podcast series, Fiction Prescriptions, launching this month.
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RLF Writers’ News: February 2026
Upcoming Collected: Live panel events, book news, festival appearances, broadcasts and more from our RLF writers.