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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.

Bottle tops
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Bottle Tops And Sugar Papers

Deborah Chancellor considers how her childhood hobby informed her development as a writer. Deborah Chancellor considers the hobby of collecting…

Weight training
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Lift, Squat And Press

Sarah Jasmon shares the lessons she learned by writing every day for 100 days. Sarah Jasmon examines the parallels between…

Red button
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The Art Of Self-Destruction

Roy Bainton on the importance of journalistic integrity and his own brush with literary sin. Roy Bainton on the importance…

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Tales Of The Unexpected

Mark Blayney asks whether we should meet our literary heroes. Mark Blayney asks whether we should meet our literary heroes…

Red scissors
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Making The Cut

Beth Miller discusses first novels and the value of writing that doesn’t make the final draft. Beth Miller discusses the…

Ear plug
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Searching for Silence

Martin MacInnes on his long quest for the perfect writing conditions. Martin MacInnes on his long quest for the perfect…

Private space
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Whose Story Is It Anyway?

Anna Wilson asks, is it ethical to write a memoir that focuses on someone other than the author? Anna Wilson…

Writing for Survival
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Writing For Survival

Andy Jackson discusses the value of creative writing in therapeutic environments. Andy Jackson discusses his work for writing organisation Lapidus…

Guitar
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Singing A Different Song

Paul Dodgson on the challenges of following a long-held dream to become a musician. At the age of fifty-two Paul…

Gdansk
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Making Feelings Move

Jonathan Edwards reflects on how travel, both physical and imaginary, influences the writer. Jonathan Edwards reflects on the unique experiences…

Texture
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Finding The Craic

Elizabeth Cook considers how moments of vitality and connection make writing come alive for the reader. Elizabeth Cook considers how…