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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.

Books
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The Joy Of Shelves

Teresa Heapy reflects on the meaningful inspiration to be found in her new book-filled writing space. After many years working…

London
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Where To Begin?

Paul Dodgson considers how the ordinary moments in our lives can be the perfect entry point to a life story.…

Kneading dough
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Truly Scrumptious?

Andrea Bennett looks at the role of food in shaping fictional characters, and whether the culinary choices we make in…

Sewer
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Strange Inspiration

Karl Whitney describes how a mundane government document was the unlikely spark for his first book. Karl Whitney describes how…

Scary typewriter
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The Ghost In The Machine

Amanda Dalton describes how a childhood brush with the uncanny almost stopped her writing. Amanda Dalton describes how a childhood…

Rimbaud
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Reversifying Rimbaud

Cliff Forshaw describes his fascination with enigmatic French poet, Arthur Rimbaud, and how translating his work led to a reinvention…

Magic wand
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Magic Words

Zoë Howe explores the transformational power of writing and how words can be instruments of change. Zoë Howe on the…

Old piano
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Deep-Sea Fish

Sara Wheeler discusses the fine line between biography and fiction. Sara Wheeler discusses the fine line between biography and fiction,…

Illustration by Fran Pulido of two books that look like open books next to a microphone.
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Haunted By A Vanished Building

Tamar Yellin explores the history of Ben Rhydding, a vast Victorian mansion in Yorkshire, and how this vanished building came…

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Treasured Islands

Kate Rhodes on her search for the perfect island writing retreat. Kate Rhodes on her search for the perfect island…

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My Multigenerational Life

Despite longing for a ‘room of her own’, Deborah Chancellor finds unexpected inspiration in her busy multigenerational household. Deborah Chancellor…

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What Would You Like To Have Happen?

Martin Sketchley describes the concept of Clean Language and how this powerful tool has influenced his professional and personal life.…