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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.

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…

Some windows
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The Woman In The Window

Nick Holdstock on how the view from his writing desk led to unexpected insights into the lives of others. Nick…

Missing texts
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The Missing

C. D. Rose investigates the allure of famous incomplete and lost texts. C. D. Rose investigates the allure of famous…

Walking the dog
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In Praise Of Not Writing

Claire Skuse considers some surprising writing advice. Claire Skuse considers some surprising writing advice and how time away from the…

Notebook and key
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The Key

Gerry Cambridge on the life-altering discovery that shaped his writing career. Gerry Cambridge on the life-altering discovery that shaped his…

Seat on stage
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In The Hot Seat

Sarah Ward discusses the pros and cons of hosting author events. Sarah Ward discusses the pros and cons of hosting…

Scent bottle
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Loss Of Scents

Penny Hancock describes how losing her sense of smell had an unexpected impact on her writing. Penny Hancock describes how…

Ukraine scene
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My Second Mother Tongue

Vitali Vitaliev considers the joys and challenges experienced by bilingual authors and revisits his childhood to remember his first teacher…

Glasgow sunset
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From The Sea To The Mountains

Amber Lee Dodd shares how the move to a new city impacted her writing, inspiring her to make braver creative…