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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.

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Never Mind The Pigeonholes

Zoë Howe on the challenges of stepping outside your creative comfort zone. Zoë Howe explores the challenges of stepping outside…

Chown photo
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The Photograph

Marcus Chown explores the connections between a rediscovered family photograph and his career as a science writer. Marcus Chown discovers…

Lisburn tragedy
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Essaying Ethics

Chris Arthur explores a historical tragedy and questions the ethics at the heart of writing about the people and events…

The writing ladder
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Retirement? What’s That?

Robin Blake asks whether it’s possible for writers to retire and reflects on his own reluctance to stop working. Robin…

Writer's Block
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Writer’s Block

Susan Elliot Wright delves into the phenomenon of writer’s block and explains how she broke her own creative paralysis. Susan…

Hullabaloo of balloons
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Discovering Dylan

Jonathan Edwards recalls his time as writer in residence at Dylan Thomas’s boathouse and explains why the poet’s work remains…

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False Endings

Lois Pryce describes her year with Long Covid and the impact the illness had on her reading and writing. In…

Ayrshire coast
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The Migratory Swallow

Gerry Cambridge on returning to his childhood home and finding inspiration in the landscape where his writing career began. Gerry…

Unknown faces
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A Sea Of Unknown Faces

Rhiannon Tise shares how online writing groups have provided invaluable support and motivation for writers in lockdown. Rhiannon Tise was…

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…