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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.

Episode 31
Collected Podcast

Jane Draycott & Carole Angier

Jane Draycott reads from medieval poem Pearl and her modern translation of it, and Carole Angier begins to write poetry.…

Illustration by Fran Pulido of woman by window thinking what to write with book birds flying past window.
Collected Podcast

Michael Bywater, part 1

Michael Bywater talks to George Miller about working for Punch and his first book, “Lost Worlds”. Michael Bywater talks to…

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Collected Podcast

Tony Gould

Tony Gould discusses his long career and eclectic non-fiction with Carole Angier. Tony Gould speaks with Carole Angier about his…

Collected Podcast

Pascale Petit & Julia Copus

Pascale Petit explores art as catharsis, and Julia Copus considers the impact of illness on creativity. Pascale Petit explores the…

Jane Draycott
Collected Podcast

Jane Draycott

Jane Draycott speaks with Julia Copus about translating the mediaeval poem “Pearl” Jane Draycott speaks with Julia Copus about her…

Ann Coburn
Collected Podcast

Ann Coburn

Ann Coburn speaks with Kona Macphee about writing life, theatre and her faith in young readers. Ann Coburn speaks with…

Author caricature
Collected Podcast

My Other Career

What’s the best day job for a writer? RLF writers explain their other careers. The RLF provides an inside look…

Jeremy Seal
Collected Podcast

Jeremy Seal, part 2

Jeremy Seal discusses his Turkish canoe odyssey and his fear of snakes with George Miller. Jeremy Seal tells George Miller…

Collected Podcast

Ron Butlin & Gerry Cambridge

Ron Butlin shares his experiences as the Edinburgh Makar, and Gerry Cambridge discusses his route into writing and the joys…

Jonathan Buckley
Collected Podcast

Jonathan Buckley

Jonathan Buckley speaks with James McConnachie about formally adventurous fiction and writing’s various challenges. Jonathan Buckley speaks with James McConnachie…

Companions Voice
Collected Podcast

Jane Draycott & Miranda France

Jane Draycott considers a writer’s inner travelling companions, and Miranda France explores the challenges of finding your writing voice. Jane…

Illustration by Fran Pulido of two books that look like open books next to a microphone.
Collected Podcast

Robyn Bolam

Robyn Bolam discusses her multi-century poetry anthology Eliza’s Babes with Julia Copus. Robyn Bolam speaks with Julia Copus about Eliza’s…