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.
Karen Wallace on taking her books to market. Karen Wallace describes her experiences selling her books on a market stall,…
Martin Sketchley on his enduring love affair with typewriters. Martin Sketchley describes his lifelong love affair with typewriters, and why,…
Dilys Rose on setting words to music. Dilys Rose reflects on her work as a librettist, and on the pleasures…
Horatio Clare on researching a family memoir. Horatio Clare reflects on the challenges and rewards of researching and writing about…
Rebecca Mascull on how she researches her historical novels. Rebecca Mascull describes some of the ways in which she tries…
Gerry Cambridge on starting and editing a poetry magazine. Gerry Cambridge reflects on the pleasures – and occasional trials –…
Ray French on how an outdated image of Welshness has overshadowed Welsh writing. Eighty years after its publication, Ray French…
Donny O’Rourke on how Scouting led him to writing. As a keen member of a Boy Scouts troop, Donny O’Rourke…
Sue Roe on writing about the Impressionist painters as a group. When Sue Roe decided to write a group biography…
Roy Bainton on his alternative career as a music paper scribe. Roy Bainton recalls some highlights of his long career…
Elanor Dymott on how becoming a law reporter changed her life. When she started working as a law reporter, Elanor…
Brian McAvera on the importance of preserving archives. Over his long career as an art critic, Brian McAvera has compiled…
