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.
Alex Games reflects on the importance for a writer of finding the right chair. Although writers are often asked about…
Nick Holdstock on doing away with one’s literary offspring. Editing one’s own work can be a painful process, argues Nick…
How dreams and the unconscious can create narrative structure. Like many young writers, Lizzie Nunnery resisted the idea that literary…
Bernie McGill uncovers the touching family story behind a famous poem. The gift of a poem from Seamus Heaney to…
Andrew Martin favours the authenticity of old maps as a guide in writing historical fiction. When researching his historical novels,…
Rosemary Bailey on researching and writing memoir — and the lasting friendships it brought about. As the author of four…
Sue Roe on discovering the woman behind the paintings and dispelling some of the myths about Gwen John. In researching…
Tidying is about making the visible invisible, writing is the opposite. Catherine O’Flynn explores the relationship between cleaning and writing.…
Miranda France describes the close analysis required by translation. Miranda France describes the benefits of translation work for a writer:…
A Cornish cottage, a Tuscan island, a wooded valley, Emylia Hall seeks the solitude from which her writing can spring.…
Morgen Witzel explores the difference between history and historical fiction, from information to entertainment. Morgen Witzel compares history and historical…
Chris Arthur struggles with writing his own bio, and criticises the literary bragging that seems to be required. Chris Arthur…
