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My Writing Life: Maisie Chan
“I wasn’t ready for how up and down I was emotionally during my debut year and the year following that.”…
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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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WritersMosaic: panel events in Manchester and Sheffield
Join the discussion with WritersMosaic’s upcoming panel events at the Manchester Literature Festival and Sheffield’s Off the Shelf Festival of…
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Help us support the writers of the future this Free Wills Month
The Royal Literary Fund is part of the Free Wills Network – find out how you can have your Will…
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My Writing Life: Mike Gayle
“The best advice I ever received was not to hold onto anything too tightly.” – Author and journalist Mike Gayle
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Ashdown Forest Poetry competition winners announced and other news from our poets
TS Eliot Prize shortlist and Ashdown Forest poetry prize winners announced – and look out for Poems on the Platforms…
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Banned Books Week: The RLF writers who faced censorship
To mark Index on Censorship’s Banned Books Week, we take a look at the work of five RLF writers who…
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RLF Writers’ News: October 2025
This month we have a bumper list of book releases, events, award news, broadcast dates and appearances at literary festivals…
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What We Leave We Carry: September 2025
This month, the WritersMosaic’s podcast What We Leave We Carry includes stories from migrants who came to the UK from…
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My Writing Life: Ian McEwan
“Recognise the intense pleasure and privilege of living by one’s writing.” – Ian McEwan
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Welcome to our 2025 RLF Fellows
This month, the RLF’s new Education Fellows will start working with students at universities and higher education establishments across the country.
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WritersMosaic Quarterly – second edition out now
WritersMosaic Quarterly 02: Iranian Women’s Voices is available now, as an insert in The Bookseller and on the WritersMosaic website.
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My Writing Life: Sanjida O’Connell
“Just because you have a book published it doesn’t mean you’re set for life.” – Sanjida O’Connell