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Alyson Hallett – Publication Day
When you’re used to publishing work in a book or journal, the idea of having words carved into stone is…
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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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Paul Dowswell – Writers Who Inspire Me
I love writers who can explain hugely complex subjects in a way that makes them accessible to the lay reader.…
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Martin Day – Being Genre Fluid
My desire to make science fiction feel grounded, and contemporary drama strange and surreal, is probably just an example of…
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America’s Last High Modernist
Pauline Rowe explores the life and work of American poet, Frank Bidart. Pauline Rowe shares her latest literary obsession: the…
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Stephen Mollett – My Most Treasured Moments As A Writer
Another thrilling moment was the casting of Pete Postlethwaite as Van Gogh. His voice expressed all of Vincent’s passion. Another…
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Leigh Russell – Why I Write
I had no idea anyone else would ever read what I had written, let alone publish my story, so nothing…
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Caroline Brothers – Inspiration
Familiarity risks blinding the writer to what is special. I want to recognise the habitual, but not be numbed by…
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Three Little Things with Ann Morgan
Ann Morgan speaks with Julia Copus about her significant ‘Three Little Things’ Ann Morgan and our host Julia Copus speak…
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Marina Benjamin – The Perfect Place To Write
All the tables at Simple Pleasures were occupied by people on laptops; coders, writers, poets, songsters. The tables at Simple…
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Zoe Howe – The Festival Experience
I’ve lost count of the number of artists I’ve seen live and become a fan of because I was saving…
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Mitsubishi
Lesley Glaister recounts how her father’s death fuelled a fiction project that almost defeated her. Lesley Glaister recounts how her…
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Amanda Mitchison – In My Bottom Drawer
‘Nothing you ever write is ever wasted.’ What’s that supposed to mean? That you will be able to reuse the…