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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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Mosaic Monologues: a new original audio drama series from WritersMosaic
Listen now to the six-part audio drama series by WritersMosaic, the online magazine from The Royal Literary Fund.
Collected
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Rarely pure and never simple: examining the case file of Lord Alfred Douglas
Playwright Neil Bartlett takes a look in the RLF Archive to assess the letters of Oscar Wilde’s infamous lover, Lord…
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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
WritersMosaic
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‘Preaching’: A new poem by Roger Robinson
Hear TS Eliot Prize-winning poet Roger Robinson read his new poem ‘Preaching’ on the WritersMosaic website
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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…
Collected
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On the legacy of words: three new anniversary poems by RLF writers
Earlier this year we celebrated 235 years of the Royal Literary Fund. To mark the occasion, three RLF writers have…
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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…