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Francis Spufford
Francis Spufford was born in 1964, and has been working full-time as a writer since 1990. As well as editing…
Our Writers
Our directory will help you find any writer, past or present, who has worked as an RLF Fellow. Learn more about their career, how they work with us, and where they operate in the UK. You can also find any articles they may have written for us through their profiles.
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Nick Stafford
Nick Stafford was born in 1959 in Staffordshire. He has been a freelance creative writer for over 15 years, mainly…
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Malaika Rose Stanley
Malaika Rose Stanley was a children’s writer whose work ranged from picture books to pre-teen fiction, including Baby Ruby Bawled…
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Martin Stannard
Martin Stannard is a poet and critic. His most recent poetry collections include Faith (Shadowtrain, 2009) and How to Live…
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Katherine Stansfield
Katherine Stansfield is a poet and novelist. A resident of Wales since 2002, she grew up in Cornwall and much…
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Jon Stock
Jon Stock is a full-time writer of commercial fiction, specialising first in spy novels and, in recent years, psychological thrillers…
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Philippa Stockley
Philippa Stockley read English at Oxford and art-historical clothing history at the Courtauld Institute as a two-year MA. Having written…
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Hugh Stoddart
Hugh Stoddart has had a long career as a screenwriter. His first feature-length original screenplay Remembrance was shortlisted for an Evening…
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Rebecca Stott
Rebecca Stott is a historian, writer and radio broadcaster, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Emeritus Professor…
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Emma Strang
Em Strang is an award-winning poet and novelist, preoccupied with nature, spirituality (in particular, Christian mysticism) and the question of…
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Lucy Strange
Lucy Strange is an award-winning children’s author. Her books capture elements of classic children’s literature in a style that is…
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Rick Stroud
Rick Stroud is a bestselling historian specialising in the events of World War Two. While his first volume, The Book…
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Julie Summers
Julie Summers is a bestselling nonfiction author, historian and broadcaster. Her work focuses on stories of ordinary people faced with…
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Dave Swann
Dave Swann is a poet and fiction writer, who is inspired by the resilience of people who live on the…
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Amanda Swift
Amanda Swift writes children’s fiction, specialising in comedy. Her novels for nine- to 12-year-olds, The Boys’ Club, Big Bones and…
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Martin Symington
Martin Symington is a travel journalist and author. Born and brought up in Portugal, he has been based in Britain…
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Lydia Syson
Lydia Syson writes fiction and non-fiction on historical themes for readers of all ages. Mr Peacock’s Possessions, her debut adult…
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Malachy Tallack
Malachy Tallack is an award-winning author, whose work – both fiction and nonfiction – centres around themes of place, community…
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Rebecca Tantony
Rebecca Tantony is the author of three poetry and flash nonfiction collections, all published by Burning Eye Books (2015, 2017,…
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Sara Taylor
Sara Taylor is a novelist and short-story writer whose work explores the social construction of identity, family, and sexuality. Their…
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Sue Teddern
Sue Teddern’s many radio dramas include Cooking in a Bedsitter, five series of soloparentpals.com, In Mates, Sad Girl and The…
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Mimi Thebo
Mimi Thebo is an international writer for both children and adults. Her novels, often about recovery from trauma, are humorous…
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Ruth Thomas
Ruth Thomas is an acclaimed novelist and short-story writer. Her first collection Sea Monster Tattoo was shortlisted for the John…
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Gillian Thompson
Gill Thompson is the author of four historical fiction novels, set in and around World War Two. The Oceans Between…