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Henry Shukman
Henry Shukman wrote a travel book Sons of the Moon (Flamingo) at the age of nineteen, followed by Travels with…
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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John Siddique
John Siddique is the author of nine books, including Signposts of The Spiritual Journey, a book on accessing greater meaning…
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Shelley Silas
Shelley Silas writes for theatre, radio and television, and has also written a number of short stories. Her stage plays…
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Kathryn Simmonds
Kathryn Simmonds is a poet and children’s writer. Her debut collection of poems, Sunday at the Skin Launderette (Seren, 2008),…
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Chris Simms
Chris Simms writes tense thrillers mostly set in and around Manchester, the area where he lives. However, his debut novel Outside…
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Catherine Simpson
Catherine Simpson is a memoirist and novelist whose work dissects family life, exploring themes of mental and physical ill health,…
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Clive Sinclair
Clive Sinclair was the author of 14 books, including the novels Bibliosexuality, Blood Libels, Cosmetic Effects and Augustus Rex. He…
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Umi Sinha
Newhaven, East Sussex
I wanted to be a writer from the age of six. My childhood home on a remote naval base in…
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Martin Sketchley
Martin Sketchley has over 25 years’ experience across B2B writing, analysis and non-fiction, writing and editing text destined for blue-chip…
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Claire Skuse
C.J. Skuse is a bestselling author of young adult and adult crime novels. Her ideas are inspired by her deep…
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Caroline Smailes
Dr Caroline Cauchi is an academic and international bestselling author. She writes both historical fiction and experimental fiction (also known…
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Amanda Smyth
Leamington Spa
Amanda Smyth is Irish-Trinidadian, and author of three novels. Her first novel, Black Rock, was based on the murder of…
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Cal Smyth
Cal Smyth is a crime novelist and screenwriter. He has had three novels published. His most recent is The Balkan…
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Cherry Smyth
Cherry Smyth is a poet, novelist and art critic. Her first poetry collection When the Lights Go Up (Lagan Press,…
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Ade Solanke
Ade Solanke is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, and founder of Spora Stories. Her acclaimed début play Pandora’s Box (Oberon,…
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Mahendra Solanki
Mahendra Solanki is a poet and editor, described by David Dabydeen as ‘a genuinely gifted writer’. Since his first collection,…
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Elizabeth Speller
Elizabeth Speller is a poet and author of four non-fiction books including a biography of Emperor Hadrian, companion guides to…
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David Spencer
In 1982, two men step from the U-bahn in west Berlin, kiss flamboyantly and no one but David looks twice…
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Michelle Spring
Michelle Spring is a novelist whose crime thrillers combine psychological insight with forensic interest in contemporary social issues. Her first…
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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…
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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…