Archive - Royal Literary Fund

Making the work invisible: Trish Cooke on altering Alterations

Earlier this year Trish Cooke provided additional material for Lynette Linton's adaptation of Michael Abbensetts' 1978 play Alterations for The National…

Jun 20 •

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My Writing Life: Annie Siddons

"If you desire stability, holidays, nice stuff, and not being poleaxed by anxiety, choose another career."

Jun 16 •

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My Writing Life: Alex Wong

"There are no practical revelations I wish I’d had earlier. I only wish I’d been able to save myself some worry."

Jun 9 •

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May 2025

Collected: The Podcast – May 2025

Featuring crime writer Howard Linskey and bestselling author Laura Barnett

May 30 •

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My Writing Life: Emily Rhodes

"Writing is fun but re-writing is torture."

May 26 •

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70 fascinating facts you might not know about the Royal Literary Fund

To celebrate our 235th birthday, here's 70 things you might not know about the RLF

May 22 •

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No beach reads here – Caroline Sanderson on this summer's publishing trends

Including non-fiction recommendations to transport any summer traveller

May 12 •

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My Writing Life: John Siddique

"It’s vital to write so clearly that the reader feels they’ve lived it themselves."

May 5 •

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April 2025

Collected: The Podcast – April 2025

Featuring playwright and screenwriter Ishy Din, and novelist Deepa Anappara

Apr 30 •

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WritersMosaic – in print, on film, and at a festival stage near you this summer

The first print issue of the WritersMosaic Quarterly will appear as an insert in The Bookseller on 9 May

Apr 25 •

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My Writing Life: Cerrie Burnell

"Resilience is more important than talent alone."

Apr 21 •

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Eleven things I’d tell myself as a young writer

The advice our writers would give to their younger selves

Apr 14 •

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