Finding my soul ‘mates’

They can be our greatest supporters – and a ruthless yardstick against which we judge ourselves, says Abigail Bergstrom

Most writers need some kind of support network, whether it’s from a writing group, mentorship or tutorial group. It’s so important to find the right balance of encouragement, advice, constructive crit

PAM glanced up at the clock on the far wall of the classroom. Just half an hour to go until the summer holidays began. Six blissful pupil-free weeks, to be spent mostly gardening and binge watching pe

As she releases her new book Still Beautiful , Katie Piper opens up about ‘truly’ living, contemplating adoption and the hot topic she’ll never discuss on daytime TV

When journalist and author Hunter Davies lost his wife of more than 50 years, the novelist Margaret Forster, he began writing to her instead

The limits of political friendship