Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow

Would you like to improve your writing?

The Magdalene Royal Literary Fund (RLF) Writing Fellow can help you unlock the potential in your academic writing.

Professor Ruth Padel is a professional writer with years of experience writing and publishing in many genres - essays, academic work, general nonfiction and fiction as well as poetry. She will listen to what you want and work with you to examine your writing and help you to improve.

What you can expect:

  • a one-to-one consultation lasting 50 minutes
  • advice tailored to your specific requirements
  • confidential support

What your session might cover:

  • structure
  • writing with more clarity
  • rewriting, editing, refining exactly what you want to say
  • punctuation, grammar, word count, cutting
  • critical thinking, paraphrasing, referencing

RLF Writing Fellows do not provide proofreading, EAP, or Creative Writing tuition. Their focus is on helping you develop and strengthen your writing skills for both your current work and future projects.

Making an appointment

Appointments are available Thursday and Friday 9am - 6pm (last appointment 5pm) during term time.

Most sessions are in-person in Magdalene. You can ask about meeting online but must be in the UK to do it. To enquire or book a session, please email: Ruth.Padel@rlfeducation.org.uk

Professor Ruth Padel

College positions: Visiting Fellow

Professor Ruth Padel is the Royal Literary Fellow at Magdalene. She is an award-winning poet, author and conservationist with close links to Greece, India, music, wildlife and Charles Darwin. Her new poetry collection Girl (Chatto & Windus) November 2024, is a Poetry Book Society Special Commendation.

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