Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow

Do you want to make your writing better?

Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow, Professor Ruth Padel, can help you unlock the potential in your academic writing.

Ruth 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 undertake proofreading, EAP or Creative Writing tuition - their role is to help you improve your writing skills both for now and for the future.

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 the Royal Literary Fellow at Magdalene. She is an award-winning poet, musician and conservationist with close links to Greece, India, classical music, wildlife and Charles Darwin. 

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