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Royal Literary Fellows

There is one Fellow from the Royal Literary Fund placed at Goldsmiths.

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The Royal Literary Fellows are professional writers from the Royal Literary Fund who offer one-to-one tutorials at Goldsmiths to help students improve their academic writing skills. The principal aim of the Fellows' work is to foster good writing practise across all disciplines. 

They offer a free, confidential service to students of any discipline, at any level of study. Staff are also welcome to book an appointment. 

Sign up for a one-to-one tutorial to help you: 

  • Plan your study time
  • Focus your reading for essay, dissertation or thesis writing
  • Express your ideas more clearly
  • Answer grammar and punctuation questions
  • Discover reading to improve your writing and editing skills
  • Increase your writing skills with the aim of improving your grades
  • Improve any academic writing – essays, reports, theses, dissertations, book chapters
  • Please note that RLF Writing Fellows do not undertake proofreading or EAP tuition

Book an appointment

To book Royal Literary Fellow appointments, please email

Appointments are available:

  • 19 October – 13 December 2026
  • 11 January – 21 March 2027
  • 5 April – 27 June 2027

Appointments are usually in person, but online can be offered by request.

Meet the Fellow

Anna Wharton

Anna Wharton is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and memoir.  She was a print and broadcast journalist for almost 30 years, writing for newspapers including The Times, The Guardian, and The Observer, and magazines such as The Sunday Times Magazine. She was formally an executive editor at the Daily Mail.