Royal Literary Fund Fellow
Help with your academic writing
Lucy Cavendish has the benefit of an RLF Fellow to help undergraduate and post-graduate students (and staff) with writing.
A free, confidential service to help improve your writing skills
The Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow is a professional, published author whose role is to help you strengthen your academic writing.
Sign up for a free 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
- structure your essay, dissertation or report
- answer grammar and punctuation questions
- discover techniques for editing and proofing your work
- increase your confidence about writing and enjoyment of the process.
Lucy Cavendish College's RFL is Melissa Benn.
Melissa has published nine books of fiction and non-fiction. Her acclaimed work includes School Wars: The Battle for Britain’s Education and What Should We Tell Our Daughters? The Pleasures and Pressures of Growing Up Female which was shortlisted for a Politico Book of the Year. She has published two novels: Public Lives and One of Us – a modern retelling of Sophocles’ Antigone and a British Book Award finalist. As a journalist and essayist Melissa has contributed to The Guardian, New Statesman and Financial Times among numerous others. An experienced teacher, she really enjoys helping others think about, and develop, their writing.
Melissa is offering in-person 1-2-1 sessions in College on Thursdays and Fridays tduring Term. For more information and to book an appointment please email her at melissa.benn@rlfeducation.org.uk.