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"If you love reading, we are your Society - uniquely devoted to promoting and extending the knowledge and love of literature, its rich past and its vibrant present."
Colin Thubron, President

Latest from the RSL

2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize

2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize

On Monday 13 May, Sir Christopher Ondaatje presented Philip Hensher with the £10,000 prize for 'Scenes from Early Life'


 
Library

Library

Visit our Library to listen to past events, and read selected RSL Review articles. Recent additions include poetry from Alice Oswald and Robin Robertson


 
2013 RSL/Booker Prize Foundation Masterclasses

2013 RSL/Booker Prize Foundation Masterclasses

Novelist and poet Helen Dunmore will be giving a class on secrets in fiction in October. Find more details on applying for a place on our Masterclass pages


 
2013 RSL Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction

2013 RSL Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction

Are you working on your first commissioned work of non-fiction? This year's RSL Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction are now open to submissions. Apply now!


 

Forthcoming Events

Sep 2013
Mon
16

Found in translation

Julian Barnes, Ali Smith, Sandra Smith

 
Oct 2013
Tue
1

 
Oct 2013
Thu
3

The making of China

Jung Chang in conversation with Colin Thubron

 

Listen Again

Listen Again

The RSL's lectures and discussions are recorded by the British Library. Recordings of our meetings from the past decade are uploaded onto the site. 


 

RSL Review

RSL Review

The Royal Society of Literature publishes an annual magazine; read more about the RSL Review, including selected articles from past editions


 

Support

Support

The Royal Society of Literature is a registered charity and receives no government funding. Discover how to donate and sponsor the RSL


 

Sep 2013
Mon
16

Found in translation

Julian Barnes, Ali Smith, Sandra Smith

 
Oct 2013
Tue
1

 
Oct 2013
Thu
3

The making of China

Jung Chang in conversation with Colin Thubron

 
Oct 2013
Mon
14

Forgotten friendships

Philip Oltermann and Miranda Seymour

 
Oct 2013
Mon
28

V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize

Roddy Doyle and Paula Johnson

 
Nov 2013
Wed
6

 
Nov 2013
Sat
9

 
Nov 2013
Thu
21

 
Nov 2013
Mon
25

Angus Wilson: a celebration

Margaret Drabble, Edmund Gordon, Ian McEwan

 
Dec 2013
Mon
2

The Pakistani novel today

Nadeem Aslam and Kamila Shamsie

 

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