Royal Society of Literature
The current president, Bernardine Evaristo | |
| Abbreviation | RSL |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1820 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Somerset House, London, England, United Kingdom |
President | Dame Marina Warner DBE |
Patron | Camilla, Queen Consort |
| Website | rsliterature |
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) is a Learned society in the United KingdomI. It was founded in 1820 by King George IV. He created it "to reward people with literary merit and excite literary talent".[1] It has been established as a charity that represents the voice of literature in the UK. The RSL has about 600 Fellows. They are elected from the best writers in any genre currently at work.[2][3][4]
List of presidents
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1820–1832 | Bishop Thomas Burgess |
| 1832–1833 | The Lord Dover |
| 1834–1845 | The Earl of Ripon |
| 1845–1849 | Henry Hallam |
| 1849–1851 | The Marquess of Northampton |
| 1851–1856 | The Earl of Carlisle |
| 1856–1876 | The Rt Rev. Connop Thirlwall (Bishop of St David's until 1874) |
| 1876–1884 | The Prince Leopold (Duke of Albany from 1881) |
| 1885–1893 | Sir Patrick Colquhoun |
| 1893–1920 | The Earl of Halsbury |
| 1921–1945 | The Marquess of Crewe |
| 1946–1947 | The Earl of Lytton |
| 1947–1982 | The Lord Butler of Saffron Walden |
| 1982–1988 | Sir Angus Wilson |
| 1988–2003 | The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead |
| 2003–2008 | Sir Michael Holroyd |
| 2008–2017 | Colin Thubron |
| 2017–2021 | Marina Warner |
| 2022-present | Bernardine Evaristo |
References
- ↑ "History". The Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "Fellows". The Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "About us — Who we are". The Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "Membership". The Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Other websites
- The Royal Society of Literature website
- RSL Review magazine Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine