Royal Society of Literature

Royal Society of Literature
The current president, Bernardine Evaristo
AbbreviationRSL
Formation1820; 206 years ago (1820)
TypeLearned society
HeadquartersSomerset House, London, England, United Kingdom
President
Dame Marina Warner DBE
Patron
Camilla, Queen Consort
Websitersliterature.org

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". 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.

List of presidents

DateName
1820–1832Bishop Thomas Burgess
1832–1833The Lord Dover
1834–1845The Earl of Ripon
1845–1849Henry Hallam
1849–1851The Marquess of Northampton
1851–1856The Earl of Carlisle
1856–1876The Rt Rev. Connop Thirlwall (Bishop of St David's until 1874)
1876–1884The Prince Leopold (Duke of Albany from 1881)
1885–1893Sir Patrick Colquhoun
1893–1920The Earl of Halsbury
1921–1945The Marquess of Crewe
1946–1947The Earl of Lytton
1947–1982The Lord Butler of Saffron Walden
1982–1988Sir Angus Wilson
1988–2003The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead
2003–2008Sir Michael Holroyd
2008–2017Colin Thubron
2017–2021Marina Warner
2022-presentBernardine Evaristo

References

  1. ↑ "History". The Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Fellows". The Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "About us — Who we are". The Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Membership". The Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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