A charity that celebrates writing of all kinds, and supports writers and readers at every stage.

Literature for Everyone

The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) celebrates and supports writing of all kinds. We are a charity for writers and readers throughout their literary lives. We’re led by writers and we believe that all literature matters. We work with schools and prisons because everyone should have access to books. We celebrate the achievements of authors. We provide writers at all stages of their careers with the tools and resources they need to write. And we give readers access to the best writers from around the world.

Latest from the RSL

RSL Announces New President Elif Shafak

RSL Announces New Pioneer Prize and 2025 Winner

2025 RSL Scriptorium Award Winners Announced

Announcement of 2025 Fellows and Honorary Fellows

2025 RSL Christopher Bland Prize Winner Announced

RSL Appoints New Director

Become a Member

Our Members are champions of literature. Their support makes our engagement work in schools and prisons possible and they enable us to celebrate literature in all its wonderful diversity. As a thank you, we give them all the joys of a literary festival and book club rolled into one, all year round.